Sharon Van Etten

I'm Wrong

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Come home in the morning, drive me to work
Tell me I'm worth all the miles that you put on your car
I'll tell you I'm fine without you for a little while and then I'll work inside
Tell me I'm wrong, tell me it hasn't been that long
"It's bad, it's bad, it's bad to believe in any song you sing"
Tell me this even though you can't believe it
Tell me I'm wrong to make it feel right again
Stay home at night and read a book and finish songs
That I hum along though all the time with you, but I don't have words to say
Tell me I'm right, tell me I'm funny even when I'm not
It rings and I feel your sum in the odds
"It's bad, It's bad, It's bad to believe in any song you sing"
Tell me this even though you can't believe it
Tell me I'm wrong, tell me you're lonely
Tell me this song is not about you only and I'm a lie
You know you've been gone long
"It's bad, it's bad, it's bad to believe in any song you sing"
Tell me this even though you can't believe it
Tell me I'm wrong, please tell me I'm wrong
Tell me I'm wrong, please tell me I'm wrong

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2012-02-07 08:38:56

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by honeypot

14y ago

a depressed romantic stifled in a hopeless relationship... this song, for me, is about being stuck in denial and fantasizing about the things your relationship partner should say (or is saying but should mean) to solve the problem(s)..but the sadness of the lyrics and the tone in the music and her voice indicate that she's well aware of the fact that she's being lying to herself and it is, truly, over...so sad..

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