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You Wouldn't Have To Ask Lyrics
Crooked days come bundled up in bunches
They break your brain like a branch
And push you out here asking after for something
you should know I don’t have
If I had it you wouldn’t have to ask
If I had it you wouldn’t have to ask
Later on when you bargain with your mirror
and you ask is it really that bad
If it wasn’t you wouldn’t have to ask
If it wasn’t you wouldn’t have to ask
How could you know if you didn’t?
What’s left to say when your tongue’s turned to ash?
Well I tell you you’re finally forgiven
So you wouldn’t have to ask
Shoot what’s left, slip inside your sinner smile
Another man in a mask
If you faced it you wouldn’t need a mask
If you meant it you wouldn’t need a mask
If I could fix you you wouldn’t have to ask
If I could help you you wouldn’t have to ask
They break your brain like a branch
And push you out here asking after for something
you should know I don’t have
If I had it you wouldn’t have to ask
and you ask is it really that bad
If it wasn’t you wouldn’t have to ask
What’s left to say when your tongue’s turned to ash?
Well I tell you you’re finally forgiven
So you wouldn’t have to ask
Another man in a mask
If you meant it you wouldn’t need a mask
If I could fix you you wouldn’t have to ask
If I could help you you wouldn’t have to ask
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If you knew the meaning, you wouldn't have to ask ;)
It sounds to me like the lyric is actually, "Well I tell you you're fine and forgiven". (For I while I wasn't sure whether all that alliteration / consonance was over the top, but WTF, I really like the song.)
It's about heroin or some other addictive drug, my friend pointed out to me. "if I could fix you you wouldn't have to ask" "shoot what's left..."
Definitely the poppiest song on this album. I think its about recognizing somebody's struggle but being unable to do anything about it. I'd love to help you, but I can't. But if I could, I would. I guess that's kinda obvious, huh.