[Verse 1]
I knew he was different in his sexuality
I went to his parties as a straight minority
It never seemed a threat to my masculinity
He only introduced me to a wider …
[Verse 1]
I rest my case sophisticated
Reckless like I promised
And I had it, then I managed
And you talked me through it
Baby, do it
[Pre-Chorus]
Well, you saved me
Then you made me rich and …
[Chorus: Q-Tip & Cordae]
When I think it’s all she wrote, looking through my holy quotes
Looking for the antidote, and I think I’ve found that it’s life
Life, my nigga, it’s life, …
[Intro]
Yeah, uh
Hey, yo
Alright
[Verse 1]
My mom had a nigga at the age of fifteen
Was forced to drop out of school to take care of a king
She had a desire to sing …
[Intro]
Maybe when I’m, maybe when I’m na-na-na, na-na
Maybe when I’m, maybe when I’m, maybe when I’m older
[Verse 1]
Payphone calls, cigarettes, injuries, shower sex
I was holding on for dear life
Complicated, understated, …
This glass it breaks,1
So delicate it shatters round my feet,
And my hands they bleed,
A stain I’ll always remember,
A stain that stays with me,2
But this changes you,3
Its harder now we’re breaking,4
And I should know it’s never right for me to say,
That I wanted this,5
I know I can’t but I can still recall,
I gave it all,6
Given up on luck my head’s above the dust,7
This love you broke,8
Come closer darling don’t forget to fake,
A smile you had,9
You tried so hard to fool yourself instead,10
You gave it all,
Given up on luck your head’s above the dust,
You gave it all,
I waited by the other side my friend,11
I’ve waited by the other side my friend,
You’ll find it funny when you’re looking back some day.
You gave it all,12
Given up on luck your heads above the dust,
You gave it all,
I waited by the other side my friend.13
The broken glass is a metaphor for a romantic relationship gone awry.
The effects of the romantic relationship falling apart are long-lasting effects.
When a romance ends, those who were involved experience its impact.
“We’re breaking” means “our relationship is falling apart.”
That is, the romance.
“I gave it all” means “I invested the whole of myself in our relationship.”
This line means that the singer has applied himself to the relationship. He hasn’t experienced it passively.
Aquilo blames the relationship’s failure on the girl.
Sometimes those involved in romantic relationships are just faking their happiness when the relationship actually means very little to them.
Sometimes this kind of “faking a relationship” is actually performed to convince one’s self that the relationship is still strong.
This stanza indicates that both parties involved in the romance contributed to its existence as well as its ultimate failure.
The point of this stanza is to inform the girl that she will be sorry she didn’t take the relationship more seriously when she realizes what she has lost.
Aquilo concludes “I Gave It All” by saying that the man carried most of the weight and burdens of the relationship.
2 user explanations and meanings
Anonymous
Aquino uses glass as a metaphor to the relationship between two people. “This glass it breaks” referring to the connection they had. “So delicate it shatters round my feet” the relationship being delicate that anything effects it. “My hands they bleed, a stain I’ll always remember, a stain the stays with me”- being a mistake that was made, or a fight or arguement that occurred will always stay with him, a something he’ll always remember. Lines 3-7: refers to him wanting this (a somewhat end to the relationship) to happen then it goes on to him singing about every thing he put into the relationship, things he’s sacrificed but have gotten him nowhere. Lines 8-10 refer to the other person part that is in this relationship. I think of it as him saying the girl faked happiness through the relationship to the point where it cause an issue between their love for each other. Section 11 is about the girl giving it all and giving up on on trying to fix things even when he was waiting for her or willing to salvage what was left of what they had. Sections 12-13 close it all by saying how when looking back on it, she’ll find it crazy how she gave her all to something only to let it all go even when he was willing to bandage the relationship.
Anonymous
yep, sounds about right