[Verse 1:]
Honest where I start from
I try and impart my wisdom
A combination of truth and fear
That’s the way it’s always been
My father and his before him
At times we hurt the …
[Verse 1]
Oh, pity me
I’m so alone and so blue
My friends have all gone away
Their friendliness too
[Pre-Chorus]
It was I on my own
With no need to belong
And I wanted to die
That’s when …
[Verse 1]
Got some money, got some cash
I’m rich and now I’m sad
And I wonder if I’m sad about the money that I have
Got some boats on my plane
At the hotel …
[Intro]
Yeah
Polishin’ a goddamn sword, you know what I’m sayin’?
Polishin’ a sword (Uh, uh, uh, uh)
Concrete Family, Concrete Industries, Concrete Boys up, always, never down
(And this beat from Cash, not from …
When the only sound in the empty street
Is the heavy tread of the heavy feet
That belong to a lonesome cop
I open shop
When the moon so long has been gazing down
On …
I used to think you could save me1
I’ve been wandering lately
Heard she’s having your baby2
And everything’s so amazing3
It goes on and on and on and on
It goes on and on and on and on
But she’s not me, she’s easy4
All those times we were making love
I never thought we’d be breaking up5
Bet you tell her I’m crazy6
It goes on and on and on and on
It goes on and on and on and on
But she’s not me, she’s easy
Remember the night I destroyed it all
When I told you I cheated7
And you punched through the drywall8
I took you for granted
When you were all that I needed!9
But she’s not me, she’s easy
She’s not me, she’s not me
She’s easy, she’s easy
She’s not me, she’s not me10
“Save me” is hyperbolic language meaning something to the effect of “give me the love I desire.”
Jenny Lewis is upset that her beloved impregnated another lady.
Jenny Lewis doesn’t want her beloved to be happy with anyone except for her.
Jenny Lewis accuses the girl with whom her beloved is having an affair of being slutty.
Jenny Lewis felt that the sexual relationship she had with her beloved was deeply emotional. She thought they connected beyond a merely physical relationship.
Jenny Lewis feels used.
When Jenny Lewis was also unfaithful, the trust in their relationship was blown to bits.
Jenny Lewis’ beloved was angry about the cheating.
Jenny Lewis admits to having made mistakes.
Jenny Lewis differentiates herself from her beloved’s current lover, saying that she’s a legitimately responsible partner, as opposed to the other woman who she insists is loose and unfaithful.
2 user explanations and meanings
Evann
I took the “she’s not me, she’s easy” as meaning the new woman is easier to deal with, less difficult, causes less distress and that’s why it works. I think she regrets her choices and possibly sees the new woman as boring but all in all being better for the dude.
Evann
Follow-up: “she’s slutty” is too obvious and not very Jenny Lewis. She’s cool. I don’t see her calling another woman slutty.