PJ Harvey

Oh My Lover

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Oh my lover
Don't you know it's alright ?
You can love her
You can love me at the same time
Much to discover
I know you don't have the time but
Oh my lover
Don't you know it's alright ?
Oh my sweet thing
Oh my honey thighs
Give me your troubles
I'll keep them with mine
Take at your leisure
Take whatever you can find but
Oh my sweet thing
Don't you know it's alright ?
It's alright
It's alright
There's no time
So it's alrigh-igh-ight
What's that color
Forming around your eyes
Once my lover
Tell me that it's alright
Just another
Before you go...go away
Oh my lover
Why don't you just say my name ?
And it's alright
Say it's alright
There's no time

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2001-12-05 19:00:45

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by beehaus

21y ago

When I hear PJ Harvey's voice it just sounds as if she is really in pain and it comes through in her lyrics and her music. The same as the song Missed. As far as the actual lyrics are concerned. I think it may be about a woman who at any cost is trying to maintain the relationship she has with her lover even if it means sharing him. Sister Soulja has a similar idea in her book ( just an FYI)

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by leech3

15y ago

What's that color Forming around your eyes Once my lover Tell me that it's alright Just another Before you go...go away

Does she kill him?

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by pitchshifter 4y ago

@leech3 I think you are right... he only had to say her name. Now he 'goes away' and there is no time anymore to undo.

by angeville

20y ago

you jerk...

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