Lyrics for Abused as interpreted by RomanCandle

Abused Lyrics
Now that everybody's worn the expression
Not that you wanted to use
It seems untrue now
But the funniest thing is
It fits you now
To a perfect T

You may never understand this affliction
Although you feel the effects you feel
Bruised now, body and mind you feel
Used now, almost all of the time
Been abused
Abused
Abused

Sunday morning in the aisle with my brother
Watching the men in black tell the youths how
You're supposed to behave, and tell the truth now
You don't know what you're saying
We've been abused
Abused
Abused
Abused
Abused
Abused
Abused

Other people see some evil intention
But the closer you get
The more you get confused how
Why does everyone know
Been abused now
Didn't want it to show

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imajar
01-08-2006

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very good job transcribing this (whoever did). the music elliott was making in the last days really was something else. if that double album had ever been finished, i think we would have literally one of the great albums of all time.

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wazdawg
01-11-2006

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made many changes that sound more correct to me:

now that everybody's worn the expression
not that you wanted to use
it seems untrue now
but the funniest thing is
it fits you now
to a perfect tee

you may never understand this affliction
although you feel the affects you feel
bruised now, body and mind you feel
used now, almost all of the time
been abused
abused
abused

sunday morning in the aisle with my brother
watching the men in black tell the youths how
you're supposed to behave, and tell the truth now
you don't know what you're sayin'
we've been abused
abused
abused
abused
abused
abused
abused

other people see some evil intention
but the closer you get, the more you get
confused how, why does everyone know
been abused now, didn't want it to show

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doesntevenmatter
03-22-2006

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this is easily one of the most beautiful songs i have ever heard. and one of the saddest. god, this fucking melody.

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joe2000
04-07-2006

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brilliant song, one of my very favorites

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Candymiser
05-28-2006

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BRILLLIANT!!! EXCELLENT!!! STUPENDICE!!! AS ALWAYS!!! I think it's evident what this song is about! I like how he says "the closer you get the more you get confused." b/c people that have been abused block it out all of their lives 'cause it's so bad, who'd want to remember!? I don't remember that much abuse happening to me, but I don't really remember my childhood....at all...... and when i do, it seems like a lie. "you don't know what you're saying you've been abused!" if you don't have evidence (you can't remember, nobody will believe. then not take you seriously!" what is "to a perfect tee?" is that just some expression!?

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shodusty
12-05-2006

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it's definitely "now that everybody's worn the expression"

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BustedLawnChairs
12-06-2006

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okay, this song makes me feel so incredibly low. it's a great song, but i hate that this happened to elliott, and i guess it's good that he expressed it in this song, but it makes me so sad. i love elliott. i really do. and when i hear songs like this, it just makes me really angry. like, he shouldn't have had to deal deal with this, and no one should. it's a really great song. the meaning and emotion in every single line just crushes my though. it is too sad.

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DeadPowerLine
12-17-2006

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other people see some evil intention
but the closer you get, the more you get

thats like the saddest line cause it can be taken two ways (both of which are so sad). one is that when he tries to asssert that he's been abused, certain people think he's lying. the other is that the people who believe him automatically call the abuser evil, and elliott's hesitant to make that assertion

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rollercoastersonja
01-14-2007

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this song was on that 500 greatest lost songs of all time or something, and the writer automatically assumed it was about elliott's stephfather abusing him.
I think it could have that meaning, but it could also be about Elliott's self abuse.

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figureeight
07-02-2007

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"Sunday morning in the aisle with my brother
Watching the men in black tell the youths how
You're supposed to behave, and tell the truth now
You don't know what you're saying
We've been abused"

This verse didn't hit me until I was listening to it recently, its not something I expected because I don't hear many religious/political things from elliott the only line I can recall is "god knows why my country don't give a fuck". The meaning is fairly obvious but for some reason it never hit me until recently.

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first timer
07-30-2007

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I'm amazed this song was leaked and disapointed at the same time. As much as i love hearing unreleased Elliott songs... This is one of his more revealing and sad songs.

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tronistroy
07-06-2008

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genius genius this song means so much to me. i feel he was battling all different types of abuse through out his whole life and this is what the song is about. that for everyone is abused in some way but within this song it seems like he was abused then it was self abuse. this song always gets to me. there is something about the last line that makes the song so much more powerful.
"Why does everyone know
Been abused now
Didn't want it to show"
we try through out all of our lives to be normal and show that we are confident human beings and dont want to show our true selves. that line is s realization of himself and his existence and how he cant hide who he is because it only eats him up inside.

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Sinfantile76
12-12-2008

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This song is so royally fucked up... Beautiful, in it's own brief, haunting ambiance though. The lyrics are real concise and expressive, and his wordplay is genius. This song sounded like it took hours, days, and months of bottled up personal attachment.

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first timer
02-26-2009

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Elliott is unappreciated.. I believe that people misinterpret his message, but this is a clear cut song and it is hauntingly sad. The music in itself is ingenious, but the lyrics are impeccable. This song is too personal and I can understand his family and Elliott not wanting anyone to hear it. Its a shame that he never got to finish it.

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Brenguy
11-05-2009

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"other people see some evil intention
but the closer you get, the more you get
confused how, why does everyone know
been abused now, didn't want it to show"

He begins to explain that people think he has evil intentions in the things he does, like coming off as abused and calling out the church for being abusive. Then he starts to say that if you get to know him you'll be confused, meaning that you will have a change of heart and question your previous assumption that he has evil intentions for doing the things he does. However whats beautiful about this stanza is that he cuts off his explanation and says "why does everyone know" which hits me as if he is saying why do I have to explain myself to people.

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