Send You Off
Navigating Identity and Longing: Say Anything's 'Send You Off'
Lyrics
You ask me to do this again
The person is being asked to repeat a certain action.
I say I think I just date girls
The speaker mentions their preference for dating girls.
And you're not a girl, right? (You're not a girl, right?)
The speaker questions the gender identity of the other person.
And you won't ever be one based on my insight
The speaker implies that the other person will not become a girl from the speaker's perspective.
Actually I don't know how this works
The speaker admits to not understanding the complexities of sexuality.
This confusing spectrum
The speaker finds the spectrum of modern sexuality confusing.
Of modern sexuality
Referencing the complexities and variations in sexual orientations/preferences.
I espouse it to my friends, but it churns me
The speaker promotes these ideas to others but feels conflicted internally.
Mom loves me too much
The speaker feels excessive love from their mother.
And my daddy not enough
The speaker feels a lack of love from their father.
And I grew up nouveau riche
The speaker grew up in a wealthy or affluent environment.
And I'm a slick son of a bitch
The speaker views themselves as clever and smooth.
Oh
An exclamation possibly emphasizing a realization or feeling.
And I can't (I can't) sustain (sustain)
The speaker cannot maintain something (not specified).
But I'll try if it numbs the pain
They will attempt to continue if it helps alleviate pain.
And I can't (I can't) sustain (sustain)
Similar to line 16, reiterating the inability to sustain.
But I'll try if it numbs the pain
Reiterating the willingness to try despite the difficulty.
Because mom loves me too much
Repetition of the excessive love from the mother.
And my daddy not enough
Reiteration of feeling insufficient love from the father.
And I grew up nouveau riche
Reiteration of growing up in wealth or affluence.
And I'm a slick son of a bitch
Reiteration of the speaker's self-perception as cunning.
Because Bowie's my excuse
The speaker uses David Bowie as an excuse or influence.
So I can brag of how I tried
The speaker boasts of attempting something, possibly influenced by Bowie.
But all I want to do
The speaker's true desire is to help the other person get high.
Is send you off to get you high
The speaker's intention is to facilitate the other person getting high.
Get you high
Reiteration of the intention to get the other person high.
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