While Pink's third studio album, Try This (2003), sold fewer copies than her previous work, it earned her the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for the single "Trouble". She returned to the top of record charts with her fourth and fifth studio albums, I'm Not Dead (2006) and Funhouse (2008), which generated the top-ten entries "Who Knew" and "U + Ur Hand", as well as the number-one single "So What". Pink's sixth studio album, The Truth About Love (2012), was her first album to debut atop the Billboard 200 chart and spawned her fourth number-one single, "Just Give Me a Reason". In 2014, Pink recorded a collaborative album, Rose Ave., with Canadian musician Dallas Green under a folk music duo named You+Me. Her seventh studio album, Beautiful Trauma (2017), became the third best-selling album of the year and saw the success of its lead single, "What About Us".
Recognized for her distinctive, raspy voice and acrobatic stage presence, Pink has sold over 90 million records worldwide, making her one of the world's best-selling music artists. Her career accolades include three Grammy Awards, two Brit Awards, a Daytime Emmy Award and seven MTV Video Music Awards, including the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. In 2009, Billboard named Pink the Pop Songs Artist of the Decade. Pink was also the second most-played female solo artist in the United Kingdom, during the 2000s decade, behind Madonna. VH1 ranked her number 10 on their list of the 100 Greatest Women in Music, while Billboard awarded her the Woman of the Year award in 2013. At the 63rd annual BMI Pop Awards, she received the BMI President's Award for "her outstanding achievement in songwriting and global impact on pop culture and the entertainment industry."
It was announced in September 2014, that Pink and Dallas Green, lead singer of City and Colour, worked together on a collaborative album, under the band name You+Me. The album, titled Rose Ave., was released on October 14, 2014. The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 and at number one on the US Folk Albums chart.
In August 2015, Pink recorded the theme song for the 13th season of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The song, "Today's the Day", was performed during the show's premiere week in New York City on September 10, 2015.
On August 27, 2017, Pink received the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Video Music Awards. She also performed a medley of some of her hits, including her new single, "What About Us", before accepting the award, which was presented to her by Ellen DeGeneres. The album was released on October 13, 2017, and became the third best-selling album of the year worldwide. The album received the nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album earned Pink's 20th nomination at the Annual Grammy Awards.
Although sick with influenza, Pink sang the United States national anthem before Super Bowl LII, a dream she had had since, as a child. On March 1, 2018, Pink started her seventh concert tour, the Beautiful Trauma World Tour, which was scheduled to visit North America and Oceania until September 8, 2018. She later decided to extend the tour until May 2019 including Europe.
On February 5, 2019, Pink received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. she released of her eighth album, Hurts 2B Human, on April 26, 2019. On the release date, Pink performed the song alongside a medley of her biggest hits at the BRIT Awards, including "Try", "Just Give Me a Reason", with Fun. lead singer Nate Ruess, and "What About Us". She was also awarded with the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award at the ceremony. In December 2019, Pollstar named her Artist of the Year. Pink confirmed that in 2020 she will take a break from music to focus on her family.
On February 12, 2021, she released the song "Cover Me in Sunshine", a duet with her daughter Willow Sage Hart. On April 9, 2021, she released the song "Anywhere Away from Here", a duet with Rag'n'Bone Man. On April 29, she announced a live album, titled All I Know So Far: Setlist, which was released on May 21. The album contains the live versions of previous Pink songs, live covers and "Cover Me in Sunshine". It also includes the title track, released as a single on May 7. All I Know So Far: Setlist serves as the companion album to the documentary film covering Pink's life of the same name, which was released simultaneously with the album through Amazon's Prime Video platform.
In April 2021, Pink confirmed to ET Canada that a ninth studio album was in the "very early days, but I will tell you, it will be very honest".
On November 4, 2022, Pink released the single "Never Gonna Not Dance Again", which serves as the lead single from her upcoming album Trustfall. Pink is set to perform the song at the American Music Awards on November 20.
