Charity Case
Gnarls Barkley Lyrics
(Oh ah)
Gi' gi' give it away now
Gi' gi' give it away now
Give it away now
Give it away now, I, I, I, I don't know what matters to you at this moment
But that's all that matters to me
How are ya?
How are you?
Well I'm not doing so good
I thought you probably couldn't tell, although your worth it, I'm still not well
And I don't understand how I'm so understanding
I guess that that's all I can be
How are ya
How are you?
I think I can help
But I can't help myself
Should I be happy if you need my help, I usually just keep to myself.
Oh can't ya see
Oh can't ya see
If I help somebody baby there's mercy for me
Ah charity (And you, for you, one for you and you and you)
Don't want to bother you baby but I'm bleeding to
Are you needing me like I'm needing you
Even my shadow leaves me all alone at night
Guess I need to start to take my own advice
Lalalala lalala la
Lalalala lalala la
Oh can't ya see
Oh can't ya see
Somebody's a liar who ever said that freedom was free
Ah charity
(Oh ah)
Gi' gi' give it away now
Gi' gi' give it away now
Give it away now
Give it away now
Oh oh
Alright
Yeah, I want to be your lady
Charity, you betta' give to somebody
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BRIAN JOSEPH BURTON, THOMAS CALLAWAY, THOMAS DECARLO CALLAWAY
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Gnarls Barkley is an alternative/soul group which formed in 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The group consists of CeeLo Green (vocals) and Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton (multiple instruments). The group is best known for the international smash hit "Crazy".
"Crazy" - which was their first single - debuted at #1 on the British pop charts on April 2, 2006. It was the first #1 UK single to be obtained solely through Internet downloads. The success Read Full BioGnarls Barkley is an alternative/soul group which formed in 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The group consists of CeeLo Green (vocals) and Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton (multiple instruments). The group is best known for the international smash hit "Crazy".
"Crazy" - which was their first single - debuted at #1 on the British pop charts on April 2, 2006. It was the first #1 UK single to be obtained solely through Internet downloads. The success of the single in the UK was due largely to its use in a promotional trailer for Radio 1 across all of the BBC TV channels prior to the single's release. 'Crazy' stayed at #1 for almost 9 weeks.
The buzz for "Crazy" helped generate a lot of press coverage of their debut album, St. Elsewhere, which was released on May 9, 2006.
The album is seen as a cross-over between hip-hop, rock and soul. Both artists have previously been known to have a quirky experimental side, moving between different genres of music.
Producer DJ Danger Mouse began his career doing remixes of indie rock artists like Neutral Milk Hotel and downbeat instrumental music under the 'Pelican City' alias. He later went on to emphasize more hip-hop production: most notably his The Grey Album, a remix of Black Album, with samples exclusively from The White Album; 2005's Dangerdoom collaboration with MF Doom; and, most recently, the double platinum Demon Days.
Gnarls Barkley singer Cee Lo Green started out in the classic Southern rap group Goodie Mob, but later developed a unique funk-inspired soulful style of singing which developed on his solo albums.
Their new album The Odd Couple was released March 18, 2008.
"Crazy" - which was their first single - debuted at #1 on the British pop charts on April 2, 2006. It was the first #1 UK single to be obtained solely through Internet downloads. The success Read Full BioGnarls Barkley is an alternative/soul group which formed in 2003 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The group consists of CeeLo Green (vocals) and Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton (multiple instruments). The group is best known for the international smash hit "Crazy".
"Crazy" - which was their first single - debuted at #1 on the British pop charts on April 2, 2006. It was the first #1 UK single to be obtained solely through Internet downloads. The success of the single in the UK was due largely to its use in a promotional trailer for Radio 1 across all of the BBC TV channels prior to the single's release. 'Crazy' stayed at #1 for almost 9 weeks.
The buzz for "Crazy" helped generate a lot of press coverage of their debut album, St. Elsewhere, which was released on May 9, 2006.
The album is seen as a cross-over between hip-hop, rock and soul. Both artists have previously been known to have a quirky experimental side, moving between different genres of music.
