Because of You
40 Grit Lyrics


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Place me under helpless
Something that I cant ignore
Break down - give in find the place I need to be
Never be the same again to me
And it's been a waste of time to me
And it's been a waste of time

Try to reach out of my grasp
Hard to find the words to tell you
In our way we've become our own slaves and
Never be the same again

{Chorus}
Because of You
I never wanted it to be the way it's been before
It'll never be the same and life doesn't change





And it's been a waste of time, to me

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of 40 Grit's song "Because of You" express a feeling of helplessness and frustration caused by someone or something that is impossible to ignore. The singer describes feeling like they have been broken down and pushed to find a new place in life, but they will never be the same again after what they have been through. The repetition of "It's been a waste of time" emphasizes the feeling of regret and the sense that nothing will ever be able to make up for the lost time and opportunities.


The second verse reveals that the source of the singer's pain is another person, someone they have been trying to reach out to but are unable to communicate with. The use of the metaphor of becoming one's own slave highlights how sometimes, we can become trapped in our own destructive patterns of behavior, even when we want to change.


The chorus brings together the theme of never being the same again with the idea that this change has been caused by another person, who has somehow changed the course of the singer's life. The repetition of "It'll never be the same and life doesn't change" reinforces the idea that the effects of this person's actions will be long-lasting.


Overall, "Because of You" is a song that expresses a sense of hopelessness and the realization that some things can never be undone. The lyrics are raw and honest, highlighting the pain and frustration of a situation that is beyond the singer's control.


Line by Line Meaning

Place me under helpless
I feel powerless and unable to control my circumstances.


Something that I can't ignore
This situation is too significant and pressing to disregard.


Break down - give in find the place I need to be
I need to surrender my resistance and find my path forward, even if it's difficult.


Never be the same again to me
This experience has changed me irreversibly and I can't go back to who I was before.


And it's been a waste of time to me
This has been a pointless endeavor that hasn't brought me any benefit.


Try to reach out of my grasp
I'm struggling to attain something that seems just out of my reach.


Hard to find the words to tell you
I don't have the language to convey what I'm feeling or experiencing.


In our way we've become our own slaves and
The obstacles we're facing have entrapped us and we're unable to break free.


Never be the same again
This experience has fundamentally altered me and things won't be as they were before.


Because of You
You are the cause of everything that has happened, for better or worse.


I never wanted it to be the way it's been before
The situation has become painful and intolerable and I wish it could go back to the way it was before.


It'll never be the same and life doesn't change
Even though life moves on and changes, this circumstance will always be different and won't revert to its previous state.


And it's been a waste of time, to me
This experience has been fruitless and hasn't brought me any progress or benefit.




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