Let me be the one who calls you baby all the time
Surely you can take some comfort knowing that you're mine
Just hold me tight, lay by my side
And let me be the one who calls you baby all the time

I found my place in the world
Could stare at your face for the rest of my days

[Chorus:]
Now I can breathe
Turn my insides out and smother me
Warm and alive, I'm all over you
Would you smother me?

Let me be the one who never leaves you all alone
I hold my breath and lose the feeling that I'm on my own
Hold me too tight, stay by my side
And let me be the one who calls you baby all the time

I found my place in the world
Could stare at your face for the rest of my days

[Chorus]

Smother me
Smother me

When I'm alone, time goes so slow
I need you here with me
And how my mistakes have made
Your heart break
Still I need you here with me
So, baby, I'm... baby, I'm here

[Chorus x 2]

Smother me
Smother me

Let me be the one who calls you baby all the time
Let me be the one who calls you baby all the time
Let me be the one who calls you baby, the one who calls you baby



Lyrics submitted by afitch1206

Track duration: 06:18

"Smother Me" as written by Robert C./howard Mccracken

Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing

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    My Interpretation:I just love this song, it's beautiful.

    I think the song is about this guy, his lover probably was always all over him, "smothering" him with love and care, but he didn't know how to appreciate it, he probably wanted to "breath" without having his lover caring so much about him, he wanted freedom.
    Then, he messed up really bad, his lover probably got tired of caring and loving someone who didn't seem to love back and dumped him. As says the old saying "you only learn to appreciate the value of the things after you lose it", he realized he loved his lover just as much and now wants his lover to take him back, to smother him with love and care again, that's why:

    "Now I can breath, turn my insides out and smother me, warm and alive I'm all over you, would you smother me?"
    Flag marianaroon March 08, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:This song Brings back a very good Memory for me.. 3 years ago I meet someone. He ment alot to me even though he didnt know it at the time. Everytime I play it takes me back to him the Memorys we shared. I meet up with him finally after 3 years and he wasnt the same.. Some times I wish I could have made a difference in his life.. But I had to let him go.... :"/
    Flag Lodi340on December 07, 2012   Link
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    My Interpretation:Does no-one else get a bit of a rape-y vibe off this song?
    first time I listened I got the touching love song vibe, but the more I listen the more I get the feeling it's a song about someone forcing themselves on the object of their unreturned affections. not angrily, but in a misguided way.
    "surely you can take some comfort knowing that you're mine". as if she thinks something's wrong.
    The smothering imagery, while directed at himself is still out of place, as if he sees those actions as part of a normal relationship.
    The repeated use of "baby" makes me feel like he's trying to talk her into something while being "warm and alive" and "all over you", neither of which are things that generally come up in a touching love ballad.

    I love this song, don't get me wrong, even with this reading of it.
    Flag kachilde19on April 27, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:So, this song definitely hits home for me. Ugh, why is it so amazing? It makes me want to cry. Especially after the chorus where there's the little piano lick that sounds just like the chorus. My heart breaks every time. So amazing. I want a guy to sing this to me.
    Flag sarasechreston February 06, 2011   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:When I got the cd i was like fuck yeah Smother Me i bet thats pretty heavy lol
    Flag HideMeFromReflectionon December 25, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:When I got the cd i was like fuck yeah Smother Me i bet thats pretty heavy lol
    Flag HideMeFromReflectionon December 25, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:the most amazing song ever made.
    my boyfriend made me aware of this song, and it's been our song ever since.
    i cried the first time i heard it, because it was so beautiful.

    but, its pretty obvious what this song is about. (:
    Flag jayceebee03on May 08, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:This might be my favorite song by them. Granted, I'm not a big fan of screaming so I might be a little biases, BUT this song is beautiful. It's like a lullaby, but not one that puts you to sleep. It's a lullaby you want to stay awake so you can still listen to it. Love it.
    Flag barrelracer17on April 14, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:This WAS our wedding song!! We wanted something different and not over done! This was perfect!! I walked down the isle to "Amber" by 311 and our first dance was this song!! Best day!! LOVE THIS SONG!
    Flag trishg001on February 05, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:wow!
    that's pretty much all i have to say (:
    this song is simply amazing.
    i cannot get enough of it!
    Flag sammixcalamityon July 25, 2009   Link

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