Tell Me What Went Wrong
Despite being either 21 (singer and guitarist Sam Jolly, drummer Jack Garsi… Read Full Bio ↴Despite being either 21 (singer and guitarist Sam Jolly, drummer Jack Garside) or 22 (bassist Adam Neil and guitarist Jack Wharton), there is a melancholy to Eight Legs that evokes experience rather than innocence. Songs like Climb the Walls and These Grey Days speak of parties that ended in drunken disaster, text message arguments between estranged young couples, and even that perennial rock and roll topic, boredom. Yet somehow the music lifts the mundane teenage neuroses into something strangely grand, beautiful, and universal. Thats why Eight Legs found itself sound-tracking the Dior Homme Winter 06 show, despite being unsigned and having previously done nothing more high-profile than support minor U.K. rock heroes the Cribs. After being recommended the music by a model he cast on the street in London, Hedi Slimane fell under the spell of Eight Legs chiming, classically English romantic rock. The Dior show saw the two and a half minute These Grey Days reworked into a fifteen-minute elegy, drawing out a mood that perfectly suited the monochrome, aristocratic clothes. The gig pictured here, which took place two weeks later, saw Eight Legs, which is from Stratford-Upon-Avon, play in the much more conventional setting of a dive-y indie rock club. But the sense of otherworldly beauty remained, even in a sweatbox 20 feet below Oxford Street.

Tell Me What Went Wrong
Eight Legs Lyrics


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I was hurt, you gunna tell me what went wrong.
And tell me wheres the money gone.
Give me what i want.
Same old faces, Same old clown.
Tonight i'll live in different town.
Bring me up and then i'll fall back down.

I was hurt, you gunna tell me what went wrong.
And tell me wheres the money gone.
Give me what i want.
Your so cheap and your so small.
You can make me ten feet tall.
Bring me up and then i'll fall back down.

For tonight you can make things alright
When tomorrows a million miles away
I'll be dancing
And prancing
And marching, who's stopping me?
Tomorrows oh so far away.

Tell me what went wrong.
You gunna tell me what went wrong here.
Tell me what wrong.
You gunna tell me what went oh so very wrong.

You make me forget myself,
You can make me someone else,




That's why I can't help myself tonight.
Tonight.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Eight Legs’ song “Tell Me What Went Wrong” detail the singer’s emotional turmoil and their need for answers. The tone of the song is angsty and confrontational. In the beginning, the singer demands that their former partner confess what went wrong in the relationship and where their shared money has gone. The chorus repeats the phrase “give me what I want,” indicating the singer's desperation for closure and affirmation.


The verses seem to be describing how the singer is seeking to escape their pain by partying and trying to forget their troubles. They mention the “same old faces” and “same old clown” suggesting that they feel trapped in a monotonous existence, but the idea of going to a new town for the evening seems to provide some sort of hope. The singer acknowledges that they will eventually fall back down, but for now, they want to forget their pain and feel free.


Overall, the song can be interpreted as a cry for help and a desire to find a way to cope with the pain that comes with heartbreak. It’s clear that the singer is in a lot of pain and is trying to find a way to escape it, but ultimately they know they can't keep running away from their problems.


Line by Line Meaning

I was hurt, you gunna tell me what went wrong.
I am hurting, will you help me understand what caused it?


And tell me wheres the money gone.
Please let me know where the money that I am looking for went?


Give me what i want.
Can you fulfill my desires?


Same old faces, Same old clown.
I keep seeing the same people and situations that have disappointed me before.


Tonight i'll live in different town.
I will try to escape my problems for just tonight in a new location.


Bring me up and then i'll fall back down.
You can make me feel better temporarily but eventually it will be worse.


Your so cheap and your so small.
You seem insignificant and not helpful at all.


You can make me ten feet tall.
You have the ability to make me feel important and accomplished.


For tonight you can make things alright
If only for tonight, things can be okay thanks to you.


When tomorrows a million miles away
It feels like tomorrow is too far to worry about right now.


I'll be dancing
I will amuse myself with temporary pleasures.


And prancing
I will act as though nothing is wrong even when it is.


And marching, who's stopping me?
I will act as though I am in control and determined.


Tomorrows oh so far away.
It feels like tomorrow is far enough away to not worry about right now.


Tell me what went wrong.
Please help me understand what happened to cause this.


You gunna tell me what went wrong here.
Will you be the one to give me the answer that I need?


You gunna tell me what went oh so very wrong.
Can you explain to me in great detail what exactly happened?


You make me forget myself,
When I am with you, I stop thinking about myself and my problems.


You can make me someone else,
You have the power to change who I am and how I act.


That's why I can't help myself tonight.
I am drawn to you because of this and cannot resist the temptation.


Tonight.
Just for tonight, let me forget everything else and enjoy myself.




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