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Wounded, you can take me there
I was wounded, you can take me there
It was a crime that I was left
But will you go on without me?
Think I'll just walk myself to sleep
Cause I ain't working for your father
But I might as well be
I ain't lookin' for confusion
But it tends to follow me
You can come into my house, she said
If you do it quietly
But I said
There ain't no chance at that
Cause I am listenin' to what you got
Put up your hands if you want me to stop
And I turn around, but I think you're crazy
If you think this happens a lot
Oh, do you like this?
Do you need someone to cover you
Just to show you what you missed
Wounded, and I will go if you go first
But I, ain't gonna wait around
Tell me how much is your dime worth
We got, ten minutes to get there
We got, ten minutes to go
Throw this one in for the money
Cause the next one's for the next show
I ain't working for your father
But I might as well be
I ain't lookin' for confusion
But it tends to follow me
You can come into my house, she said
If you do it quietly
But I said
There ain't no chance at that
Cause I am listenin' to what you got
Put up your hands if you want me to stop
And I turn around, but I think you're crazy
If you think this happens a lot
Oh, do you like this?
Do you need someone to cover you
Just to show you what you missed
So hey
Where you going?
Do you need somebody, somewhere
To help you get on by?
Cause I think, you know who I am
I'm gonna make this, as fast as I can
Some people call me the pusher man
I promise it won't take long no no no no
Just close your eyes
And get in the van
Cause I am listenin' to what you got
Put up your hands if you want me to stop
And I turn around, but I think you're crazy
If you think this happens a lot
Oh, do you like this?
Do you need someone to cover you
Just to show you want you missed
Cause I am listenin' to what you got
Put up your hands if you want me to stop
And I turn around, but I think you're crazy
If you think this happens a lot
Oh, do you like this?
Do you need someone to cover you
Just to show you want you missed
I was wounded, you can take me there
It was a crime that I was left
But will you go on without me?
Think I'll just walk myself to sleep
But I might as well be
I ain't lookin' for confusion
But it tends to follow me
You can come into my house, she said
If you do it quietly
But I said
There ain't no chance at that
Put up your hands if you want me to stop
And I turn around, but I think you're crazy
If you think this happens a lot
Oh, do you like this?
Do you need someone to cover you
Just to show you what you missed
But I, ain't gonna wait around
Tell me how much is your dime worth
We got, ten minutes to get there
We got, ten minutes to go
Throw this one in for the money
Cause the next one's for the next show
But I might as well be
I ain't lookin' for confusion
But it tends to follow me
You can come into my house, she said
If you do it quietly
But I said
There ain't no chance at that
Put up your hands if you want me to stop
And I turn around, but I think you're crazy
If you think this happens a lot
Oh, do you like this?
Do you need someone to cover you
Just to show you what you missed
Where you going?
Do you need somebody, somewhere
To help you get on by?
Cause I think, you know who I am
I'm gonna make this, as fast as I can
Some people call me the pusher man
I promise it won't take long no no no no
Just close your eyes
And get in the van
Put up your hands if you want me to stop
And I turn around, but I think you're crazy
If you think this happens a lot
Oh, do you like this?
Do you need someone to cover you
Just to show you want you missed
Put up your hands if you want me to stop
And I turn around, but I think you're crazy
If you think this happens a lot
Oh, do you like this?
Do you need someone to cover you
Just to show you want you missed
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Alright, you guys are getting that it's about sex, but your'e overlooking the most crucial part: "And I turn around, but I think you're crazy If you think this happens a lot Oh, do you like this? (sung in high pitch, as if by a woman) Do you need someone to COVER YOU JUST TO SHOW YOU WHAT YOU MISSED"
He's a confused man, who meats a controlling woman, and she bangs him in the ass with a strap on. simple as that.
