Can't Stop
Unstoppable Desires: Guided by Voices' Musical Quest for Freedom
Lyrics
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Chorus
I know I'm wasting time
Expressing awareness of time being wasted
Now and then I just want to run away
Occasional desire to escape or avoid certain situations
Please believe I (don't) mean what I say
Ambiguous statement, uncertainty in intentions
But (cause) you know I just can't stop anyway
Acknowledging inability to stop a certain behavior or action
Gotta know one thing (babe)
Stressing the importance of conveying a particular message
Gotta listen to me
Requesting attention and receptiveness
Just a little more room now
Desiring more space or freedom
You gotta set me free
Seeking liberation
Make up your mind baby
Encouraging a decision from a significant other
Straight from the line baby
Emphasizing honesty and directness
You never really had to look through me
Rejecting the need for intense scrutiny
You shouldn't really be that way
Advocating for a different approach or demeanor
When we touch with our tenderness I brought (don't want) too
Uncertainty or reluctance about receiving too much tenderness
Much and happiness blows away
Acknowledging the potential for excess to diminish happiness
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Chorus
I can't stop anyway
Reiterating the inability to stop a certain action
Just not anyway
Emphasizing the persistence of the inability
I can't stop it anyway
Reaffirming the inability to stop
I can't stop it anyway
Continuing to emphasize the inability
I can't stop it anyway
Repetition of the inability to stop
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