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Flesh Without Blood Lyrics

Live as yourself

You claw, you fight, you lose
Got a doll that looks just like you
Remember when we used to say
"I love you" almost every day
I saw a light in you
Going out as I closed our window
You never liked me anyway

I don't see the light I saw in you before
And now I don't, and now I don't
And now I don't care anymore
(And now I don't care anymore)

Baby, believe me
And you had every chance
You destroy everything that you love
(Uncontrollable)
If you don't leave me
Just let me go

You hate, you bite, you lose
After all, I just don't like you
It's nice that you say you like me
But only conditionally
Your voice, it had the perfect flow
It got lost when you gave it up though
'Cause you want money
You want fame

I don't see the light I saw in you before
And now I don't, and now I don't
And now I don't care anymore
(And now I don't care anymore)

Baby, believe me
And you had every chance
You destroy everything that you love
(Uncontrollable)
If you don't leave me
Just let me go

Baby, believe me
And you had every chance
You destroyed everything that you love
(Uncontrollable)
If you don't need me
Just let me go
Baby, believe me
And you had every chance
You destroyed everything that you love
(Uncontrollable)
If you don't need me
Just let me go

(Uncontrollable)
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics Β© Sony/atv Music Publishing Llc
Writer
Claire Elise Boucher
Duration
4:24
Producer
Grimes
Release date
Oct 26, 2015
Sentiment
Positive
Submitted by
ghostyyy On Oct 30, 2015
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Cover art for Flesh Without Blood lyrics by Grimes

She said on an interview that much of the album is aimed at the people trying to take her music away from her. So, I'm guessing that the comments are towards people who have made comments about her music along the lines of not liking the new stuff. In other words, fine just move on. Me, I love all the music she puts out. So creative and powerfully emotionally charged.

Cover art for Flesh Without Blood lyrics by Grimes

The greatest album released in 2015 and a masterpiece which may take many years to be fully appreciated by the music industry and music lovers, Art Angels is a creative demonstration by Grimes of her talent of using sound to evoke emotion. The epic Flesh Without Bones may well stand as her finest moment, as the choruses and the verses alike rise and rise to heights unmatched by a vast majority of artists.

Your voice, it had the perfect flow It got lost when you gave it up though 'Cause you want money You want fame

These lines support that general theme of the consumers of media trying to restrict artists rather than respecting and appreciating what the artists want from their art. It's a conflict most artists have to face when they are thrust into a larger spotlight.

It also sounds somewhat like a eulogy to a broken relationship, which in a sense can be applied to her and her audience.

I love Art Angels and consider it her best album.

Cover art for Flesh Without Blood lyrics by Grimes

It does appear to be about a break up. I read that it's about a friendship that went sour. The pain is there. I love the energy of this song. She's so smart and talented. I really hope that as tough as this industry is that she lasts. You can tell she's not a sell out. She reaches out and touches the listener with her vulnerableness. Rare but exceptional.

 
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