Pity
Drowning Pool Lyrics


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My life served on a plate
For all of you to eat
Take my love and hate
But what is this inside of me

Pity me pity me don't you pity me

Under everything
Something that you can't see
I can't even believe
Something is wrong with me

You swear that all of this is real
But sometimes I can't seem to feel
Nothing ever satisfies
One day I will realize

Am I really scared
Of something that I don't know




Do you even care
What is really wrong

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Drowning Pool's song "Pity" express a sense of vulnerability and an underlying feeling of being misunderstood. The singer thinks that his life's story is laid out on a plate for everyone to consume. He is aware that people can take his love and hate, but what is inside of him scares him. He comes across as being desperate for pity, but at the same time, he criticizes himself for needing pity.


The singer reveals that beneath everything, there is something people cannot see, which suggests that he is hiding something deep inside. He implies that he lacks belief in himself because something seems wrong with him. The last two lines of the chorus ("Pity me, pity me, don't you pity me") highlight the singer's confusion about needing and rejecting pity simultaneously.


The second verse begins with the singer trying to come to terms with the fact that he can't feel everything and struggles to believe in things people say to him. Nothing ever seems to satisfy him, and he hopes that one day, he will realize why it is so. He questions himself about being scared of something he doesn't understand, and the tone of the last line ("What is really wrong") suggests that the singer is yearning for someone to help him figure out what is not right.


Line by Line Meaning

My life served on a plate
My entire existence laying out for others to consume like a meal.


For all of you to eat
For everyone to dig into and scrutinize, as if it were a feast.


Take my love and hate
Accept and understand both my affection and my resentment.


But what is this inside of me
What's the inexplicable thing lurking within me.


Pity me pity me don't you pity me
Commiserate with me, or at least acknowledge the struggles I'm facing.


Under everything
Beneath the surface and beyond the exterior.


Something that you can't see
Something that is hidden, perhaps even from myself.


I can't even believe
It's unbelievable, even to me, what's going on inside of myself.


Something is wrong with me
I'm not operating the way I should, bodily or mentally.


You swear that all of this is real
You insist that everything going on is factual and line up with your perceptions.


But sometimes I can't seem to feel
Despite your insistence, there are times when I can't sense anything happening.


Nothing ever satisfies
There's never anything that totally quenches my thirst.


One day I will realize
Someday soon, I will gain awareness and understanding.


Am I really scared
Is this fear genuine and founded or just imaginary?


Of something that I don't know
Of something that has yet to reveal itself to me and may not even exist.


Do you even care
Do you even pay attention or take notice of what I'm going through?


What is really wrong
What's the root cause of what's troubling me?




Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: DAVID WILLIAMS, C.J. PIERCE, MICHAEL LUCE, STEPHEN BENTON

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