Sour
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Keep me sanitized. Leave me sterilized
Give me all the blame, so I can be ashamed

I don't know how. Just cleanse me now
Leave a sour taste in my mouth

Cut me down to size. Tell me a white lie
I just want to land in the palm of your hand

[Chorus]

Crying, fighting, trying to be sweet

Cut me down to size. Tell me a white lie
Give me all the blame, so I can be ashamed





[Chorus]

Overall Meaning

In the song "Sour" by Bracket, the lyrics focus on a person asking to be cleansed and sanitized, even if it means being blamed and feeling shame. The lyrics "Keep me sanitized. Leave me sterilized" suggest a desire for perfection and purity, while "Give me all the blame, so I can be ashamed" reflects a need to take responsibility for mistakes and failures. The line "Cut me down to size" seems to indicate a willingness to be humbled and brought back down to reality.


The lyrics also express a desire to please and be accepted by someone else. The line "Tell me a white lie" implies a willingness to believe a lie if it means being able to feel wanted and loved. The chorus, which repeats the line "Crying, fighting, trying to be sweet," suggests that this desire for acceptance may come at a cost, and that the person may be struggling to maintain their own identity and integrity in the process.


Line by Line Meaning

Keep me sanitized. Leave me sterilized
I want to be perfect and free from any flaws, so please make me clean and pure.


Give me all the blame, so I can be ashamed
Blame me for everything even if it's not my fault, I enjoy feeling guilty for everything around me.


I don't know how. Just cleanse me now
I don't know how to achieve my goal of being perfect, so please cleanse me of all my imperfections without any effort on my part.


Leave a sour taste in my mouth
Even though I want to be perfect, the actions I'm taking to achieve this ideal are leaving a bitter taste in my mouth.


Cut me down to size. Tell me a white lie
I want to be humble and small, so please cut me down to size with a sweet lie to make me feel better about myself.


I just want to land in the palm of your hand
I want to be completely under someone else's control and guidance, so please take me in your hands and control me.


Crying, fighting, trying to be sweet
I'm struggling to be everything I think others want me to be, even if it means crying and fighting to maintain a sweet appearance.


Give me all the blame, so I can be ashamed
Blame me for everything even if it's not my fault, I enjoy feeling guilty for everything around me.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: John Everett Otto, Samuel Robert Rivers, Wesley Louden Borland, William Frederick Durst

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