
Breathe (2 a.m.) by Anna Nalick
2 AM and I’m still awake, writing a song
If I get it all down on paper, its no longer
inside of me, threatening the life they belong to
And i feel like I’m naked in front of the crowd
Cause these words are my diary, screaming out loud
And I know that you’ll use them, however you want to
It’s so fucking beautiful, it describes, it creates . . . it’s life, it’s death, it’s love . . . it’s fucking poetry.
Bleed Like Me by Garbage
Avalanche is sullen and too thin
She starves herself to rid herself of sin
And the kick is so divine when she sees bones beneath her skin
And she says:
Hey baby can you bleed like me?
C’mon baby can you bleed like me?
I used to starve myself…it is a kick, just to see how long you can go. It makes you feel strong and really you’re just so fucking weak. I’m kinda doing it now, but not really. I mean, I don’t eat a lot but it’s because I’m not hungry, not because I’m into the whole control thing again.
Chris is all dressed up and acting coy
Painted like a brand new Christmas toy
He’s trying to figure out if he’s a girl or he’s a boy
He says:
Hey baby can you bleed like me?
C’mon baby can you bleed like me?
It’s so weird because one of my best friends is named Chris and he’s gay, although he doesn’t cross dress, except for girl’s pants and that’s not really cross dressing. But I just love the idea of boys being so confused about themselves and their sexualities and everything, more so than girls. I just get this total kick off of it being guys.
Doodle takes dad’s scissors to her skin
And when she does relief comes setting in
While she hides the scars she’s making underneath her pretty clothes
She sings:
Hey baby can you bleed like me?
C’mon baby can you bleed like me?
Don’t you just love the classic cutting story? So beautiful, so simple. And yes, you do try to hide those scars. Sometimes you try and let them slip out so people will realize. But when they don’t, you just cut faster and harder. I showed my dad my first cut and all he said was “I’m glad you told me”. So fucking stupid. Took it to my legs the next day. I mean, what the fuck?
Therapy is Speedie’s brand new drug
Dancing with the devil’s past has never been too fun
It’s better off than trying to take a bullet from a gun
And she cries:
Hey baby can you bleed like me?
C’mon baby can you bleed like me?
I just don’t know what they meant here, but I know what it makes me feel. Like people finally ask you questions about you and they haven’t asked about YOU in such a long fucking time. Sometimes you wonder if they still remember that you exist. You wonder if you still exist? ‘Hello, am I still fucking breathing?’ And then this person asks you questions and they want to know about YOU and it’s just like this relief and you can remember you who were, are and who you can be. So fucking cliche, but so fucking true.
JT gets all fucked up in some karaoke bar
After two drinks he’s a loser after three drinks he’s a star
Getting all nostalgic he sings “I Will Survive”
Hey baby can you bleed like me?
C’mon baby can you bleed like me?
Hey baby can you bleed like me?
C’mon baby can you bleed like me?
I love that line about getting all nostalgic. I mean, isn’t that what life is about? Remembering, rememberance. I love remembering. I mean what’s the point of doing it in the first place if you’re not going to fucking remember. I mean, honestly.
You should see my scars
You should see my scars
You should see my scars
You should see my scars
Try to comprehend that which you’ll never comprehend
Try to comprehend that which you’ll never comprehend
Just try to comprehend that which you’ll never comprehend
Try to comprehend that which you’ll never comprehend
You should see my scars
You should see my scars
And here it is, your final stanza and your final chord and it’s all just so fucking real. Comprehending what you’ll never comprehend. Even if you find another cutter, another ana, another alcoholic, another freak, it’s still never the same. You’re you and they can’t always relate one hundred percent and sometimes it’s shitty and sometimes it’s great, because who really wants to be the same anyway?
And that’s it for now. That took a lot out of me. At least lyrically. Maybe I’ll type some more.
Luvverzz,
Mrs. Billie Joe, aka Dru