Pure
Jimmie´s Chicken Shack Lyrics

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If I saw myself today
With a different set of eyes
If I sold myself to you
Would it be wise

When you've paved out all the lies
Finalize the words that you say

Like I'm not breathing
Whole
If I'm falling
In

I'm just stumbling through
My life by myself

And I sometimes realize
That we have nothing left to save
Still I've never felt this high
And through fortune lights your way
It will never be pure

Promises
Promises
Promises
You and your promises

All I ever really need is you

All I ever really needed was pure in you
In you I'm pure

Overall Meaning

The song "Pure" by Jimmie's Chicken Shack seems to be about a person who is questioning their decision of selling themselves to another person in a relationship. The first two lines of the song, "If I saw myself today, With a different set of eyes" may suggest that the person is looking at themselves in a new light, perhaps regretting something they did before. They are wondering if they did the right thing by selling themselves, perhaps to find love or acceptance from someone else.

The next stanza, "When you've paved out all the lies, Finalize the words that you say, Like I'm not breathing, Whole, If I'm falling, In" may suggest that the other person has been dishonest or has misled the person, leading them to feel like they are not whole or like they are falling apart. They are still stumbling through life by themselves and realize that there may be nothing left to save in the relationship. Although they have never felt as high as they do with this person, they acknowledge that the relationship is not pure.

The next part of the song, "Promises, Promises, Promises. You and your promises" suggests that the other person has made many promises to them, but perhaps not kept them. The person singing the song concludes by admitting that all they ever really need or needed was pure, and suggesting that they found that in this person at one point, but it is now gone.

Line by Line Meaning

If I saw myself today
If I were to see myself as I am today

With a different set of eyes
With a new perspective or lens through which to view myself

If I sold myself to you
If I were to give myself to you or make myself vulnerable

Would it be wise
Would it be a sensible or smart decision

When you've paved out all the lies
When you have created a path of deception

Finalize the words that you say
Decide and commit to the things you say

Like I'm not breathing
As if I am suffocating or struggling to breathe

Whole
Complete or undivided

If I'm falling
If I am slipping or losing control

In
Inside or within

I'm just stumbling through
I am struggling and uncertain as I move forward