Shatter Lyrics

Lyric discussion by spencerlabute 

Cover art for Shatter lyrics by Liz Phair

@mwantero: You're incorrect about it being "Not to list that boat completely", it is in fact "Not to miss the boat completely". Beside that, I feel that this song is definitely about a girl who has been slutty/sleazy in the past, sleeping around with as many different guys as she fancies, and now that she has met this new guy, who she realizes is much different that the others, she finally recognizes her behavior for what it has been and sees that what she really wants, but may not be able to achieve, is to give this new guy all of her, all the beautiful parts of her that she truly possesses -- the part about her doubting her ability to this comes in with the car/plane/boat bits, saying that as much as she wants to change her ways and commit fully to this special guy, she's been so set in these ways for such a long time that it may not be possible to let go of her inhibitions and shout his name from the rooftops like she knows he deserves.