Save My Life
P!nk Lyrics
Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴
Even though she knows it ain't right
She can't even call up her friends
And say "help me save my life"
She's so ashamed of herself that she's
Come full circle
Nobody understands what it's like to
Be this girl
Wasn't clear, and she
Didn't say where she was going
[Chorus]
Save my life, won't you help me
Save my life, won't you help me
Save my life, can you hear me
Save my life, won't you help me
She had the man of her dreams
And some success
And she was so happy, and looking well
It was this one dark night, that she
Slipped
And then the next morning that she
felt like a piece of shit
So she's hanging out, and she's
With the crowd, and she's
Travelin' where the wind is blowing
[Chorus]
And he's a real good guy and he
Wants to save her 'cause he's
More than been there all before
And she's so confused and his heart
Is breaking and he
Dreams she's knocking on his door
[Chorus]
The lyrics to P!nk's song "Save My Life" tell the story of a woman who is struggling with drug addiction and the shame and isolation that comes with it. Despite knowing that what she is doing is wrong, she cannot bring herself to ask for help from her friends, feeling like nobody can truly understand her struggle. The lyrics describe her disappearance, leaving her loved ones confused and wondering where she has gone.
The chorus of the song is a plea for help, with the singer asking someone to save her life, to hear her cries for help, and to offer assistance. The second verse goes on to describe how this woman had everything she could have wanted, success and the man of her dreams, but slipped up one night and immediately felt terrible about it. In response, she goes out with a crowd, traveling wherever the wind takes her, escaping her problems instead of facing them.
The song contains a heartfelt message about addiction, shame, and the difficulty of asking for help. It's a reminder that addiction doesn't just affect the person using drugs; it can also have a profound impact on loved ones who are left feeling helpless and unsure of how to provide support.
Line by Line Meaning
She's back on drugs again
The singer has relapsed into drug use
Even though she knows it ain't right
Despite being aware of the negative consequences, she continues to use drugs
She can't even call up her friends
She feels too ashamed and embarrassed to reach out for help
And say "help me save my life"
She wants someone to intervene and help her overcome her addiction
She's so ashamed of herself that she's
The artist is overwhelmed by feelings of guilt and self-hatred
Come full circle
She has returned to the same destructive behavior she thought she had left behind
Nobody understands what it's like to
The singer feels isolated and misunderstood
Be this girl
She feels like her struggles are unique to her and no one else
So she disappeared, and she
The artist has withdrawn from her social circle and cut off communication
Wasn't clear, and she
She did not explain the reasons for her absence or where she was going
Didn't say where she was going
The singer left without any indication of her whereabouts
[Chorus]
The chorus is a plea for someone to help her overcome her addiction
Save my life, won't you help me
She is asking someone to intervene and save her from her destructive behavior
She had the man of her dreams
The singer had found love and success in her life
And some success
She had achieved some level of success in her career or personal life
And she was so happy, and looking well
She appeared to be content and healthy from an outsider's perspective
It was this one dark night, that she
Her relapse occurred on a specific night
Slipped
She gave into temptation and started using drugs again
And then the next morning that she
She woke up feeling guilty and ashamed for her actions
felt like a piece of shit
The artist had low self-worth and felt terrible about herself
So she's hanging out, and she's
She has fallen back into negative social circles
With the crowd, and she's
The artist is now surrounded by people who encourage her drug use
Travelin' where the wind is blowing
She is living her life without direction or purpose, just going wherever life takes her
And he's a real good guy and he
There is someone in the artist's life who cares about her and wants to help her
Wants to save her 'cause he's
This person wants to help the singer overcome her addiction
More than been there all before
This person has experience with addiction and understands what the singer is going through
And she's so confused and his heart
The singer is overwhelmed and uncertain about how to proceed
Is breaking and he
The person who cares for her is emotionally distraught by her struggles
Dreams she's knocking on his door
He hopes that the artist will reach out to him for help
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ALECIA MOORE, ALECIA B MOORE, TIM ARMSTRONG, TIMOTHY ARMSTRONG
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
hope
on So What
omg amazing
hope
on Get the Party Started
i have not heard this in a long time