Lyric discussion by wiegee 

Cover art for Love More lyrics by Sharon Van Etten

trigger warning I just heard this for the first time, and it took me immediately back to the worst night of my life, a night where I was actually tied to my own bed and didn't know if I'd live to see the dawn. "You were high when I was doomed..."

I don't want to get into it too much, but it did make me a better person in spite of him. I went on to become an advocate for survivors of rape. I went on to empathize with others who have suffered. I've done so much and come so far.

And then I met a woman as wonderful and loving as he had been evil and cruel. And she made me love, she made me love more...

Memory

TW I just heard this song for the first time! I know this is a late reply...but this song has a very similar meaning for me. It takes me back to when I was twelve years old. I was actually tied to a guys bed too. He had been abusing me like this for a year. "You were high when I was doomed..." Well he was a drug dealer, always high and I really was doomed. "I thought that's how it was I thought that we were fine..." He told me it was normal, and I believed him because "[I]...

Very similar experience. Thank you for sharing. I completely agree- took me back. I'm in tears right now as I write this. You are strong, and so am I, in spite of them.

Very similar experience. Thank you for sharing. I completely agree- took me back. I'm in tears right now as I write this. You are strong, and so am I, in spite of them.

For me though, I think that the "she" is my own self. I'm working tremendously right now (therapy etc.) to believe in myself. Once I can do that, I think I'll be able to love more.