13 Meanings
Add Yours
Share
Q&A

My Only Offer Lyrics

Bought a home, we bartered right
So we kissed to, and caught a light
Those pictures on the wall
Small talk in a bedroom hall

Can't make it home tonight
Go to sleep and leave the light
I pretend to make a call
Lose talk in a bedroom stall

Oh, oh, oh
Is my only offer
Stifle copies of myself
Oh, oh, oh
Someone else

My friends, they all agree
Give into our defeat
Its sick, when we believe
We're nothing, nothing, nothing
Now we need

No, oh, oh
Is my only offer
Stifle copies of myself
Oh, oh, oh
Someone else

I always wanted to be
The face in front of me
Beating a life
Sipped out the energy

Built up a wall
Made out of finer things
Pile them high
So we could barely see it

No, oh, oh
Is my only offer
Oh, oh, oh
Is my only offer

Oh, oh, oh
Is my only offer
Stifle copies of myself
Oh, oh, oh
It's all I have to offer
Questions and Answers

Ask specific questions and get answers to unlock more indepth meanings & facts.

13 Meanings

Add your song meanings, interpretations, facts, memories & more to the community.

Cover art for My Only Offer lyrics by Mates of State

I think its about think its about growing apart from your spouse after you fall in love and move into a house together. The "Built up a wall" verse seems to be about filling their house with lots of flashy distractions, so they "barely see" the rift growing between them...anyway you see it, amazing song, LOVE that piano!

Cover art for My Only Offer lyrics by Mates of State

God. here are the real lyrics.

Bought a home we bartered right. Two kids, Two car delight. Posed pictures on the walls. Small talk in the bedroom halls.

Can't make it home tonight. Go to sleep but leave the light. I pretend to make a call. Loose talk into bedroom stalls.

Oh, oh, oh is my only offer. Stifle copies of myself. Oh, oh, oh, or someone else.

My friends they all agree. Give in to our defeat. In secret we believe, We're nothing, nothing, nothing that we need.

Oh, oh, oh, is my only offer. Stifle copies of myself. Oh, oh, oh, or someone else.

I always wanted to be the face in front of me. Debating a life sucked out the energy. Build up a wall made ut of finer things. Piled in high so we could barely see it.

Oh oh oh is my only offer. Oh, oh, oh, my only offer.

Oh, oh, oh, my only offer. Stifle copies of myself. Oh, oh, oh, it's all I have to offer.

Cover art for My Only Offer lyrics by Mates of State

I'd say it's aboout living life and being comfortable but not really happy. Pretending to live the perfect life, but having to sacrifice so much of yourselfs to do so. Losing who you really are, justified by material comforts.

But don't take my word for it...

Cover art for My Only Offer lyrics by Mates of State

This is a beautiful song. The new album is effing awesome

Cover art for My Only Offer lyrics by Mates of State

Infectious and catchy. Maybe it's about buying a house? I'm only looking at it straight on so I'm not quite sure. Or maybe it's about choosing what to offer of yourself to another person, your whole self or someone you don't want to be.

Cover art for My Only Offer lyrics by Mates of State

it's "in secret we believe, we're nothing nothing nothing that we need"

Cover art for My Only Offer lyrics by Mates of State

thank you griddle. it was killin' me.

Cover art for My Only Offer lyrics by Mates of State

In secret we believe, We're nothing, nothing, nothing that we need.

Cover art for My Only Offer lyrics by Mates of State

Slightly corrected real lyrics:

Bought a home we bartered right. Two kids, Two car delight. Posed pictures on the walls. Small talk in the bedroom halls.

Can't make it home tonight. Go to sleep but leave the light. I pretend to make a call. Loose talk into bedroom stalls.

Oh, oh, oh it's my only offer. Stifled copies of myself. Oh, oh, oh, as someone else.

My friends they all agree. Give in to our defeat. In secret we believe, We're nothing, nothing, nothing that we need.

Oh, oh, oh, it's my only offer. Stifled copies of myself. Oh, oh, oh, as someone else.

I always wanted to be the face in front of me. Debating a life sucked out the energy. Built up a wall made out of finer things. Piled it high so we could barely see it.

Oh oh oh it's my only offer. Oh, oh, oh, my only offer.

Oh, oh, oh, my only offer. Stifled copies of myself. Oh, oh, oh, it's all I have to offer.

Cover art for My Only Offer lyrics by Mates of State

I def agree its about growing up getting married and only being slightly happy with your life/spouse. they grew up and are all the things they wanted to be and now they are debating it and just bulit a wall of finer things to mask it.