Producer DJ Danger Mouse began his career doing remixes of indie rock artists like Neutral Milk Hotel and downbeat instrumental music under the 'Pelican City' alias. He later went on to emphasize more hip-hop production: most notably his The Grey Album, a remix of Black Album, with samples exclusively from The White Album; 2005's Dangerdoom collaboration with MF Doom; and, most recently, the double platinum Demon Days.
Gnarls Barkley singer Cee Lo Green started out in the classic Southern rap group Goodie Mob, but later developed a unique funk-inspired soulful style of singing which developed on his solo albums.
Their new album The Odd Couple was released March 18, 2008.
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Lyrics:
Gi' gi' give it away now
Gi' gi' give it away now
Give it away now
Give it away now, I, I, I, I don't know what matters to you at this moment
But that's all that matters to me
How are ya?
How are you?
Knock on wood
Well I'm not doing so good
I thought you probably couldn't tell, although your worth it, I'm still not well
And I don't understand how I'm so understanding
I guess that that's all I can be
How are ya
How are you?
I think I can help
But I can't help myself
Should I be happy if you need my help, I usually just keep to myself.
Oh can't ya see
Oh can't ya see
If I help somebody baby there's mercy for me
Ah charity (And you, for you, one for you and you and you)
Don't want to bother you baby but I'm bleeding to
Are you needing me like I'm needing you
Even my shadow leaves me all alone at night
Guess I need to start to take my own advice
Lalalala lalala la
Lalalala lalala la
Oh can't ya see
Oh can't ya see
Somebody's a liar who ever said that freedom was free
Ah charity
Gi' gi' give it away now
Gi' gi' give it away now
Give it away now
Give it away now
Oh oh
Alright
Yeah, I want to be your lady
Charity, you betta' give to somebody
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Sort of... this opening track introduces us to the concept of the album. The Odd Couple focuses on themes surrounding a toxic —but not always predatory— relationship. Old “gold digger” tropes don’t apply here. It’s about asymmetrical needs and the way two people can feed off of each other, never satisfying each other’s real, underlying desires.
Cee-Lo’s character likes a girl (we’ll call her Charity) who isn’t mentally well. Often, we try to love people we feel spiritually akin to —one depressed person may feel understood when they meet another. He cares for someone who can’t care back because she’s too beleaguered by her problems. She has said she can’t handle a relationship. She is emotionally unavailable, but that doesn’t change his desire for her.
"Although you’re worth it, I’m still not well"
He subordinates his needs to hers, but this isn’t run-of-the-mill “simping.” It’s entangled with depression on both sides. He’s trying to be the strong one and support her, but it’s not fully altruistic. He wants to “fix her” so he can be with her, proving that he’s a worthy partner in the process. He could give her the classic ultimatum —love or nothing— but it seems like a cruel thing to do to his already suffering crush.
To some extent, it feels good just to be needed by someone he cares for. Yet, this feeling is frustrated by the asymmetry of how they need each other— with Cee-Lo needing romantic love and Charity needing emotional support.
"Are you needin' me like I’m needin' you?"
Meanwhile, he feels powerless to help himself, to “take his own advice,” and tackle his own anguish. He believes that if he can make her feel better, maybe that means he can feel better too.
"If I help somebody, maybe there’s mercy for me"
He may even believe, mistakenly, that her love is the thing that will finally make him happy. Regardless, what she wants becomes deeply important to Cee-Lo’s character, so he continues to give advice, time, understanding.
It isn’t freely given though. It bears with it a sense of resentment and longing, and foreshadows the deeper discontent that pervades the rest of the album.
He concludes the track by nearly begging Charity to love him, or if not him, then at least someone.
Eklavya Kaushal
Mac Miller loved this album. That's how I came here.
Colby Nugent
Yessir
DJ TGX
Haha, Larry King interview by chance?
Gielderien Peace
You ever check a song's lyrics and be like "this was written for me"?
Brickwing
ya man Oh ah oh ah oh ah oh ah oh ah really resonates with me too
Sissyspider
Yep. Right there with you, Gielderien.
Logic N. Reasoning
Who's listening to this now?
SUS
Still listening to this bop
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Phil Hadfield
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