The Difference Between Us Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Iampamela97 

Cover art for The Difference Between Us lyrics by Dead Weather, The

I honestly think that this song is about rape. "I;m neither here nor there" like she isn't in her body anymore. "Just let me do what I need to" is coming from the man she is with. "one day i'm happy and healthy, next i ain't doing so well" is explanatory. Sorry to be so down about the song.

@Iampamela97 - I love this song but I do think this song is plainly about rape from the perspective of the victim. It's a beautiful song on a horrible subject and I hope anyone who hears it feels less alone knowing that if someone wrote a song about it, produced, performed and distributed it, then this must be happening a lot... to t a lot of people. So if you have been a victim, know that you are not alone, and you for those who are not, you can know the signs. And for everybody... not...