Lyrics for First It Giveth as interpreted by ikari

First It Giveth Lyrics
I'm in you
You're in me
I can't tell

You're so cruel
More than me
It is true
That's right

Loyal to
Only you
Up your sleeve

I want some (come on, take it)
of all of you (it's yours)
Trickin me

First it giveth
Then it taketh away

I would beg
I would plead
I would shake

On a hook
Dangling
Wide awake

I'm so young
And beautiful
(That's right)
(I'm slick)
I'm no fool

Time goes by
Tables turn
All I know

First it giveth
Then it taketh away

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tsucol
09-25-2002

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this song is really awesome, i mean really.

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sunday_girl
03-04-2003

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yeah i really really like this song

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SidX
03-05-2003

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this is my favorite QOTSA song. total rock out classic

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brainless
03-08-2003

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i think somehow this is about a relationship. And one of the persons in this relationship lives in dependence to the other (i know. No good english.) I think it's about a youn man who is in sexual dependence to an other person (for example "I'm so young) and then "I would beg" and so on.

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gueveralives
03-17-2003

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well, i think most of the population on songmeanings try and interpret everything as a metaphor and bullshit too much. try and take something as it is first, then if it doesn't make sense, try to put it to terms as something else. bitch.

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uncletommy
03-31-2003

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actually it's about drugs (suprise, surprise)

josh has said it;s about how drugs can at first contribute creatively, but in the end they just take away

most of these lyrics seem to be about addiction

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gueveralives
04-07-2003

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why are you such an ass? you try and diss on me when you don't know what you're talkin about, and not just on me, on brainless too.

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IncuHoleKin
04-19-2003

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great song...originality is my thing.

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-enternamehere-
04-23-2003

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well even though uncletommy dude said what it was im still gonna tell you what i thought it was about, i was watching discovery channel and there was this thing about asteroids hitting the earth and bringing life here then later on another asteroid hits and destoys all life thuse the asteroid first it give then it take away.. see where im coming come? and the lyrics sound like the metaphor for this and how you would feel during the time of chrisis of the asteroid hurtiling towards earth and relising it all, yeah thats it =)

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uncletommy
04-30-2003

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gueveralives - i DO know what im talking about - and im not "dissing" you. you dissed brainless with your completely unhelpful comment

i was just correcting you - josh told an interviewer what it was about. therefore you're the one who doesnt know what he's talking about, as you were wrong

why do you have such a problem with me being right?

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FooFighters86
05-06-2003

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This songs rocks...should make a video for it.

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lpfan_01
06-01-2003

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They are....it's their next single.....duh!

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lpfan_01
06-01-2003

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they are...it's their next single

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lpfan_01
06-04-2003

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why am i repeating myself? pardon the mistakes.....anyway this song fuking rox!

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TOOLandshit
06-08-2003

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winning an argument on the internet is like winning the special olympics. even tho u win, ur still retarded. and fuck yea this song rocks.

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lpfan_01
07-01-2003

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darn right i am!!!!.........wha?

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Zyklon J
04-16-2004

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It's about drugs. Homme: "Well I think we have a song that about this subject called First they Giveth, then They Taketh away, and I think at first you can draw inspiration and then eventually, it negates any inspiration. " ( http://hobbs1767.tripod.com/transcripts/0208xxjosh.html )

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Niam
10-08-2004

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i really dig this song its a shame that the queens are no more..well........first they giveth....then they taketh away

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Niam
10-08-2004

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he he he at the special olympics comment

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silver_headed_monk
10-24-2004

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i kinda agree with -enternamehere-, i always thought it was about life, but with religous ties, i dunno giveth and taketh just seem religous to me. but i guess the drugs things makes more sense.

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_vikki
01-15-2005

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It's about drugs blatantly, which is why there is subliminal messages (take drugs... take it) throughout the song. Listen to it. I can't see any mentions about it here.

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thaddaeusww
01-26-2005

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This is one of my favorite songs ever.

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deftorafa
02-14-2005

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This song ricks!!!! and if you donīt like it go fuch yourself

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deftorafa
02-14-2005

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rocks

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Eskimo_8
02-19-2005

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Only a select few bands can actually use the words "giveth" and "taketh" in a hard rock song and not seem weird. QOTSA are definatly one of them.

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