Abigail and Lily are currently living in New York City and will release their newest record 'A Date With the Everly Brothers' on April 23rd, 2013. Listen to songs from this and other records at www.thechapinsisters.com
HISTORY
The band was founded in Los Angeles in 2004 as a trio featuring Abigail Chapin, Lily Chapin and their sister Jessica Craven. After the release of their first full-length record, the Lake Bottom LP in 2008, Jessica left the band to start a family. Abigail and Lily, now a duo, recorded and released the aptly titled follow-up Two to critical acclaim.
The Chapin Sisters spent 2010 touring the world with She & Him (M. Ward & Zooey Deschanel), pulling double duty as part of the band and performing nightly as the opening act.
Drop Me
The Chapin Sisters Lyrics
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Play me like the fool
Treat me mean and cruel
I wanna be schooled in your love
Fly me nice and high
Drop me from the sky
Show me through your darkest secrets
Tell me all you know
Let me settle in beside you
Before you make me go
Bruise me 'til I'm blue
Call up someone new
I wanna be true to your love
Tough this game you play
Make me wanna stay
I'm walking away with your love
Show me through your darkest secrets
Tell me all you know
Let me settle in beside you
Before you make me go
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Play me like the fool
Treat me mean and cruel
I wanna be schooled in your love x3
The Chapin Sisters' song "Drop Me" is a hauntingly beautiful plea for a tumultuous love. At first glance, the lyrics seem to describe a masochistic desire to be treated poorly and used, but a deeper understanding of the song reveals that the singer craves an intense, all-consuming love that will leave her feeling both fulfilled and exhausted.
In the first verse, the singer begs to be "schooled" in her lover's love and desires to be dropped from great heights in order to understand the depths of his affection. She is willing to subject herself to emotional pain and physical bruising in order to fully experience their relationship.
The chorus of the song repeats this theme, with the singer acknowledging the game her lover is playing and indicating that she is both willing to stay and to walk away from their love depending on how he treats her.
It is only in the final verse that the singer explicitly states her desire for her lover to reveal his "darkest secrets" and "tell [her] all he knows" before making her go. This suggests that the singer does not necessarily crave pain or suffering but is instead seeking a deep and authentic connection with her lover that can only be achieved through complete honesty and trust.
Overall, "Drop Me" is a complex and emotionally charged song that speaks to the often-contradictory desires and needs that are present in romantic relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
Play me like the fool
Treat me without regard for my feelings, as if I am a character in a game.
Treat me mean and cruel
Act unkindly and harshly towards me for your own pleasure.
I wanna be schooled in your love
I am willing to endure pain and mistreatment to learn the full extent of your love.
Fly me nice and high
Raise my hopes and make me feel euphoric.
Drop me from the sky
Suddenly and without warning, bring me crashing back down to reality.
I wanna know why it's your love
I am curious as to why your love is so intense, even though it hurts me.
Show me through your darkest secrets
Reveal to me the hidden and painful parts of yourself that you are afraid to share with anyone else.
Tell me all you know
Share your knowledge and wisdom with me, no matter how painful it may be.
Let me settle in beside you
Allow me to get comfortable and feel safe with you.
Before you make me go
Before you inevitably hurt me and force me to leave.
Bruise me 'til I'm blue
Physically and emotionally harm me until I am battered and broken.
Call up someone new
Replace me with someone else when you have tired of me.
I wanna be true to your love
Despite everything, I remain committed to loving you.
Tough this game you play
Endure the pain of the manipulative and hurtful game you are playing.
Make me wanna stay
Despite the pain, make me want to continue loving you.
I'm walking away with your love
Even though I am leaving you, the love I feel for you will always be a part of me.
Writer(s): CRAVEN JONATHAN CHRISTIAN, CHAPIN ABIGAIL ROSE, CHAPIN LILY ELIZABETH, CRAVEN JESSICA
Contributed by Jonathan F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Lana Still
I saw them with She and Him last year.. Could not remember who they were until I stumbled on this video just now. THANK YOU!!!
georgecmarshall
A lot of people complain about the state of modern music.As a 42 year old , i say thats nonsense.Groups like the Chapin Sisters, prove that there is great music out there.Its actually very easy to ignore the Britney Spears types and to listen to the good stuff instead. I have just listended to 10 different groups on WNRN's Youtube site.And all of them were great! Thank you WNRN! And thank you Chapin Sisters, for making such great music