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I've got grounds for divorce.
it's in my blood this divorce.
I separate everybody, I need
distance from your body.
Oh I deserve this anguish on my house.
So get away, you cannot follow me.
I get away, you cannot follow me.
So get away, you cannot follow me.
So get away, you cannot follow me. I get away.
I've got grounds for recourse.
Your lungs fill with discourse.
You separate from my body, you need
consistence from somebody.
Oh I deserve this anguish on my house.
So get away, you cannot follow me.
I get away, you cannot follow me.
So get away, you cannot follow me.
I get away, you cannot follow me.
So get away, you cannot follow me.
I get away, you cannot follow me.
So get away.
it's in my blood this divorce.
I separate everybody, I need
distance from your body.
Oh I deserve this anguish on my house.
So get away, you cannot follow me.
I get away, you cannot follow me.
So get away, you cannot follow me.
So get away, you cannot follow me. I get away.
I've got grounds for recourse.
Your lungs fill with discourse.
You separate from my body, you need
consistence from somebody.
Oh I deserve this anguish on my house.
So get away, you cannot follow me.
I get away, you cannot follow me.
So get away, you cannot follow me.
I get away, you cannot follow me.
So get away, you cannot follow me.
I get away, you cannot follow me.
So get away.
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pretty much.
i watched a vlog where liz feldman interviewed the twins and Sara believes she can't stay in a relationship for a very long time it's like the relationship expires in more or less 5 years. So i think these lines are for Emy
- You need consistence from somebody
Oh, I deserve this anguish on my house
...
So get away
you cannot follow me
(I get away)
You cannot follow me
I think it's not necessarily about her divorce from a partner or about her parent's divorce (ie the song is in their opinion).
For me, this song is about someone who has commitment issues.
(I've got grounds for divorce, It's in my blood, this divorce) Is about how she feels like she can't help causing break ups in relationships because she has commitment issues, she needs time to herself and because her parents divorced when she was young. The singer can't help needing distance from people, it's just part of who she is.
(I'll separate everybody, I need distance from your body) She is saying that she has to get away from people, not just lovers, but everyone, she needs time away from everyone to be with herself
(Oh, I deserve this anguish on my house) This line is saying that her partner is angry with her for always needing distance and the singer is annoyed with herself for needing to keep away from people and thinks that her partner deserves to be annoyed with her
(So get away, you cannot follow me) Obvious really, she just has to get away from others and from her partner and there's nothing anyone can do about it, no matter how much the singer loves someone, she needs to get away
(I've got grounds for recourse) She's saying there is a chance that she can fix this aspect of her personality because
(Your lungs fill with discourse) her partner is feeling divided between staying with her or just getting out of the relationship, and she doesn't want her partner to leave.
(You separate from my body, You need consistence from somebody) Her partner is drifting away from her because the singer is too distant from her whereas her partner needs someone who is consistent and this is why the singer wants to change, again because she doesn't want her partner to leave
(Oh, I deserve this anguish on my house) Her partner is hurt by the singer and is giving her grief for being so distant and the singer thinks she deserves this anguish because it is her who is hurting her partner, it is her who is breaking up their relationship.
So yeah, I think it's about someone who needs distance from people, no matter how much they love them and this quality is breaking up a relationship and hurting their partner, who is slowly moving away and debating whether or not to stay
Hard-hearted (Sara doesn't care if she is stubborn) don't worry, I'm ready for a fight (ready to fight for her love)
(sara's confident that she's gonna win her anyway so she's telling her to)Unnerved, the nerve, you're nervous, nervous that I'm right
(and so she's right, the courtship is done thus a relationship began like telling her i told you so ) Now you know you know it now
I separate everybody,
I need distance from your body.
Oh I deserve this anguish on my house.
I think she's saying that as the one who is initiating the divorce, she feels horrible about herself for splitting up her family, but she can't help it, she needs the distance from her husband. She has to get away, and he cannot go with her.
Then the husband speaks:
I've got grounds for recourse,
Your lungs fill with discourse (probably one of my favorite lines ever)
You separate from my body,
You need consistence from somebody.
He feels like the things she says about him aren't true, his recourse, or 'appeal' is met with her discourse on how it just won't work between them. (Seriously, her lungs fill with discourse? That's a genius line!) So she tells him she needs someone more consistent, and he has to just accept it, and he does, and he feels bad about himself ("Oh I deserve this anguish on my house.")
I really really like this song. It really shows how in the divorce both parties can really blame themselves and how confusing it can be for everyone involved. I think it's just a great song.
"I separate everybody"
it's not about sara and emy. as stated above, i read that sara wrote it about her parents-- this song as well as "light up".
i bought the cd. i wouldn't even allow myself to listen to it before the actual release date. i think the wait makes whatever's be waited for more appreciated. if you want to know this truth, though... i prefer when a cd doesn't come with the lyrics. i haven't even looked at them. i like to interpret them myself. there's more to discover that way. anyway, here's what i hear:
i’ve got grounds for divorce
it’s in my blood this divorce
i separate everybody
i need distance from your body
oh, i deserve this anguish on my house
so get away, you cannot follow me
i get away, you cannot follow me
so get away, you cannot follow me
so get away, you cannot follow me
i get away
i’ve got grounds for divorce
your lungs fill with discourse
you separate from my body
you need consistence from somebody
oh, i deserve this anguish on my house
so get away, you cannot follow me
i get away, you cannot follow me
so get away, you cannot follow me
i get away, you cannot follow me
so get away, you cannot follow me
i get away, you cannot follow me
so get away