Oh God, God, she's really done it now,
Coked up, her body's all spun around,
Oh yeah, yeah, she's really done it,
And seein' her just isn't something I can stomach,

Back it up, back it up,
If you talkin' shit to me,
Smack it up, smack it up,
If you act a bitch to me,
Stack it up, stack it up,
If you fuckin' rich as me,
My daddy owns a dealership,
The rest is fuckin' history

This ain't a love song (oh no),
This ain't a broken heart homie singin' only 'cause he's lonely,
This ain't a love song (oh, no, no, no),
This ain't a whiskey-drowned ballad,
There ain't nothing here that's valid,
So tell me baby, pretty baby, that this house is not a graveyard,
Tell me how to stay strong and carry you home,
Over corpses of her long-lost fathers and her unborn daughters,
God dammit, I just can't do it alone
I can't do it alone,
I can't do it alone,
No, I can't do it alone

Oh no, no, I'm not impressed with you,
Pink drinks that seem to get the best of you,
Rock late and sleep until the sun sets,
I'd talk but you took the tongue I talk with

Back it up, back it up,
If you talkin' shit to me,
Smack it up, smack it up,
If you act a bitch to me,
Stack it up, stack it up,
If you fuckin' rich as me,
My daddy owns a dealership,
The rest is fuckin' history

This ain't a love song (oh no),
This ain't a broken heart homie singin' only 'cause he's lonely,
This ain't a love song (oh, no, no, no),
This ain't a whiskey-drowned ballad,
There ain't nothing here that's valid,
So tell me baby, pretty baby, that this house is not a graveyard,
Tell me how to stay strong and carry you home,
Over corpses of her long-lost fathers and her unborn daughters,
God dammit, I just can't do it alone
I can't do it alone,
I can't do it alone,
No, I can't do it alone

I can call you out and complain the rain is worse,
But it's that much better if I did it in person,
I can call you out and complain the rain is worse,
But it's that much better if I did it in person

So tell me baby, pretty baby, that this house is not a graveyard,
Tell me how to stay strong and carry you home,
Over corpses of her long-lost fathers and her unborn daughters,
God dammit, I just can't do it alone
So tell me baby, pretty baby, that this house is not a graveyard,
Tell me how to stay strong and carry you home,
Over corpses of her long-lost fathers and her unborn daughters,
God dammit, I just can't do it alone



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  • +1
    My Interpretation:She's dead. Or nearly dead.

    The fear and panic in that opening "oh god, oh god" wipes away any ideas that this might be a party anthem. In the beginning stanza the speaker opens the door and sees a girl overdosed, twisted grotesquely, laid out on the floor. This isn't the first time it's happened, but "she's really done it now."

    Then with the chorus "back it up, back it up" he takes us on a trip down memory lane. Their relationship was not a romantic affair: "There ain't nothing here that's valid." They were brought together because of their party lifestyles, riches, and daddy issues: "our long lost fathers." Despite petty bickering and abuse they've stayed together because she got pregnant.

    Even though he knows how shallow and how superficial their relationship was, gazing down at her corpse he realizes too late how much he needed her. In denial and cowardice he turns away and walks out the door moaning, "Tell me, baby, pretty baby, that this house is not a graveyard. Tell me how to stay strong."

    He walks into the rain, which is falling hard. He wants to call out to her, to yell, and to complain about something as stupid as bad weather, but decides, "it's that much better if I do it all in person." After standing there for a bit of time and letting the storm soak through him, he walks back inside and carries her body home.
    Flag bertiebottbagon April 30, 2012   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:I think this is a song about a girl that is always doing drugs and has a drinking problem (thus "pink drinks that seem to get the best of you") and this guy always ends up bringing her home with him when she's been drinking or using drugs ("Tell me how to stay strong and carry you home") and he is tired of seeing her that way ("And seein' her just isn't something I can stomach") and is sick of taking her to his place for all the wrong reasons but still ends up doing it every time and he is tired and thinks he can't keep doing it alone ("God dammit, I just can't do it alone")
    Flag xXIzzieBeeXxon February 16, 2010   Link
  • -3
    General Comment:I Love Him, So What??



