There'll be girls across the nation
That will eat this up babe
I know that it's your soul but could you bottle it up and
Get down to the heart of it,
No it's my heart you're shit out of your luck
Don't make me tell you again my love love love love.
Love love love love.

I am aiming to be somebody this somebody trusts
With her delicate soul
I don't claim to know much except soon as you start
To make room for the parts
That aren't you it gets harder to bloom in a garden of
Love love love love
Love Love love love

Only thing I ever could need, only one good thing
Worth trying to be and it's

Love, love
Love, love
I do it for love
Love, love
Love

We can understand the sentiment you're saying to us
Oh, but sensible sells so could you kindly shut up
And get started
At keeping your part of the bargain aw please
Little darlin'
You're killing me sweetly with love love love love
Love love love love

Only thing I ever could need only one good thing
Worth trying to be

And its love, love
Love, love
I do it for love
Love, love
Love

Started as a flicker meant to be a flame
Skin has gotten thicker but it burns the same
Still a baby in a cradle got to take my first fall
Baby's getting next to nowhere
with her baack against the wall.
You meant to make me happy make me sad.
Want to make it better better so bad.
But save your resolutions for your never new year
There is only one solution I can see here.

Love you're all I ever could need only one good thing
Worth trying to be and it's
Love, love
Love, love
I do it for love, love, love, love
Oh, only gonna get, get what you give away,
Love, love, love, love


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Bottle It Up Lyrics as written by Sara Bareilles

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    well i think this song tells us about she wants her bf to get himself together, and act normally as a person in love would do (she wants her bf to bottle their love up, so it would remind him every time he wants to do stupid things).

    "There'll be girls across the nation that will eat this up babe I know that it's your soul but could you bottle it up and" (he might be some playboy or something, she asks him to at least behaving on behalf of their loves)

    "Get down to the heart of it, no it's my heart you're shit out of your luck Don't make me tell you again my love love love love" (she is hurt when he's fooling around or something, so she reminds him about the love that they have together)

    "I am aiming to be somebody this somebody trusts with her delicate soul I don't claim to know much except soon as you start to make room for the parts That aren't you it gets harder to bloom in a garden of love love love love" (she tells him, that it used to be an easy job for her to trust someone without asking many things or being someone that's possessive, but she demands him to at least don't do stupid things that can break them up)

    "Only thing I ever could need, only one good thing worth trying to be and it's Love, Love, Love, Love I do it for love" (she only stays with him because she believes in the love that they have, if the love wasn't there, she definitely has gotten out from this relationship)

    "We can understand the sentiment you're saying to us oh, But sensible sells so could you kindly shut up and get started At keeping your part of the bargain aw please little darlin' You're killing me sweetly with love, love love love Love love love love" (she once again reminds him to do his errands because she's already worked hard to make them happen, but she doesn't want to work alone because she needs him to work this love too, but somehow no matter how mad she is, he's still able to kill her with the love she feels when she's with him)

    "Started as a flicker meant to be a flame" (he's making a big deal out of something)

    "Skin has gotten thicker but it burns the same" (it happens all the time, but it still hurts for her)

    "Still a baby in a cradle got to take my first fall" (she's almost decided to break it up with him)

    "Baby's getting next to nowhere with a back against the wall." (but then again love wins this fight, and she's back to square one, being with him only holding on to love only, and expect plus wishing that he can understand that and changed)

    "You meant to make me happy make me sad Want to make it better better so bad. But save your resolutions for your never new year There is only one solution I can see here. Love you're all I ever could need only one good thing worth trying to be and it's Love" (he always do mistakes, and she asks him to at least bottle the love up so he can use it and act nicely so they can work out, because love it's the only thing that worth to try)

    "Oh, only gonna get get what you give away, so give love, love Only gonna get get what you give away Love " (she wants him to return the favor she gives for him, she gives all the love she has, but she wants something back which is love from him by showing it to her by his behavior)

    well i hope this interpretation was right :)

    nastaon June 01, 2009   Link

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