You Make Me Like Charity Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Mantron 

Cover art for You Make Me Like Charity lyrics by Knife, The

more than a second when reading the newspaper I felt the war I felt her exposed position I saw myself in the picture

I think this song is about feeling a connection to those who we usually only read about, and acting on it. (in this case, war victims)

I took a cab there to hold her I took a plane there to feel what she felt

Instead of limiting our action to just paying taxes to possibly support something or do something we don't agree with, actually going somewhere and doing something.

You make me like charity instead of paying enough taxes

Charity in this case being the personal sort, direct time and action. Paying enough taxes being the common, and easy we to not dealing with the world while feeling you are somehow contributing.