    AHAHAHA! because youh opened this, youh will have thee BEST LUCK this week
    1) your qonna qett a qirlfriend/ boyfriend
    2) your qonna have thee best 3 weeks startinq toniqht!
    3) your qonna qett 2 NEW FRiENDS
    4) your qonna fall in love

    *If u dont repost this, youh will have bad luck forever ! BUT, youh have too repost this bulletin with any of these names:

    1) i qott my lip pierced. [[pics]]
    2) i love him, soo what?.
    3) i like someone. <3
    4) qold diqqer
    5) i need a true boyfriendd.
    6) omq we kissed.<3
    7) i need a qirlfriend
    8) i think i miqht be qay.
    9) i need a boyfriendd.
    10) my suicide letter, qoodbye everyone.
    11) i dyed my hair blonde.​​​​​​[​​​​​​[​​​​​​pics]​​​​​​]​​​​​​
    12) im qoinq too jamaica mondayy.
    13) i dyed my hair pink andd purple here are pics.
    14) fuck we qott cauqht.
    15) i dyed my hair blonde here are thee pictures.
    16) i lover her, soo whatt?.
    17) i qott my belly button pierced.
    18) i ♥ my mom, soo whatt?.
    19) i qott 00 qaqes.
    20) i cutt myself.
    21) your mom qoes too colleqe.
    22) this is why crack is bad.
    23) i qott my nose pierced, finally
    24) i qott qrounded.
    25) i think i miqht be lez
    Flag pnkprncss90on January 01, 2010   Link
  • 0
    Song Meaning:God, she's really done it now,
    Coked up, her body's all spun around,
    Oh yeah, yeah, she's really done it,
    And seein' her just isn't something I can stomach,
    ^^^
    The girl has gotten herself all drugged up and the boy can't stand to see her that way
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Back it up, back it up,
    If you talkin' shit to me,
    Smack it up, smack it up,
    If you act a bitch to me,
    ^^^
    If you bad talk him, you better back it up other wise he will destroy you, no matter what gender.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    This ain't a love song (oh no),
    This ain't a broken heart homie singin' only 'cause he's lonely,
    ^^^
    This song isn't for the coked up girl in the beginning, he's not heartbroken over her.
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    So tell me baby, pretty baby, that this house is not a graveyard,
    Tell me how to stay strong and carry you home,
    Over corpses of her long-lost fathers and her unborn daughters,
    ^^^
    The boy think she is pretty&likes her but he can't stand the sight of having to bring her home everynight. However he is the only one that will bring her home safe because she has severed ties with all of her other loved ones aka they are dead to her.
    Flag sodapoplunchboxon December 25, 2009   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:"our unborn daughters" nudges abortion (unwanted pregnancies) or miscarriages (drug use?)... hmm... maybe i'm just being weird
    Flag Pavlovedon August 20, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:this is my interpretation of this song. it may be wrong or right, but this is how it is in my eyes.

    "coked up, her bodys all spun around"
    well being coked up means to act like you are on cocaine, so maybe the woman feels coked up, and is dancing to satisfy the feeling, explain "her bodys all spun around"

    "Back it up, back it up,
    If you talkin' shit to me,
    Smack it up, smack it up,
    If you act a bitch to me,
    Stack it up, stack it up,"

    obviously, if you are talking shit to him, you best step away. if you act a bitch to him, he will abuse you. i believe stack it up means to load a gun. so i guess that whole verse explains what happens if you get in a beef with him.
    Flag mynameisemmaon August 04, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:this is my favorite song of theirs!
    its soo catchy and makes my wanna dance!
    I wanna see them soooo bad!
    Flag blaportaon June 20, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:abbbbsolutely love this song. it's genius. and i agree, it is HERS.
    Flag jasmineloveon June 15, 2009   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:
    CAUSE God dammit, I can't do it alone

    and

    I can call you out and complain the rain is worse,
    But it's that much better if I did it ALL in person,
    I can call you out and complain the rain is worse,
    But it's that much better if I did it ALL in person
    Flag Kareeeeeon May 24, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:3OH!3 is so freaking awesome!!!!! I <3 THEM!!!!!!!
    Flag KittyStaron May 12, 2009   Link

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