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You're Tender And You're Tired Lyrics
You're so fragile tonight
Been up hurting all night
It's not trivial like they think
Yes you're desperate and you're hurt
Thought about it so many times
Too afraid to open your eyes
To see the sadness that's inside
Just sit back in and stop time
You're tender and you're tired
You can't be bothered to decide
Whether you live or die
Or just forget about your life
But it's too late to be real
No time to be strong enough
Just time to leave it all behind
Memory has become pain
Rebuild the void with flowers
Sad eyed destruction build around sand and sea
Yes you can build yourself around
Build yourself around me, yourself around me
You're tender and you're tired
You can't be bothered to decide
Whether you live or die
Or just forget about your life
You're tender and you're tired
You can't be bothered to decide
Whether you live or die
Or just forget about your life
You're tender and you're tired
You can't be bothered to decide
Whether you live or die
Or just forget about your life
You're tender and you're tired
You can't be bothered to decide
Whether you live or die
Or just forget about your life
Drift away and die
Never say goodbye
Drift away and die
Never say goodbye
Drift away and die
Never say goodbye
Drift away and die
Been up hurting all night
It's not trivial like they think
Yes you're desperate and you're hurt
Too afraid to open your eyes
To see the sadness that's inside
Just sit back in and stop time
You can't be bothered to decide
Whether you live or die
Or just forget about your life
No time to be strong enough
Just time to leave it all behind
Memory has become pain
Sad eyed destruction build around sand and sea
Yes you can build yourself around
Build yourself around me, yourself around me
You can't be bothered to decide
Whether you live or die
Or just forget about your life
You can't be bothered to decide
Whether you live or die
Or just forget about your life
You can't be bothered to decide
Whether you live or die
Or just forget about your life
You can't be bothered to decide
Whether you live or die
Or just forget about your life
Drift away and die
Never say goodbye
Drift away and die
Never say goodbye
Drift away and die
Never say goodbye
Drift away and die
Song Info
Submitted by
thom Webbe On Apr 10, 2004
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This song is about being in pain and no one really understands. 'It's not trivial like they think.'
It's about not really knowing what to do. Deep in depression, you can't choose life or death.
I know the feeling. I love this song.
It's about Richey end of
Clearly a song written for Richey. James once commented on how things he'd brush off in an instant would bother Richey for ages. And considering how broken up Nicky was over his disappearance, I'd definitely say this is his take on things. 'You can build yourself around me'- the wish that RIchey had come to him, that he'd been able to do more for him, that there was some way to keep him around.
One of my favourites. It's weird how many Manic songs are able to bring a tear to my eye- Ocean Spray, The Everlasting and this one.