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Your head's too heavy for me
Please don't come around here no more
'Cos I asked you to stop
And you wouldn't
I would give anything to point you to free
I would give anything to help you realise
So my logic wouldn't hurt you
I know you might blame me anyway
Well I'm sorry, I'm so sorry
I would give anything to point you to free
I would give anything to help you realise
You're not helping yourself to me
Trying to close up the wounds left open by you
And if I seem doubtful, distrusting? I am
You said you wouldn't do it again
You said you wouldn't do it again
I would give anything to point you to free
I would give anything to help you realise
You're not helping yourself
You're not helping yourself by hurting me
You ain't helping yourself by hurting me
Time to let you go, time for you to see
You ain't helping yourself by hurting me
is this about a abusive relationship?
@shanimal_cat I went to highschool with her. The video was a red herring. It’s about an older boyfriend who took something from her she wasn’t quite ready to give. True story. She wrote this when we were about 16
@shanimal_cat I went to highschool with her. The video was a red herring. It’s about an older boyfriend who took something from her she wasn’t quite ready to give. True story. She wrote this when we were about 16
It's about being dragged into someones downward spiral. It's about her dad, I think.
What happened with her dad? I'm really interested to know what it means. It's my favourite Brooke Fraser song!
i think that this song may be about someone very close to her who is either sick or a drug addicit, as it says in the songs she would give anything to make him better and to help them realise that there not helping anything by doing this. she is also saying that by doing this its hurting her as well
I think it's as ohsedateme says - someone dragging you into their downward spiral. It's about wanting to do anything you can to help that person - but the thing is they are dragging you down to the point you can't help them. To a point where you can barely help yourself (Your heads to heavy for me) You ask them to stop but they don't they keep you dragging down and as much as you love them you just can't help them anymore.
I think that this song is about being in a relationship with anyone a friend a best friend or a love and it is evident that you love them very much but things are getting to the point where you are putting all the effort and this person won't change their ways. They keep hurting you with their actions but in order to save your self u ask them to leave u bescause change is not of them. You would give anything for them to change their ways and to see this loved one succeed but meanwhile you have to take your space no matter how much you love them because them hurting you isn't doing much for either person.
The video clip tells the story of a girl with a drunken abusive father, and her search for a way out.
It is not about her Dad, but was written for a friend who had an alcoholic father.
Overall, it is a song about being in an abusive relationship and realizing that you need to get out, but still feeling guilty about leaving them behind and hurting them, even though the have hurt you so much more. Victims of abusive relationships often blame themselves, and feel they have to fix the problem.
This song is about someone taking something she didn't want to give. True story.
[Edit: Revealing potentially sensitive and personal information that i don't feel comfortable sharing.]
@AnneOnAmiss in what context specifically??
@AnneOnAmiss in what context specifically??
I went to highschool with her, she’s a lovely human, fiercely intelligent and powerfully loving. I know the truth behind this. It’s about an older boyfriend who took something from her that she wasn’t ready to give. Make of it what you will but it will make more sense now. We were about 16 when she wrote this. It wasn’t a secret at the time but then she got famous so I hope I’m not betraying her by saying this. She’s been a devout Christian since we were kids so she’s coming from a place of strong Christian values when...
I went to highschool with her, she’s a lovely human, fiercely intelligent and powerfully loving. I know the truth behind this. It’s about an older boyfriend who took something from her that she wasn’t ready to give. Make of it what you will but it will make more sense now. We were about 16 when she wrote this. It wasn’t a secret at the time but then she got famous so I hope I’m not betraying her by saying this. She’s been a devout Christian since we were kids so she’s coming from a place of strong Christian values when she talks about wanting him to be better and seeking council of church leaders when she “tried everything that they told me to do”. True story. If you listen you’ll hear it. She is indeed a loving person and “I loved you til it killed me, so my logic (making you feel rejected by virtue of my Christian values) wouldn’t hurt you” is testament to how empathetic and giving she is. She’s a good soul.