Don't thank me for what you got
I've given you love I've given you too much thought
Don't blame me for sinking the ship
You're a hopeless liar and a hypocrite

Only you know
Only you know
Only you know
Only you know

Don't thank me for what you got
I've given you love I've given you too much thought
Don't shame me for calling it quits
You're a hopeless sinner and an optimist

Only you know
Only you know
Only you know
Only you know

Hey, don't hate me for what you got
I've given you drugs I've given you too much fun
Don't blame me for flunking the test
I would rather think that you were honest
Don't blame me cause you got caught
You've given me up, you've taken everything I got
Those lies came straight from your mouth
I never dreamed that you would be a sellout

Only you know
Only you know
Only you know
Only you know

Don't use me as your last crutch
I've taken you in, I've trusted you way too much
Don't wear me around your wrist
You should've thought it through before you blew it
Same day, same life, different person
Your ghost, my pride, perfect
Don't hate me for what you got
I've given you love, I've given you too much thought.
Don't shame me for sinking the ship
You're a hopeless liar and a hypocrite
Don't hate me for what you're not
I'm aiming your gun
I'm lining up the perfect shot
Don't waste me
On something stupid like this

I would rather die than take your bullet
I would rather die than take your bullet
I would rather die than take your bullet
I would rather die than take your bullet
I would rather die than take your bullet

Only you know
Only you know
Only you know
Only you know

Only you know
Only you know
Only you know
Only you know


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  • +1
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    I think she's saying this about Nina, which is probably really obvious.

    Volcano_Girlon April 20, 2003   Link
  • +1
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    Yeah it's probably about either Nina or Dave. But it works good in other similair situations too. This is one of the best songs on Resolver.

    HappySoulon May 07, 2005   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    i could think of someone this fits pretty good...

    ever get in a relationship were the other person wants it all, trust, honesty etc etc etc, and you give it to them, to only find out that they lied, probably cheated, and took everything you had emotionally and mentally, led you to believe you mattered, only to realize, and get blamed, for how it all going wrong......

    "Don't blame me cause you got caught You've given me up you've taken everything I got Those lies came straight from your mouth I never dreamed that you would be a sellout Only you know, only you know Only you know, only you know"

    so fitting, so sad

    bfng3569on August 15, 2007   Link
  • +1
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    This song is about Nina going solo and her generic genre jump. And a friendship gone astray.

    meta110003on April 01, 2022   Link

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