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If you take me back
Back to your place
I'll try not to bother you
I promise
'Cause it's cold in here
And I wish it was hot
The sink's broke
It's leaking from the faucet
And I'm fractured
From before
And I wanna go home
Now it takes two
And it used to take one
It takes two
And it used to take only one
Well, my money's no good
When I'm up to no good
No good ever comes from it all
I got a really good heart
I just can't catch a break
If I could, I'd treat you like you want me to
I promise
But I'm fractured
From before
Ooo, and I wanna go home
I'm fractured
From before
And I wanna go home
It takes two
And it used to take one
It takes two
And it used to take one
It takes two
And it used to take one
It takes two and it used to take only one
Back to your place
I'll try not to bother you
I promise
'Cause it's cold in here
And I wish it was hot
The sink's broke
It's leaking from the faucet
And I'm fractured
From before
And I wanna go home
Now it takes two
And it used to take one
It takes two
And it used to take only one
Well, my money's no good
When I'm up to no good
No good ever comes from it all
I got a really good heart
I just can't catch a break
If I could, I'd treat you like you want me to
I promise
But I'm fractured
From before
Ooo, and I wanna go home
I'm fractured
From before
And I wanna go home
It takes two
And it used to take one
It takes two
And it used to take one
It takes two
And it used to take one
It takes two and it used to take only one
Lyrics submitted by inthissilentvoid
Track duration: 02:38
"Two" as written by Ryan Adams Bradley Smith Pemberton
Lyrics © BUG MUSIC
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There's a few corrections to the lyrics (already showed right above me)
"Cause it's cold in here, and I wish it was hot."
then
"Well, my money's no good when I'm up to no good. No good ever comes from it, honest."
The second one is pretty vital to the analysis of the song, honestly. Some background... Easy Tiger is right during Ryan's struggle overcoming his drug addiction. I mean, the cover itself has him sitting there looking at his watch which reads 4:20. He's smoking a cigarette, which kind of shows his anxiety trying to stay away from drugs.
"If you take me back, back to your place... The sink's broke it's leaking from a faucet."
The speaker is somewhere he/she (I'll use he for the rest) doesn't want to be. Everything's broken, cold, etc.. You can imagine that someone who has been a drug addict for the past few years hasn't taken much care of their sink, maybe hasn't paid their heating bill... They want to be somewhere else, anywhere else. Literally, and metaphorically. He's reaching out for help.
"Fractured... from the fall, and I wanna go home."
Drugs have fractured the life of the speaker. He's crippled, and needs to get back "home," to a place of comfort and normality. Longs to be back to how he once was.
"It takes two when it used to take one."
You know your drug addictions getting bad when you need two instead of one...
"My money's no good, when I'm up to no good. No good ever comes from it, honest."
Self explanatory. I think this quote is one of the strongest supports for the argument. Speaker is saying the money is no good when you only use it from drugs. If you only use money from drugs, no good ever comes from money, honestly.
"I've gotta really good heart, I just can't catch a break... If I could I'd treat you like you wanted me to, I promise."
Perhaps this is the speakers way of showing us why he needs to stop this addiction. He has lost the one he loves due to it. He's got a good heart, and if he could get sober he'd be everything she wanted. (If you guys know, one of the reasons Adams wanted to get sober is because he lost a lover because of it. And guess who? His new wife, if I'm not mistaken!)
One of the beauty to Ryan's music is that he writes it with so many different levels that multiple interpretations are possible. Beautiful song.
"If you take me back to your place, I'll try not to bother you"
-If you give me a chance to be with you.I won't mess up your life. i wont change you. i like you for who you are.
"'cause it's cold in here, And i wish it was hot"
-I'm lonely. I don't want to be lonely.
"The sink's broke it's leaking from the faucet"
-i'm broken; i'm not who i want to be.
"i'm fractured from the fall, and i want to go home"
-i'm hurt/tired of being alone and i don't want to be.
"It takes two when it used to take one"
-I need someone to love. i can't be content by myself any longer
"my money's no good, when i'm up to no good"
-my efforts aren't worth it when i'm not trying
"no good ever comes from it, honest"
-flings/baggage don't make us better, or help us move on
"i've got a really good heart, i just can't catch a break"
-i'm really a good guy. no one has seen that yet/no one has loved me yet.
"If i could, i'd treat you like you wanted me to"
-if you give me a chance, i will treat you right. i will do everything for you. you will be my main concern and only love.
" . . .i'm fractured from the fall and I wanna go home . . "
Great job on the double meaning, Ryan, and congratulations and good luck with your ride on the wagon. You are my musical idol!
First time I heard this song, I thought it was just "there"; the more I listen, tho, the more I love it. I'm gonna go rewind my Sirius on the DVR and listen to it again!
This is exactly the way I interpret the song.
Shows the pain and sorrow involved in knowing you have hurt your loved one. . . and the hope you have that they will take you back in.
I don't believe Adams wants everything how it was, just for his love to comfort him again. Only many times those who have been hurt can be very reluctant to give back.