Home, is this a quiet place where you should be alone?
Is this where the tortured and the troubled find their own?
I don't know, but I can tell this isn't you, your cover's blown
But oh no, don't you dare hang up this phone

Hey! Give me space so I can breathe
Give me space so I can sleep
Give me space so you can drown in this with me

In this place
The lonely escapade in outer space
There's no anecdote for irony, You say
that you have,
when you know,
That you don't,
and you say,
that you can,
When you know,
that you won't

Hey! Give me space so I can breathe
Give me space so I can sleep
Give me space so you can drown in this with me

Hey! Give me space but I can't breathe
Give me space but I can't sleep
Give me just one inch I swear that's all I need, oh

These battered walls and TV screens
Sometimes they make me want to scream

Ah!

Hey! Give me space so I can breathe
Give me space so I can sleep
Give me space so you can drown in this with me

Hey! Give me Space but I can't breathe
Give me space but I can't sleep
Give me just one inch I swear that's all I need



Lyrics submitted by prayingmantis84

Track duration: 09:37

"Space" as written by Lee Perry, Max Romeo

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, EMI Music Publishing

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    My Interpretation: this song is about someone who wants space because the other person nin the realationbship is to cling and he saying that if he gets more space hell beable to fall in love with them more hence " give me space so you can drown in this with me" and the part when it says "you say, that you have, when you know,that you dont, and you say, that you can, when you know, that you wont" he is saing that the other person in the realationship is promissing to give space, when really they just are doing the oppiste, and when he says "Hey, give me space but i can't breath, give me spce but i can't sleep, give me just one inch i swear that's all i need" he saying though yuo may say your giving me space you need to give just a little more becouase that other person in the realtionship definition of "space" isnt working out. hope this helps.
    Flag BigHeartsAreForBreakingon June 25, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:i
    Flag Skippy/Atreyu/SoCoon January 31, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:A simple but lovely song.
    Flag xmakesherflyxon September 03, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I love this song so much. the simple words have more meaning sometimes than the complex lyrics.

    It really gives reason to believe the old saying, "Absence makes the heart grow fonder."

    "You say
    That you have,
    When you know,
    That you don't,
    And you say,
    That you can,
    When you know,
    That you won't"

    Means to me that the girl says she's trying to back off a litlle and give him some breathing room, but she never actually does it.
    Flag torilovesmusicon July 14, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I love this song so much. the simple words have more meaning sometimes than the complex lyrics.

    It really gives reason to believe the old saying, "Absence makes the heart grow fonder."

    "You say
    That you have,
    When you know,
    That you don't,
    And you say,
    That you can,
    When you know,
    That you won't"

    Means to me that the girl says she's trying to back off a litlle and give him some breathing room, but she never actually does it.
    Flag torilovesmusicon July 14, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I love this song so much. the simple words have more meaning sometimes than the complex lyrics.

    It really gives reason to believe the old saying, "Absence makes the heart grow fonder."

    "You say
    That you have,
    When you know,
    That you don't,
    And you say,
    That you can,
    When you know,
    That you won't"

    Means to me that the girl says she's trying to back off a litlle and give him some breathing room, but she never actually does it.
    Flag torilovesmusicon July 14, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I really love this song its just the song ya know...everytime i hear it i feel set free...
    Flag DarkMonarchon March 08, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:you say
    That you have,
    When you know,
    That you don't,
    And you say,
    That you can,
    When you know,
    That you won't



    the more you listen to those lyrics the more amazing they get!! so co is awesome
    Flag rorygodwinon December 02, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:great band
    great song
    Flag cnt_hve_crap_w/_rapon July 28, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:wow, i just got into this band today and i have to say, i dont know why the crap i havnt every really listened to them before, all of their songs are amazing!!, i usually listen to stuff like underoath (post-hardcore) but now im drifting to softer music like so-co, this band is sweet
    Flag jdubb1500on April 13, 2006   Link

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