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My baby's got a heart of stone
Can't you people just leave her alone
She never did nothing to hurt you
So just leave her alone
The motion of her tiny hands
And the quiver of her bones below
Are the signs of a girl alone
And tell you everything
You need to know
I can't explain it
I feel it often
Every time I see her face
But the way you treat her
Fills me with rage and I
Want to tear apart the place
You try to tell her what to do
And all she does is stare at you
Her stare is louder than your voice
Because truth doesn't make a noise
Can't you people just leave her alone
She never did nothing to hurt you
So just leave her alone
The motion of her tiny hands
And the quiver of her bones below
Are the signs of a girl alone
And tell you everything
You need to know
I can't explain it
I feel it often
Every time I see her face
But the way you treat her
Fills me with rage and I
Want to tear apart the place
You try to tell her what to do
And all she does is stare at you
Her stare is louder than your voice
Because truth doesn't make a noise
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This is SUCH a Meg song! She's really reserved, very quiet. Meg doesn't go to interviews or smile for paparazzi or anything like that. She just doesn't like it. I think Jack's trying to be like, "Just fuck off guys, leave her alone."
As a matter of fact, it's really hard (REALLY hard) to find a picture of Meg White when she's actually smiling. I'm interpreting that as photographers telling her to look at them, and she's enough of a badass to look at them and totally not smile. I wasn't sure about it, but when he says "The motion of her tiny hands," that pretty much confirms it for me; as she is a drummer.
Definitely agree with this, but I think Jack is also singing about being sick of people criticizing her drumming ("The way you treat her, It fills me with rage...").<br /> <br /> "You try to tell her what to do, And all she does is stare at you, Her stare is louder than your voice" : Meg simply ignores the haters, and her silence, or lack of response to the hate, is the sign of her staying true to herself. "Because truth doesn't make a noise."<br /> <br /> Great song, and a touching tribute of Jack's to his underrated bandmate/ex-wife/friend.