Lyric discussion by interpretive 

Cover art for I Gave You lyrics by Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

One of the most heart-wrenching songs I've ever heard. Will Oldham is expressing enormous pain. Yes, it's a self-absorbed song, but pain often is. Beautiful and painful at the same time. I can feel his pain and dispair.

The third line is: "I gave you house and you didnt haunt it."

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