Brendan Benson

Me Just Purely

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This is only temporary
These songs are my worst habits
My looks and my skin and my temper
In this town, this place I call my home
Well it's me just purely
And I promise I'll get back on track
I'll get better so I can come home
My looks and my skin and in my head
Well it's me just purely
And this cancer, it ain't terminal
And this fetish for lovely creatures
These songs are my bad luck
This town, this place I call my home
Well it's me just purely
And all my crazy superstitions
About living in the past
This is my second and last gasp
Well it's me just purely
Oh and things are gonna turn around
I can feel it right to my bones
I will come home
This town, this place I call my home
Me just purely

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kg On Jun 11, 2002

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2002-06-11 19:08:24

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by guidosrevenge

23y ago

i think this song is about commitment. He feels bad for his relationship at home because he hasn't given it his all, so he tries to make it up to her by presenting her a promise to surrender his rock-star life. He's putting out a second attempt to repair, and wants it to work. By saying, it's "me just purely" he's revealing himself to make her trust him.

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by HolyDiver

18y ago

I think it is more or less him actually talking about his commitment to music, and he is saying that some day he'll come back but right now, he wants to prove himself as a musician and not a failure. And when things turn around and he makes it he can go home.

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