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Can't Give Up Lyrics

I don't know how to sleep
I forgot how to eat
But I hail to the command
I took my own exam

All i ever wanted
Is just to know what's up
But when I try to fake it
I always fuck it up

The basement is haunted
My heart palpitates
I'm worried about something
My voodoo of the day

It should be easy
But it's hard to give it up
The way it used to be
Was just not enough

Crocodile tears
Six packs of beer
Denying, not denying
But no one knows I'm here
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ruben On Jun 10, 2002
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To me this song means about wanting to know what is going on around you and not feeling accepted.

If you were to go deeper, I believe you could say that it is something more of the society. Like, Political reasons and wanting to know what is going on there. As if the person wants their voice to be heard. Yet maybe is just on unemployment checks and is divorced. Now lives in their parents basement...

But overall, I believe the feeling of being unheard are in these lyrics.

Cover art for Can't Give Up lyrics by Sebadoh

I reckon this song is about trying to give up weed, specifically, withdrawal after constant use. Certainly it correlates with the experience of many of my friends over the years.

Evidence:

  • can't sleep
  • not hungry
  • attempted over-compensation with alcohol
  • overly emotional

Why quit?

  • paranoia about health (heart palpitations), haunted basement, various things (voodoo of the day)
  • needs it to sleep and eat
  • no longer as much fun

Makes sense I reckon. Great song too!

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Cover art for Can't Give Up lyrics by Sebadoh

These lyrics are for a different song! GAH :(

 
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