Everything I Touch
Stabbing Westward Lyrics


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The more I feel
The more I die
Nothing to give
Nothing inside

Everything I touch I break
(I want to break you...down)
I scratch and tear
Until it bleeds
I do not want
I only need
I only need
I only need...





Everything I touch I break
(I want to break you...down)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Stabbing Westward's song Everything I Touch convey the feeling of someone who is experiencing deep emotional pain and emptiness. The more they feel, the more they feel like they're dying inside. They have nothing to offer others because they themselves feel empty and broken. The repetition of the phrase "Everything I touch I break" shows how they feel like any relationship they have ends up causing more pain and destruction than anything else. They feel like they're destroying themselves and everything around them.


The lines "I scratch and tear / Until it bleeds" suggest self-harm as a coping mechanism for dealing with the pain. They don't want anything, they only need to feel something, even if it's just physical pain. The repeated line "I want to break you...down" adds an element of anger and violence, as if they want others to feel their pain and hurt as well.


Line by Line Meaning

The more I feel
As I become more emotionally invested in something, I simultaneously feel myself slowly dying.


The more I die
My emotional distance from everything causes me to feel as if I am dying inside.


Nothing to give
I do not have any emotional energy or substance to offer to anyone or anything.


Nothing inside
There is no emotional depth or substance within me, just emptiness.


Everything I touch I break
Every person or thing that I become involved with ends up being harmed or destroyed by my influence.


(I want to break you...down)
I have an urge to emotionally dismantle and destroy others, as a result of my own emotional brokenness.


I scratch and tear
I become desperate and resort to harmful actions in order to try and feel some sort of emotional connection or release.


Until it bleeds
I continue to harm myself and others until there is visible damage and pain.


I do not want
I have no desire for anything other than to satisfy my own emotional needs and urges.


I only need
My emotional needs are the only thing that matters to me, and they take precedence over everything else.


Everything I touch I break
My harmful influence is all-encompassing and affects everything and everyone I come into contact with.


(I want to break you...down)
My urge to break and destroy extends to every person or thing that I encounter, as a result of my own emotional damage.




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ANDY KUBISZEWSKI, CHRISTOPHER HALL, JAMES ERIC SELLERS, MARCUS ELIOPULOS, WALTER FLAKUS

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

marcusd92

The more I feel
The more I die
Nothing to give
Nothing inside
Everything I touch I break
Everything I touch I break
Everything I touch I break

I scratch and tear
Until it bleeds
I do not want
I only need
I only need
I only need

Everything I touch I break
Everything I touch I break
Everything I touch I break
Everything I touch I break
Everything I touch I break
Everything I touch I break



All comments from YouTube:

SnapKase Seth

This song still gives me the chills.

Ghoulmannerism

If I ever become a cage fighter, I always imagined this song would be a pretty sick walkout music to come out to :)

Rich S

Gotta buy this album again!! I had it ages ago but lost it!"

Down From Above

Incredible - what more can I say? No one else is like them. Very lucky to see them in London a few times at some small venues!

Tristan Traaen

Crushing lyrics.

Nino Falletta

This song came out when my father used to break my radios, so it means something to me.

marcusd92

The more I feel
The more I die
Nothing to give
Nothing inside
Everything I touch I break
Everything I touch I break
Everything I touch I break

I scratch and tear
Until it bleeds
I do not want
I only need
I only need
I only need

Everything I touch I break
Everything I touch I break
Everything I touch I break
Everything I touch I break
Everything I touch I break
Everything I touch I break

COREGOTH [X] Xander

I'll bring you down..

Joey K

I like the way the first track leads into this.

Nino Falletta

Reminds me of those 90's vibes from bands and songs like this one. Makes me think of that movie, The Faculty. Makes me think of Jennifer Love Hewitt. Makes me think of KoRN and Manson.

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