Gave Up

Length:4:08

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Versions:Gave Up
Gave Up (remixed by Coil, Danny Hyde)

Live:1994 - present

About

Gave Up is the 6th track off the 1992 Broken EP. It continues the EP's musical themes of being loud and aggressive, as well as showing themes of nihilism, self-loathing, and chaos in the lyrics.

Appears On

Gave up appears in some form on the following albums:

Broken
Fixed

Versions

There are only two versions of this song.

Gave Up
Gave Up (remixed by Coil, Danny Hyde)

The Video

The video for this song is simply the band performing in the studio, amidst a variety of recording equipment. Marilyn Manson can be seen as the guitarist in this video, despite the fact the he is unable to play the guitar.

Performed Live

Gave Up has seen regular playing time in live shows since it's debut in 1994.

Lyrics

Perfect little dream the kind that hurts the most
Forgot how it feels well almost
No one to blame always the same
Open my eyes wake up in flames

It took you to make me realize
It took you to make me realize
It took you to make me realize
It took you to make me see the light

Smashed up my sanity
Smashed up my integrity
Smashed up what I believed in
Smashed up what's left of me
Smashed up my everything
Smashed up all that was true
Gonna smash myself to pieces
I don't know what else to do

Covered in hope and Vaseline
Still cannot fix this broken machine
Watching the hole it used to be mine
Just watching it burn in my steady systematic decline
Of the trust I will betray
Give it to me I throw it away
After everything I've done I hate myself for what I've become

I tried
I gave up
Throw it away