I can stop lying,
I can stop punching my own face
I can stop stealing money,
I can stop hating my own heart

I can do it
I can do it
I can do it

Because of you

I can do it
I can do it

I can do it

Because of you

I can stop scratching up my cheeks
I can stop drinking alone so much
I can stop wanting to kill myself
I can start loving your perfect heart

I can do it
I can do it

I can do it

Because of you

I can start listening, I can say Hi
I can feel something good
Little Panda McElroy


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  • +2
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    and finally some happiness. jamie has fallen in love.

    boo radleyon October 14, 2004   Link
  • +1
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    You know...I'm new to Xiu Xiu. So, if that woman is actually his cousin, it's not that weird. Maybe he loves her as family? So maybe this woman helped him get through some hard times, and he loves her for that. The way a guy loves his cousin. That's what I get from the song.

    ComparedPallidon December 18, 2005   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    there are so many kinds of love, romantic and platonic and love between family and love between friends. stop being so stupid, it's not necessarily romantic love.

    denyon April 16, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    or out of it.

    lauralaurenton December 16, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    haha

    cakeandmilkon December 26, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    actually the song is about his cousin caralee mcelroy the girl he tours with

    lpmclaughlinon January 09, 2005   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    hate to break it to you, but that's totally not his cousin.. at least i sure hope not....

    kellyraeon January 17, 2005   Link
  • 0
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    hate to break it to you but its his cousin check the xiu xiu forum page 13 under is jamie gay? he says it himself

    lpmclaughlinon January 19, 2005   Link
  • 0
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    that is just a joke jamie played on people. its not really his cousin. in one promo pick ive seen they are both "naked" in bed. i don't think jamie is really being incestual. its a joke.

    horse_tameron February 22, 2005   Link
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    the woman who plays all the keyboard insturments with jamie on tour is named Caralee McElroy. i dont know if they're romantically involved, but the person he is writing about is obviously very important to him. so if i had to guess, i would say it was about her.

    _murphyon February 25, 2005   Link

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