In 2000, Ferrick founded her own record label, Right On Records. The first studio album released on her own label was Valentine Heartache.
Her 2011 album was entitled "Still Right Here".
Website: www.melissaferrick.com
Taste
Melissa Ferrick Lyrics
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Would I be wanting more?
If I could have just a taste of you
Would I be addicted?
Could I tear myself away?
I would pray to be the rain that runs over and in your skin
With no consequence
To be the liquid in your glass that falls around your lips and mouth
Swallow me
If I could have just a breath of you
Would you, could you infect me?
If I could have just a view of you
Would you leave your door ajar?
If I could have just a part of you
Let me drink of your tides
I would pray to be the rain that runs over and in your skin
With no consequence
To be the liquid in your glass that falls around your lips and mouth
Swallow me
And after would the silence thicken, stiffen?
Would I run home in the dark with something stolen?
Would you be slinking in my conscience, laughing?
Would this hunger ever cease?
You are the cliff that I'm walking
Lord help me if I fall
Are you more than my hunger?Baby. babe
Lord help me if I starve
If I could have just a moment of you
Would I be wanting more?
If I could have just a taste of you
Would I be addicted?
If I could have just a touch of you
Could I tear myself away?
I would pray to be the rain that runs over and in your skin
With no consequence
To be the liquid in your glass that falls around your lips and mouth
Swallow me
And after would the silence thicken, stiffen?
Would I run home in the dark with something stolen?
Would you be slinking in my conscience, laughing?
Would this hunger ever cease?
You are the cliff that I'm walking
Lord help me if I fall
Are you more than my hunger? Baby. babe
Lord help me if I starve
If I could have just a taste of you
Would I be addicted?
The lyrics of Melissa Ferrick's "Taste" are deeply sensual, exploring desire and addiction through vivid imagery. The song begins with the singer pondering whether a brief encounter with her lover would be enough or if it would leave her wanting more. She imagines what it would be like to have just a taste, a touch, or a breath of her lover, and wonders if she could tear herself away from the addiction that would follow. The chorus repeats her desire to be consumed and swallowed by her lover, comparing herself to rain and liquid.
The second half of the song delves deeper into the consequences of this desire. The singer questions whether the silence after their encounter would leave her feeling guilty or if she would be haunted by thoughts of her lover. She also questions whether this hunger will ever cease or if she will always be craving more. The song concludes with the singer acknowledging that her lover is the cliff she's walking on, and she asks for help should she fall or starve.
Overall, "Taste" is an intense exploration of desire and addiction, with the singer questioning the boundaries between pleasure and pain, and whether the risks are worth the rewards.
Line by Line Meaning
If I could have just a moment of you
Wondering if my lust for you would be satisfied if you gave me a moment of your attention
Would I be wanting more?
Asking if that moment would satisfy me or leave me craving for more
If I could have just a taste of you
Wondering if tasting you would lead to an addiction for you
Would I be addicted?
Asking if I would become addicted to you after tasting you
If I could have just a touch of you
Wondering if touching you would make me unable to leave you
Could I tear myself away?
Questioning if I would be able to resist my urge to stay with you after just a touch
I would pray to be the rain that runs over and in your skin
Expressing my desire to be so close to you that I could be the rain that touches your skin and sinks in it
With no consequence
Without any negative results or punishment
To be the liquid in your glass that falls around your lips and mouth
Dreaming of being the drink that touches your lips and flows in your mouth
Swallow me
Asking you to consume me just like you would drink from a glass
Would you, could you infect me?
Asking if being around you would fill me with your contagious lust and desire
If I could have just a view of you
Questioning if just seeing you would make me want to be closer to you
Would you leave your door ajar?
Asking if you would make it easy for me to approach you
If I could have just a part of you
Wondering if having a part of you like a kiss or a hug would be enough
Let me drink of your tides
Asking you to share your passion and emotions with me
And after would the silence thicken, stiffen?
Asking if the atmosphere would become uncomfortable and strained after our encounter
Would I run home in the dark with something stolen?
Questioning if I would feel guilty for taking something from you without your knowledge
Would you be slinking in my conscience, laughing?
Wondering if you would haunt my thoughts and memories after our interaction
Would this hunger ever cease?
Asking if my desire for you would ever end
You are the cliff that I'm walking
Complimenting you by saying that you are beautiful and enticing me to come closer to you
Lord help me if I fall
Asking for divine intervention to keep me from falling for you too hard
Are you more than my hunger? Baby. babe
Asking if there is more to you than just my physical attraction to you
Lord help me if I starve
Asking for divine intervention to keep me from becoming too obsessed with you and needing you too much
Contributed by Madison L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.