Karise Eden (born 11 July 1992) is an Australian singer-songwriter, and the… Read Full Bio ↴Karise Eden (born 11 July 1992) is an Australian singer-songwriter, and the winner of the first series of The Voice (Australia) in 2012. She subsequently signed with Universal Music Australia and released her debut single "You Won't Let Me". It was one of the four songs recorded by Eden that entered the ARIA Singles Chart top five during the week of 25 June 2012. She became the first artist to achieve this feat since The Beatles, who held the top six positions of the chart in 1964. Eden's debut studio album My Journey was released on 26 June 2012, which contained songs she performed on The Voice, as well as newly recorded covers. The album debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified double platinum.

Keith Urban say that she sounded like she'd "swallowed Janis Joplin" and Joel Madden to describe her voice as being "from outer space".

DON'T ASK ME
Karise Eden Lyrics

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Don't make this harder than it is
Just let me go and pack my things
Don't want to talk, dont want to fight
Don't have the words to make this right

Slow
Slowly like a sinking stone
Im better off alone

So don't ask me why the love we had is over now
Don't ask me cuz the truth is going to cut you down
Don't ask me
Don't ask me
Cuz I don't know

So don't ask me how I feel about you now

It's like a beauty you just can't see
Stuck in a place you just can't be
Always failing in your eyes
so this should come as no surprise

Slow
Slowly like a sinking stone
Im better off alone...

So don't ask me why the love we had is over now
Don't ask me cuz the truth is going to cut you down
Don't ask me
Don't ask me
Cuz I don't know

So don't ask me how I feel about you now

Don't. Don't ask me. Don't.
Don't ask me, don't ask me.
Don't ask me. Don't ask me.
Don't.

So don't ask me why the love we had is over now.
Don't ask me because the truth is going to cut you down
Don't ask me, don't ask me
Cuz I don't know

So don't ask me how I feel about you now
Don't ask.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Karise Eden's song Don't Ask Me speak of a relationship that has come to an end. The singer asks their partner to let them go and pack their things without any confrontation. They do not want to talk or argue because they do not have any words left to make things right. The singer feels better off alone like a "sinking stone" and they do not want to discuss why the love they had is now over. The truth of the matter will only cut their partner down and the singer does not have the answer to why things did not work out. They also express that their partner never saw their true beauty and was always failing in their eyes, so the end of the relationship should not come as a surprise. The ultimate message of the song is for their partner not to ask the singer about their feelings towards the past relationship.

The lyrics of Don’t Ask Me are about a breakup with someone that the singer loved, but ultimately this person began to take her for granted. While they had some loving moments, the relationship was overall not enough for her. She ultimately has to leave the relationship, but she doesn’t know why it didn’t work out, so she doesn’t want to talk about it. The reason why the singer does not answer her partner's questions is that it is not going to change the end result, and the truth is just going to hurt. The singer has learned to accept the fact and move on.

Line by Line Meaning

Don't make this harder than it is
Please don't complicate things further

Just let me go and pack my things
I need to leave and gather my belongings

Don't want to talk, dont want to fight
I don't desire to argue or converse

Don't have the words to make this right
I can't fix what's already happened

Slow
Things are moving slowly

Slowly like a sinking stone
Things are gradually getting worse

Im better off alone
I think I will be happier by myself

So don't ask me why the love we had is over now
Please don't inquire why our relationship has ended

Don't ask me cuz the truth is going to cut you down
The reason will hurt you

Don't ask me
Please stop asking me

Cuz I don't know
I am unsure