Daniel Paul Merriweather, born February 17th 1982 in Melbourne, Victoria is… Read Full Bio ↴Daniel Paul Merriweather, born February 17th 1982 in Melbourne, Victoria is an Australian R&B singer/songwriter.

His first commercially released recording was a guest appearance on the track "All I Want" from Australian dance act Disco Montego's self-titled album in 2002. In 2007 Daniel Merriweather put his voice to Mark Ronson's "Stop Me" (cover of The Smiths track) which reached #2 on the UK singles charts, and also co-wrote and featured on Wiley's third single, from his fourth album, Cash In My Pocket which reached #18 on the UK singles chart.

On June 1st 2009, he released his first studio album, Love & War. It debuted at #2 on the UK albums chart, selling 43,000 copies in it's first week of release. It has peaked at #6 on the Australian Urban albums chart, #15 on the Irish albums chart and #32 on the German and Australian album charts.
The lead single, "Change", featured rapper Wale and peaked at #8 on the UK singles chart, making it his second top 10 hit in the UK. It also reached #6 in Switzerland, #11 in Austria, #13 in Germany and #41 in Australia. The second single, "Red" entered the UK singles chart at #5 and stayed their 4 consecutive weeks. This made it his second top 10 hit as the lead vocalist, third overall. It also reached #9 on the Irish singles chart.
"Impossible" was the third single from Love & War, and was released on August 17th 2009. It peaked at an unflattering #67.

Daniel's second album is to be an album he recorded in 2006, titled The Fifth Season, and is rumoured to be released later in 2010.

Giving Everything Away for Free
Daniel Merriweather Lyrics

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Hope she gets here soon
I hope she isn't far away
But if she is, I'll sail anyway

Everyday that I love her I kill myself
It happens over and over, there's no one else
And I try to forget her but look at me
Giving everything away for free

And when I'm out at sea, I'm gonna write a song for her
I'll sing across the bay, hoping she will hear
Hoping she will hear

I think she's in her car and just above the ?
To hear my serenade reckoning her near
Reckoning her near

And then she's gonna swill
I didn't build my raft in vain
But if I did, we'll both drown anyway

'Cause everyday that I love her I kill myself
It happens over and over, there's no one else
And I try to forget her but look at me
Giving everything away for free
Giving everything away for free, free

Drown me, it'll stop the pain, if my love's in vain
'Cause I knew, I knew she'd never come
'Cause she couldn't bear the ocean
She couldn't stand the waves

So everyday that I love her I kill myself
It happens over and over, there's no one else

And I try to forget her but look at me
Giving everything away for free

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of “Giving Everything Away for Free” by Daniel Merriweather possess a depth of emotion and a story of unfulfilled love. The song begins with the singer constructing a raft, in the hopes of impressing his lover when they arrive. He is focused on the idea of love being like a wave, something that can either bring them together or tear them apart. He proposes to venture out to sea, to try to get nearer to her, even though he acknowledges that he might end up drowning. The singer feels that he is giving everything away for free and the pain of his unrequited love is causing him to self-destruct. He hopes that by offering his love to his partner, he can retrieve their affection in return.

The lyrics illustrate the pain and heartache that the singer is experiencing as he repeats the cycle of loving someone who doesn't love him back. The verse "Everyday that I love her I kill myself, it happens over and over, there's no one else" expresses the depth of the singer's love for their partner while acknowledging that they're aware their affection is likely unreturned. He sings about his willingness to drown in hopes of winning her affection, highlighting his desperation to make it work. However, he comes to strung out on this love, recognizing that it's hurt him more than it's brought him joy.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm gonna build a raft and set it on the water there
I'm going to construct a raft and put it in the water hoping she’ll come and see the effort I've made.

Today I'm gonna sail even if she doesn't show
I’ll launch the raft today regardless of whether she shows up or not.

The ocean can decide, love is like a wave
Whether or not she shows up, I’ll sail where the ocean takes me, just like love is unpredictable.

Hope she gets here soon
I hope she arrives soon.

Everyday that I love her I kill myself
Every day that I love her is painful and self-destructive.

It happens over and over, there's no one else
This cycle of pain keeps repeating itself, and there’s no one else in the picture.

And I try to forget her but look at me
Despite my efforts to move on, I’m still obsessed with her.

I'm gonna write a song for her
While I’m on the raft, I’ll compose a song for her.

I think she's in her car and just above the ?
I believe she’s nearby in her car and can hear the song I’m playing.

And then she's gonna swill
I imagine that she’ll become emotional and moved by my gesture.

Because everyday that I love her I kill myself
Loving her is emotionally exhausting and devastating.

But if I did, we'll both drown anyway
Even if the raft fails, there’s no point in regretting it since we’d both drown anyway.

Drown me, it'll stop the pain, if my love's in vain
I'd rather drown and end the pain if my love isn't reciprocated.

Cause I knew, I knew she'd never come
Deep down, I always knew she would never show up.

She couldn't stand the waves
The waves are too much for her to handle, both literally and metaphorically.

Giving everything away for free
Despite the pain and the risk, I’m still willing to give everything I have for her.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Daniel Merriweather, Francis Anthony Eg White, Francis Anthony White

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Clare Reynolds

8y↑6

I'm gonna build a raft and set it on the water there
Hoping she will come, see the thing I made
What a thing I made

Today I'm gonna sail even if she doesn't show
The ocean can decide, love is like a wave
Love would never fail

Hope she gets here soon
I hope she isn't far away
But if she is, I'll sail anyway

Everyday that I love her I kill myself
It happens over and over, there's no one else
And I try to forget her but look at me
Giving everything away for free

And when I'm out at sea, I'm gonna write a song for her
I'll sing across the bay, hoping she will hear
Hoping she will hear

I think she's in her car and just above the motorway
To hear my serenade beckoning her near
beckoning her near

And then she's gonna swim
I didn't build my raft in vain
But if I did, we'll both drown anyway

'Cause everyday that I love her I kill myself
It happens over and over, there's no one else
And I try to forget her but look at me
Giving everything away for free
Giving everything away for free, free

Drown me, it'll stop the pain, if my love's in vain
'Cause I knew, I knew she'd never come
'Cause she couldn't bear the ocean
She couldn't stand the waves

So everyday that I love her I kill myself
It happens over and over, there's no one else
And I try to forget her but look at me
Giving everything away for free

All comments from YouTube:

Clare Reynolds

8y↑6

Se7enwonders

8y↑10

Frankly, the fact that this wonderful song only has 47,000 views is nothing less that criminal. Should be more like 47 million ( imho that is ). Just saying.