There are two artists using the name Fugu. One is a 1) French 1-man band; t… Read Full Bio ↴There are two artists using the name Fugu. One is a 1) French 1-man band; the other is a 2) Dutch ska band.

1) Fugu a.k.a Mehdi Zannad is a one-man-band from France. the idea of Fugu germinated while he was studying architecture in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in 1993, as his first demo lead him to record a 7" on Liverpool label "Sugarfrost". A couple of years later, with encouragements from both High Llamas' Sean O'Hagan and Stereolab, Mehdi recorded his first E.P and a handful of 7" singles (among them, a split single with Stereolab, another one with St Etienne and a favourite, "F31-she's coming over" on Elefant records). Fugu's first album, "Fugu 1" was conceived as an idiosyncratic baroque sequel to "Sgt Pepper" meeting "Smile" and meant to be made in perfect 60's facsimile. It gained critical success, got released in US by Minty Fresh and in France on Yann-"Amelie's" fame-Tiersen label "Ici d'Ailleurs". "For Us Records", the in-house label of the Rough Trade Shop released it on vinyl in the UK and it became album of the week on Xfm. Fugu then opened for Stereolab on a coast-to-coast US tour which started at SF's Fillmore East and ended at the Irving Plaza in NY. Mehdi collaborated on "happy-go-unlucky", the last Lp from ultra-talented songwriter John Cunningham, who was part of the Fugu line-up for the US tour. Straightforwardness was the idea for "as found" which has just been released in France and Japan. These are pop songs in the true sense and most classical "canon", tackling US 70's early powerpop, post-60's Beach Boys and McCartney in his first solo album impersonation. the Lp was recorded in Rouen with Tahiti 80 co-producing, playing, overdubbing, drinking beers, eating de-frozen food and also with Simon Johns from Stereolab on bass, and an appendix lost on the way.

I Give Up
Fugu Lyrics

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I give up
I won't look any further
than where I am.
I need to say
don't wanna hide it.

I'm gonna spend more time with her.
Give myself to her.

I wanted, but then I don't believe that
here I am.
I need to save it
I'm gonna fixed

I'm gonna spend more time with her.
(spend more time with her)
Change my life for her.
(Keep fixing for her)

I knew it, but then I don't amend it
where I am.
I need to say
I'm gonna make it.

I wanna spend more time with her.
(spend more time with her)
Tie myself to her
(My heart was set on her)

I wanted, and now I'm gettin' to say that
here I go.
I'm gonna steppin'
I'm gonna gettin'

I'm gonna fixin'
I'm gonna leavin'

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Fugu's song "I Give Up" seem to convey the message of giving up on something that one might have desired before. The first few lines show that the singer has stopped trying to look any further beyond where they are right now. They accept the reality of their current situation and feel the need to express it without any concealment. The singer then declares their intention of spending more time with someone special, possibly a romantic partner. They plan to give themselves entirely to that person and change their life for them. The lines "I knew it, but then I don't amend it where I am" suggest that the singer might have had some doubts about their feelings before, but now they are sure and want to make it work.

The chorus repeats the idea of spending more time with the special person and fixing things for them. The lines "Tie myself to her (My heart was set on her)" show the depth of the singer's commitment to the relationship. The final lines of the song suggest that the singer is ready for a new beginning and leaving something behind.

Line by Line Meaning

I give up
I surrender, I'm not going to try anymore.

I won't look any further than where I am.
I'm not going to search for anything better or farther away than what I have now.

I need to say don't wanna hide it.
I need to express my feelings, I don't want to keep them hidden.

I'm gonna spend more time with her. Give myself to her.
I'm going to devote more time and effort to my relationship with her.

I wanted, but then I don't believe that here I am.
I had hoped for something better, but I now realize that I am happy where I am.

I need to save it. I'm gonna fixed
I need to preserve what I have and make any necessary repairs to keep it going.

Change my life for her. (Keep fixing for her)
I'll make changes to my life and keep making repairs to our relationship for her benefit.

I knew it, but then I don't amend it where I am.
I knew that this was the right place for me, and I will not change my mind.

I'm gonna make it. I wanna spend more time with her.
I will succeed in making our relationship work, and I look forward to spending more time with her.

Tie myself to her (My heart was set on her)
I am committed to her and my heart is set on her.

I wanted, and now I'm gettin' to say that here I go.
I once desired something else, but I am now excited to move forward with her.

I'm gonna steppin' I'm gonna gettin' I'm gonna fixin' I'm gonna leavin'
I am ready to take action, make improvements, and leave my past behind for her.

Contributed by Ellie W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.

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