So deep, that it didn't even bleed and catch me
Off guard, red handed
Now I'm far from lonely
I sleep, I still see you lying next to me
So deep that it didn't even bleed and catch me I

I need something else
Would someone please just give me
Hit me and knock me out
And let me go back to sleep
I can't laugh
All I want inside I still am empty
So deep that it didn't even bleed and catch me I

I'll be just fine
Pretending I'm not
I'm far from lonely
And it's all that I've got

I'll be just fine
Pretending I'm not
I'm far from lonely
And it's all that I've got

I guess, I remember every glance you shot me
Un-harmed, I'm losing weight and some body heat
Eyes closed so hard
I stopped your heart from beating
So deep that I didn't even scream fuck me, I

I'll be just fine
Pretending I'm not
I'm far from lonely
And it's all that I've got

I'll be just fine
Pretending I'm not
I'm far from lonely
And it's all that I've got

And it's all that I've got
Yeah, it's all that I've got
It's all that I've got
It's all that I've got!

So deep that it didn't even bleed and catch me
So deep that I didn't even scream fuck me

I'll be just fine
Pretending I'm not
I'm far from lonely
And it's all that I've got

I'll be just fine
Pretending I'm not
I'm far from lonely
And it's all that I've got

And it's all that I've got
Yeah, it's all that I've got



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Track duration: 03:59

"All That I've Got" as written by Robert C./steineckert Mccracken

Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing

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    General Comment:To me, and i could be completely wrong... but this is a song that says volumes from one person to another..
    Person A is the one who stepped away and did their thing.
    Person B is the one who through the lyrics is struggling...
    Its all a charade, i remember seeing this once from someone....SHE was battling with it, but acted like all was well... very commemorable....but at some point, its just a matter of self admittance, after that point.... nothing happens, but its never all you got.. i disagree in the sense that that person could make themselves breathe alive again
    Flag bobbyryan9on June 02, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:I think that it hurt him so bad he became numb, and he pretends that he feels the pain from the break up so peopled will feel sorry for him and he will always have people around him supporting him and he wont ever be lonely. maybe that sounds stupid but that's just a thought.
    Flag alesanaluvon April 01, 2013   Link
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    My Interpretation:I think this song is talking about how he has just gone through some hard times (after a breakup). He is truly fine inside but hes going to play it off like he is torn inside because it feels strange to let such large change have little effect. He is thinking to himself how he is not lonely because he still has the memories of the relationship and he is content with that. When he is talking about the deep cuts not bleeding he is saying exactly that: he should be hurt from the breakup but doesn't feel the pain. It is overall a happy song imho!
    Flag tammerron December 11, 2012   Link
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    My Opinion:I have always had the feeling that this entire record talks about the relationship between MCR and The Used, more accurate about the frontmen friendship.

    This song in particular is mocking the "emo" MCR back on the days of Three Cheers for sweet revenge. Well, at least that's my opinion.

    :) Sorry for the bad english
    Flag mysweetmurdereron November 06, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:I dont get why people think there should be commas between "Pretending" and "I'm not"

    the guy is clearly saying that he is pretending to be sad or depressed or hurt when in fact nothing is wrong, which is why he says he is "far from lonely", so when he says "so deep that it didnt even bleed" means he either cuts himself but not to a dangerous degree or he fakes it and talks about it.

    so basically this song this is like the thoughts of the emo poser kids in the mid 2000s pretending like they had problems when in fact they were just doing it to be part of a click, that's why the songs says "im far from lonely, and its all that ive got."
    Flag Rorschach1993on June 28, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:I totally relate to this song.
    Flag Hime17on September 22, 2010   Link
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    My Interpretation:"So deep that it didn't even bleed and catch me
    Off guard, red handed
    Now I'm far from lonely
    Asleep I still see you lying next to me
    So deep that it didn't even bleed and catch me I.."

    These first lines are describing (let's just say a man) cutting his wrists as a form of suicide. The lacerations are what's so deep. He is far from lonely (as in not lonely) because he's now in an unconscious state (asleep), believing the person he loves is right next to him, which he can only see when he's asleep.

    "I need something else
    Would someone please just give me
    Hit me, knock me out
    And let me go back to sleep
    I can laugh
    All I want inside I still am empty
    So deep that it didn't even bleed and catch me I..."

    He can't stand the waking hours because the lover is not with him (I'm guessing dead). He needs something else because consciousness and awareness are slowly killing him because he is not with this person. He would like someone to knock him out so he can be happy, with this person, where he can laugh. All he wants inside is to have happiness, which he can achieve with this person. Since he is not with her anymore, the only substitute is being unconscious, which isn't real. In reality, he is empty inside. The "so deep..." refers, again, to the cutting of the wrists. It would be the end all and the ultimate happiness, because he would no longer wake up to the sadness and disappointment that he is not truly with this person.

