Give Me Grief [Studio Outtake with Alternate Lyrics] Songtext
von Titus Andronicus

What can grow under the snow?
I don′t know, it's so unknown
She′s the me in the sunlight shone
Upon the glow so long ago
The embryo may not be frozen
Swallow the bell, it tells me so
Though it's unspoken as we float
The whole boat knows the ocean's cold
The whole boat knows the ocean′s cold

But there she blows, so here we go
I don′t dream 'cause I don′t sleep
I walk the streets and count the sheep
These dreams of freedom
Property on easy street, illusory at best
At worst it's lunacy
And I′m no fan of fantasy
But when I tried to beat the heat
The heat beat me repeatedly


The heat beat me repeatedly
The heat beat me repeatedly
And if we meet
You'll see through me immediately
Even they, yes even they
Even they, yes even they
Even they

But if you close the open door
It won′t be opened like before
But what's in store behind the door?
Pain and rainy days galore
Wanton torture to be sure
All of this but also more
We're running out, exposed
Grow your day to mourn

Honestly I thought I′d need community to offer me
My shell of solidarity, a caring family sympathy
Groceries for the whole week, I′m so completely through with beef
And I have friends to get me clean


So, I need God to give me grief
The G-O-D to give me grief
The G-O-D to give me grief
It's needed for the recipe
So, God, come on and give me grief
Feel something immediately
Feel something immediately
Feel something unceasingly
We need to grieve on our own