Lyric discussion by daydreamss 

Cover art for I've Been a Mess lyrics by American Music Club

If you were ever looking for the blues in a de-racialized (i.e white) and otherwise pure context, this is the best you're ever gonna get. I promise you.

Mark Eitzel bares his soul all over this track and explains the biblical significance of raising the dead at the same time while he laments what (I hope) was a temporary separation from his significant other.

Bobby Dylan: I'm sorry, but you ain't got shit on this!