    "I'll be just fine
    Pretending I'm not
    I'm far from lonely
    And it's all that I've got"

    Now this part is a little tricky, especially with the lack of commas, only going on the way it is sung. One way to look at it is that he is fine pretending, which he isn't. Pretending to be with the person he loves by sleeping or being knocked out isn't enough. It's not real. He can pretend as if pretending will make him fine, but it really isn't. (Hope that made sense) He puts himself "far from lonely" with the constant state of unconscious. When he's sleeping, he can't be lonely because he is with her. That's all he can do.

    "I guess, I remember every glance you shot me
    Un-harmed, I'm losing weight and some body heat
    I squoze so hard
    I stopped your heart from beating
    So deep that I didn't even scream fuck me, I.."

    He is talking directly to his lover. I think he's making a pun, saying she "shot" him a glance and he's unharmed, as if she "shot" him with a bullet, which would normally harm a person. With her gone, he's extremely upset and stressed, which caused the weight loss, and not being close to her counts for the loss of body heat. To compensate for this lack of body heat, he squeezes her in a tight hug, because he misses her so much and they could get warm that way. The intensity of the squeeze stops her heart, as if her heart couldn't take their love, the sheer amount of it. The "so deep..." line could again refer to the wrist slitting. If not, maybe he felt the love so deeply that he couldn't even make a sound.

    "And it's all that I've got
    Yeah, it's all that I've got
    Yeah, It's all that I've got
    It's all that I've got
    It's all that I've got
    It's all that I've got!"

    All the memories of her, which he can relive while asleep, and the new ones he makes in his unconscious state, are everything that he has. Their love is so strong. Nothing else matters, including living.

    Now, that is what I got out of the song. Anyone care to build on this? I'd love that.






    Flag JetBlackMistresson August 25, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Also I think the song in it's entirety can be taken as a huge metaphor. The loss IS the cut. But it was so deep, so unexpected that he still can't believe it so it doesn't even hurt yet. He's far from lonely because he doesn't feel lonely yet because he still doesn't feel or believe the loss is real. I think both of these meanings are intentionally present in the song. Bert has a way of writing lyrics that are true both literally and figuratively while still relating to the same feeling. Much more talented than he is given credit for.
    Flag bluboy31on June 11, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I think there is somewhat of a reoccurring theme to "In Love and Death". I think when writing this he was obviously going through a lot and wasn't sure how he felt. While everyone may be right, this song very well could be about his dog, but I think it's a bit deeper than that. It's more specifically about him dealing with the loss. I agree that there is a lot here about self mutilation.

    "So deep that it didn't even bleed and catch me".

    No secret that there are many people out there that cut when they are depressed. Well, deep cuts usually bleed very little and actually tend to hurt less. They will be more sore while healing but the initial sting isn't the same as a small cut that will sting like crazy and bleed a lot more. I'm not talking out of my ass here, these are facts. So even though he cut so deep because he was that upset he got nothing therapeutic from it. Yes, many find pain and even the sight of their blood therapeutic.

    "I'll be just fine, pretending I'm not,
    I'm far from lonely and it's all that I've got."

    Although he feels very depressed he will be just fine, but he wants someone to notice that he is hurting. He is longing for a deep connection with another person. He says I'm far from lonely, I take that to mean he has a lot of friends and family surrounding him but feeling lonely and miserable is all he feels. All though there are many people that care, he can't feel it. All he can feel is isolated from all of them, because again he lacks the deep connection he desperately needs. It's not so much a cry for pity as much as a desperate need for someone to understand the level of solitude he feels. He sees everyone around him happy and fulfilled, and while he knows that they care, they don't understand him. They don't see the "Sad sorry selfish cry out to the cutter. Cutting trying to picture your black broken heart." Another song obviously, but I feel they are likely written with the same emotions in mind. While it is a sad sorry selfish cry attempt at the connection he seeks with others to make them understand it's still all that he's got.

    I won't continue further because I think that pretty much sums up my view on this. I may be wrong, but I kind of doubt here. Bert has most definitely been a cutter and used self mutilation as a coping mechanism, his metaphors relating to far too deep to have never felt it. You can't write about something so intensely without ever having felt it.

    Just one last note

    "Unharmed I'm losing weight and some body heat"

    What he's doing isn't really hurting, it's not life threatening really, but it does effect him physically. He doesn't truly desire to die, but as he pushes harder and harder for that connection he maybe feels lightheaded or something from blood loss. He doesn't intend to die, but he needs the mutilation more and more because he still hasn't found the connection. He's unharmed, but as he gets braver and more comfortable with what he is doing he may harm himself later.
    Flag bluboy31on June 11, 2010   Link
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    My Opinion:i think this song is a about rectum sex...just a little bit. Read the lyrics again very carefully with this in mind and tell me if you agree or not.
    Flag sophakingiggyon May 29, 2010   Link

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