Evans Blue is a Canadian rock band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada founded in… Read Full Bio ↴Evans Blue is a Canadian rock band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada founded in 2005. The band's name was suggested by Kevin Matisyn, and refers to a dye that is injected into the bloodstream to measure blood volume. They have sold over one million albums worldwide, including five studio albums and one live album. They have released 5 studio albums: The Melody and the Energetic Nature of Volume and The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal of Life Ends with Kevin Matisyn, who left the group in 2008 and formed Parabelle, and Evans Blue, Graveyard of Empires and Letters from the Dead with Dan Chandler, who replaced Matisyn after his departure.

Show Me
Evans Blue Lyrics

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You can imagine, I'm alone tonight
And my eyes won't sleep at all
You've taken for granted, what a life was like
You were the veins inside my arm

Now it's a vision, my thoughts are controlled
Used as a weapon and now I know
I can take your breath away

Show me how it feels to be inside you
I need to know right now
Cause I can't live outside you
I've tried to

Feeling abandoned, feeling alright
Cause your silhouettes still here
I'm barley standing, on these feet of mine
And these bottles keep me here

Now it's a vision, my thoughts are controlled
Used as a weapon and now I know
I can take your breath away

Show me how it feels to be inside you
I need to know right now
Cause I can't live outside you
I've tried to

No one, no where
No time to care
We all need someone
Take me there
When there's no one to lose
No love to spare at all

Show me how it feels to be inside you
I need to know right now
Cause I can't live outside you
I've tried to

Show me how it feels to be inside you
I need to know right now
Cause I can't live outside you
I've tried to

I'm alone tonight
And my eyes won't sleep at all

Overall Meaning

The song "Show Me" by Evans Blue is a touching expression of someone who misses their partner and can't seem to move on from the relationship. The lyrics suggest the singer is feeling abandoned and unable to sleep because they can't stop thinking about their partner. The line, "You were the veins inside my arm," shows just how intimately connected the two were - this person was so important to the singer that they were like a vital part of their own body. The singer is now left feeling lost without their partner, even though they still feel the presence of their silhouette.

Despite the pain they're feeling, the singer seems to acknowledge their power to overcome and move forward. They recognize that their thoughts can be used as a weapon against the pain they feel, and they even challenge their partner by saying, "I can take your breath away." The repeated lines "Show me how it feels to be inside you, I need to know right now, 'cause I can't live outside you, I've tried to," express the singer's desperate need to reconnect with their loved one. They recognize that they can't simply move on from their love, and seem to be begging their partner to help them understand how they feel.

Overall, the lyrics of "Show Me" express the pain of missing someone who was once very important, while acknowledging the power of one's own thoughts to overcome that pain. The singer seems to be in a constant struggle to move on from their love, while recognizing that they can't simply will themselves to do so.

Line by Line Meaning

You can imagine, I'm alone tonight
I'm currently alone and anyone can envision that

And my eyes won't sleep at all
I cannot fall asleep and my eyes are wide open

You've taken for granted, what a life was like
You didn't appreciate the good things in our life

You were the veins inside my arm
You were my life support, my reason for existence

Now it's a vision, my thoughts are controlled
I have a clear perception and I'm in control of my thoughts

Used as a weapon and now I know
You treated me badly and now I realize it

I can take your breath away
I can leave you speechless or overcome you

Show me how it feels to be inside you
Demonstrate to me how to understand your feelings

I need to know right now
I need to understand immediately

Cause I can't live outside you
Because I cannot live without you

I've tried to
I have attempted and failed to live without you