Shred A
Le Tigre Lyrics
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Get no reply
To clarify you
You just know
You're wasting my time
There goes a good gone bye
Right on time
I'm ready come try
And clip this fire now, baby
I won't show you nothing
Don't want to
I just want to know who you are
A waste of my time
A waste of my time
A waste of my time
You wasting my time
It's all so precious
And you just throw it away
It's all so precious
And you just throw it away
Throw it away
You're not good enough
For me to despise
You wasting my time
You wasting my time
You wasting my time
You wasting my time
Behead said say correct
Shred project
Shred a confine
Lay on pain
I laid your pain
Lay on pain
Got a thing for wasting my
Wasting my wasting
Wasting my wasting
Wasting my wasting time
It's all so precious
And you just throw it away
It's all so precious
And you just throw it away
Away away away
It's all so precious
And you just throw it away
It's all so precious
And you just throw it away
Away away away
It's all so precious
And you just throw it away
It's all so precious
And you just throw it away
The song ‘Shred A’ by Le Tigre is a powerful and fierce expression of frustration and disappointment in a relationship that isn't working. The song seems to be directed to a partner who is not giving the love and attention that is needed and wanted, with lines like "You by my side/ Get no reply/ To clarify you/ You just know/ You're wasting my time." The singer is feeling disrespected and hurt by the partner who is not willing to show any effort or love in the relationship.
The singer is saying that they won't show the partner anything, as they have lost interest and grown tired of trying to make things work. In the chorus, the singer states that everything is too precious to be thrown away, but that's exactly what the partner is doing. "You're not good enough/ For me to despise/ You wasting my time" shows that the singer is done with the relationship, and the partner is not worthy of being hated, but rather dismissed.
The breakdown at the end of the song, where the lyrics go, "Got a thing for wasting my/ Wasting my wasting/ Wasting my wasting/ Wasting my wasting time," shows that the singer is reflecting on the relationship and the time they have spent trying to make things work. Overall, the song 'Shred A' is an expression of disappointment, hurt, and a desire to move on and forget about a relationship that has not been worthwhile.
Line by Line Meaning
You by my side
Being with you
Get no reply
Not getting any type of response
To clarify you
To make sure I understand who you really are
You just know
You have a sense of who you really are
You're wasting my time
I'm not benefiting from being with you
There goes a good gone bye
A good thing has ended
Right on time
It happened at the expected moment
I'm ready come try
I'm prepared for whatever comes next
And clip this fire now, baby
Stop this developing situation
I won't show you nothing
I won't give you any type of satisfaction
Don't want to
I don't have the desire to do so
I just want to know who you are
I just want to know the real you
A waste of my time
Not worth the effort of being with
You're not good enough
You don't meet my standards
For me to despise
For me to hate
Behead said say correct
Eliminate useless statements
Shred project
Destroy the current situation
Shred a confine
Break free from limitations
Lay on pain
Experience negative feelings
I laid your pain
I caused you distress
Got a thing for wasting my
I have a pattern of being with people who are not beneficial for me
Wasting my wasting
Continuing to waste my time
It's all so precious
Life is valuable
And you just throw it away
But being with someone who is not beneficial for you is wasting this precious time
Away away away
Throw it away
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