You can look, but you can't touch
I don't think I like you much
Heaven knows what a girl can do
Heaven knows what you've got to prove
I think I'm paranoid
And complicated
I think I'm paranoid
Manipulated
Bend me, break me
Any way you need me
All I want is you
Bend me, break me
Breaking down is easy
All I want is you
I fall down just to give you a thrill
Prop me up with another pill
If I should fail, if I should fold
I nailed my faith to the sticking pole
I think I'm paranoid
Manipulated
I think I'm paranoid
And complicated
Bend me, break me
Any way you need me
All I want is you
Bend me, break me
Breaking down is easy
All I want is you
Ahhh
I think I'm paranoid
Bend me, break me
Any way you need me
All I want is you
Bend me, break me
Breaking down is easy
All I want is you
Steal me, deal me
Any way you heal me
Maim me, take me
You can never change me
Love me, like me
Go ahead and fight me
Please me, tease me
Go ahead and leave me
Bend me, break me
Any way you need me
As long as I want you, baby
It's alright
Bend me, break me
Any way you need me
As long as I want you, baby
It's alright
I don't think I like you much
Heaven knows what a girl can do
Heaven knows what you've got to prove
I think I'm paranoid
And complicated
I think I'm paranoid
Manipulated
Bend me, break me
Any way you need me
All I want is you
Bend me, break me
Breaking down is easy
All I want is you
I fall down just to give you a thrill
Prop me up with another pill
If I should fail, if I should fold
I nailed my faith to the sticking pole
I think I'm paranoid
Manipulated
I think I'm paranoid
And complicated
Bend me, break me
Any way you need me
All I want is you
Bend me, break me
Breaking down is easy
All I want is you
Ahhh
I think I'm paranoid
Bend me, break me
Any way you need me
All I want is you
Bend me, break me
Breaking down is easy
All I want is you
Steal me, deal me
Any way you heal me
Maim me, take me
You can never change me
Love me, like me
Go ahead and fight me
Please me, tease me
Go ahead and leave me
Bend me, break me
Any way you need me
As long as I want you, baby
It's alright
Bend me, break me
Any way you need me
As long as I want you, baby
It's alright
Lyrics submitted by sawg, edited by DodgerFuckYou
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Umm... It's about her love/hate relationship with the music business. "Paranoid, complicated, manipulated.. I fall down just to give you a thrill, prop me up with another pill... Bend me, break me, any way you need me, as long as I want you, baby, it's all right." It's all there.
"Hammering In My Head" is kind of a follow-up to this. In that one, she's on the touring circuit, dealing with groupies and stuff, and has some kind of crazy one-night stand with a groupie or something. She has a love/hate relationship with The Biz. Understandable, really.
Not every song is about a romantic relationship, especially considering that this is Shirley Manson we're talking about here. She's irreverent, sarcastic, riding the edge... sometimes outright rude toward the subject of some of her songs. She has a truckload of attitude, especially on this album.
But the confusion here is understandable given the vague nature of this song. She doesn't exactly come out and say who she's ranting about.