When I'm Small Lyrics

Lyric discussion by JennaLacy 

Cover art for When I'm Small lyrics by Phantogram

llamaperson those are the correct lyrics. If you watch her sing it acoustic version you can easily tell what they lyrics are.

I think everyone has their own interpretation of a song, this is mine: It is about raw intense pain that someone has given you. She feels as if she is dead or dying from it. She is asking show me love, show enough. I need to feel something, because she feels like she is dying or that she is dead and "underground". Also going along with the underground...the pain that she feels is almost unbearable, she asks take me underground, take me all the way, bring me to the fire, throw me in the flames...In other words if this is the way She has to feel just kill her, because then she wouldn't have to feel this desperation. You can tell the intensity and desperation in her voice when she says "I'd rather die, I'd rather die, Than to be with you. This person has really broken her down and hurt her.

I am thinking that you've got your hand on the button now, is like knowing what buttons to push to get someone to do what you want or to get under their skin. As far as the having a mouth to feed...I am not sure about this part...but I am hoping some other people have an opinion on this song.

Phantogram said most of their songs came from dreams they had, partly. I did a little research. Absolutely love this song! My favorite on the album. Link below to watch the acoustic version.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8K8pAMkf2w

yes, i think you got it exactly right. at least that's how see it. there is an intensity and desperation in her voice that feels she just wants out of her misery. i think the mouth to feed piece to it has to do with survival. one must feed themselves in a few different ways to survive in life, but i feel like she questions whether she still has the survival instinct in her to keep going when she says "am i in too deep".