7 Year Bitch was formed in 1990 by vocalist Selene Vigil, guitarist Stefanie Sargent, bassist Elizabeth Davis and drummer Valerie Agnew. Vigil, Sargent, and Agnew had been playing together in the Seattle band Barbie's Dream Car when their bassist left for Europe. They subsequently recruited Davis and renamed their band after the movie Seven Year Itch.
At their first concert, the band opened for The Gits, who would prove to have a significant influence on their music. In 1991 the band released the single "Lorna" and signed with C/Z Records. Their first album, Sick 'Em, was released in 1992, but it was overshadowed by Sargent's death on June 27. Sargent passed out on her back after returning home from a party where she had drunk alcohol and taken a small amount of heroin. She died of asphyxiation when she failed to wake up after throwing up the contents of her stomach. After a prolonged period of uncertainty, the band decided to continue, recruiting guitarist Roisin Dunne as Sargent's replacement later that year.
In July 1993, longtime friend and Gits frontwoman Mia Zapata was brutally raped and murdered while walking home late at night. This event, coupled with Sargent's death the previous year, had a profound effect on the group. As a reaction, the band recorded and released their second album ¡Viva Zapata! (1994) in tribute to both of their fallen friends. Valerie Agnew also became the primary instigator and co-founder of the anti-violence and self-defence organisation Home Alive. On April 8, 1994, the band played a benefit show for Rock Against Domestic Violence at the Cameo Theatre on Miami Beach, alongside Babes in Toyland and Jack Off Jill.
In 1995 the band signed with Atlantic Records, and in 1996 released their third album, Gato Negro. Following the tour supporting Gato Negro, guitarist Roisin Dunne left, and was replaced by Lisa Faye Beatty, the band's live sound engineer and long-time friend.
In early 1997, the band began recording material for what was to be their fourth album. The band moved from Seattle to California, Elizabeth Davis and Valerie Agnew to San Francisco and Selene Vigil to Los Angeles. With the recent departure of their guitarist, Roisin Dunne and the geographical separation between bandmates, Seven Year Bitch's career came to a close after a final tour with San Francisco's Lost Goat.
Following the break-up of 7 Year Bitch, bassist Elizabeth Davis joined the San Francisco-based band Clone, with whom she performed until 2003. In 2005 she helped to form the band Von Iva. Vocalist Selene Vigil formed a gothic/psychedelic-influenced band by the name of Cistine, in 2000. Roisin Dunne joined the band The Last Goodbye in 2006, and now resides in New York.
Their songs, "The Scratch" and "Icy Blue" were featured in the movie Mad Love with Drew Barrymore and Chris O'Donnell.
Tired Of Nothing
7 Year Bitch Lyrics
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Push me around
Tell me what to do
Tell me I don't care about you
You drive me up the wall
Out the window
Down the street
To another block
You're drivin' me away
You're drivin' me away
Whadya talkin' about?
Whadya thinkin' about?
Whadya thinkin' about?
Nothin'
Nothin'
Nothin'
Why can't you love me like I want you to?
And leave me when I die
Why can't you hold me in your arms tonight?
And sing me a lullaby
Bye
Bye
Why can't you promise me a tomorrow?
And never say good-bye
Why can't you look me in the eye?
Why can't you?
Why can't you?
Why can't you?
Why can't you try?
Tired of you always put me down
Push me around
Tell me what to do
Tell me I don't care about you
Whadya talkin' about?
Whadya thinkin' about?
Whadya thinkin' about?
Nothin'
Nothin'
The lyrics of 7 Year Bitch's "Tired of Nothing" expresses the singer's weariness and frustration towards their partner who constantly puts them down, orders them around and accuses them of not caring enough. The opening lines of the song create a feeling of hopelessness as the singer expresses their exhaustion towards an unfulfilling relationship. The repetition of the line "You're drivin' me away" highlights the finality of the decision to leave, leading to the questioning of what the partner is actually talking and thinking about.
The chorus of the song is a series of questions, a plea for the partner to love the singer in the way they want to be loved. The line "leave me when I die" adds a darker, more morbid tone to the song, suggesting that the singer is disillusioned with the idea of love and yearns for a better tomorrow. The repeated question "Why can't you?" effectively emphasizes the singer's frustration and desperation for answers.
Overall, the lyrics of "Tired of Nothing" talk about love and its complications, as well as the need for a deeper, more fulfilling relationship. The singer longs for a partner who meets their emotional needs and doesn't push them away.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm tired of you always put me down
I am exhausted from the constant belittling and criticism that you inflict upon me
Push me around
You physically and emotionally manipulate me to get your way
Tell me what to do
You control my every move and decision
Tell me I don't care about you
You accuse me of not loving or caring for you, despite my efforts to prove otherwise
You drive me up the wall
Your behavior is maddening and infuriating
Out the window
I am tempted to flee from this toxic situation
Down the street
I am considering leaving everything behind and starting anew
To another block
I am desperate to escape to a different neighborhood, a different life
To another house
Anywhere but here, with you
You're drivin' me away
Your actions are pushing me out of your life
Whadya talkin' about?
What are you even saying? Your words make no sense to me
Whadya thinkin' about?
What could be going through your mind to treat me this way?
Nothin'
Apathy and indifference seem to be at the core of your every action and thought
Why can't you love me like I want you to?
My love for you is not being reciprocated in the way I need it to be
And leave me when I die
When I am gone, will you still care? Or will you be relieved to be free of me?
Why can't you hold me in your arms tonight?
I am longing for physical affection and comfort from you, which you deny me
And sing me a lullaby
I yearn for emotional tenderness and care from you, which you withhold
Bye
I am saying farewell to this situation, and possibly to you as well
Why can't you promise me a tomorrow?
I need reassurance that you are committed to me and our future together
And never say goodbye
I am afraid that you will abandon me and our plans without warning, leaving me heartbroken and alone
Why can't you look me in the eye?
Your avoidance of my gaze suggests that you are hiding something from me
Why can't you try?
I am begging you to put in effort to salvage our relationship, but you seem unwilling to do so
Contributed by Claire A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.