I don't think his necessarily has anything to do with sex. Ever since I've heard it, I assumed that "Cover This" was about an artistic, creative, diverse, improvised jam that can't be covered by some other band. It all seems purely musical, unless you're simply hellbent on insisting that it has to be about sex, then it's anything you want it to be. It seems far more tastefully to be a challenge to other musicians to produce music this dynamic and original, while not needing a self-esteem boost by other people covering them. I can't say I have an interpretation for every line, and I'm not really bothered by that at all; I just think they're saying we haven't missed anything, and we don't need you to, but could you even cover this? Either way, it's genius... To all of you "get in the bed people" how about the lyric is get in the van, not the bed, duh! Pusher man, get in the van. It could be about drugs or even kidnapping, or it could be about a tour van. Either way, as much as I respect your right to an opinion, it isn't about a bed at all.
@dadroz I also think it's about music, specially for the van part ¿Don't they travel by van? The part where it says "I ain't working for your father but I might as well be" sounds like they're talking about their independent status. It's like they're negotiating some concert or something related to music
@dadroz I also think it's about music, specially for the van part ¿Don't they travel by van? The part where it says "I ain't working for your father but I might as well be" sounds like they're talking about their independent status. It's like they're negotiating some concert or something related to music
this song is sweet. the intro rocks. zach
1 of my favortie songs. i really have no idea what it means but its a totally sweet tune... peace!
personally, i love the song! nething dispatch rules lol, but to be honest, it's about sex. look closely... "hold up your hands if you want me to stop" ? yeah exactly...
I love this band, but I have to aggree that this song is totally about sex!! i love it though, the live version rocks.
i think its about some guy raping somebody somehow. 'i promise this wont take long' 'just close your eyes and get in the bed'. i dunno, that sorta gets shot down by '... if you want me to stop'. oh well.
well this is a loooong shot but when he says "and i turn around but i think you're crazy if you think this happens a lot" it kinda sounds like guy on guy or something weird i dont understand this part??
i think this song is about sex. but its more about how she has control and he thinks shes missing out on some things. just how hell stop at her command and how hell turn around if she gets shy....and how with this shes missing out and he wants to show her what shes missed
Ok, to me, this song’s impression on me is that it is about a person who has lost his self-esteem (and possibly his mind) and “needs” this other person’s love, more specifically, a person’s physical love, in order to make him stable again. In a way, it sounds like something has gone wrong in his life and that he's given up on trying to find what he can do right. Maybe he's trying to show her that life sucks, so they might as well enjoy what they can. So, he’s trying to convince her that they need each other for the security. It’s kinda like he’s arguing with her. But you can’t hear her side of the conversation For example: Wounded, you can take me there [I was hurt but you can help me]
I ain't lookin' for confusion But it tends to follow me [just re-enforcing what I was saying about this person being a little, ahem, “lost” in life]
You can come into my house, she said [well, she invited him in. maybe not necessarily her "house" but her "world"]
If you do it quietly [but didn’t want him to try anything funny…]
But I said There ain't no chance at that [but he’s not going to promise that he won’t]
Put up your hands if you want me to stop [that’s… kinda straightforward…]
And I turn around, but I think you're crazy if you think this happens a lot [that just gives me the impression that after he’s done with her, he’ll leave her there but not want her to think that he’s a bad person]
Oh, do you like this? [I’m not going to go into detail on this…]
Do you need someone to cover you, Just to show you what you missed [like how I need you to cover me and show me what I’ve missed]
[then, for a while I really just don’t understand it]
So hey Where you going? [sounds like she's walking away from him and his offers but he doesn't understand]
Do you need somebody, somewhere To help you get on by? [I guess he's kinda taunting her. Trying to convince her that she doesn't need the rest of the world. That he'd be there for her.]
Cause I think, you know who I am [saying that he believes that she could understand him]
I'm gonna make this, as fast as I can Some people call me the pusher man I promise it won't take long no no no no [ still not going to go into details]
Just close your eyes and get in the van [maybe he’s taking her off the street?]
well, I know that was a pretty crappy interpretation, but that was my first impression of the lyrics. The music really does bring this whole song together. One of my fav's.