| 8mm – Give It Up Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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To me, this song is about a loved one who is hurting themselves, especially physically- "Bandage up your arms again, no one can see the blood but you." Also, this person is hiding all their misery, and only revealing it by hurting themselves. They think that their life won't get any better, that it is hopeless and they are stuck- "cause you're so afraid, that all that you have, is all you deserve." However, they are really only living in half-life, not really trying as much as they could be. The singer sees this-"Won't you get up off your knees?", and she knows this isn't healthy, and "It's time to run," meaning it's time to try harder to improve where they are. The lines "Don't you give it up for me" show that the person is a loved one of the singer, and that she doesn't want this person to give up their misery and self harm for anyone but themselves. The singer also knows that their pain and self harm can't go on forever- "Just how long can you bleed." At the end of the song, the singer has just about given up trying to reason with this person and just gives in to their notions that their life won't get better, and "that all you have is all you deserve". That's just my own reaction. Feel free to offer a new one. :] |
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