Help Me
Whistler Lyrics
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To make you feel that you've got something to say
You've got just enough money
To make you feel you're not the one who should pay
You've got just enough friends
To make sure they agree with the things that you say
You've got just enough nerve
To believe that you're right anyway
Heaven help me
To be nice to you today
But heaven help me
Not to be what you became
You're just ignorant enough
Never to know that there's too much to learn
You're just innocent enough
Never to question the things that you've done
You've had just enough time
To be so very sure of the way you behave
You've got just enough left
Not to notice you're already digging your grave
Heaven help me
To be nice to you today
But heaven help me
Not to be what you became
You've got just enough books
To be able to look up a quote or two
You've got just enough talent
To make it feel that it should've been you
And it could've been you
It so nearly could've been you
Yet you look at me and say I could be saved
While you're slowly digging your grave
Heaven help me
Not to be what you became
You've got just enough words
To express the emotions you're likely to feel
You've got just enough sense
To make sure that you'll always be up on the deal
You've got just enough reasons
To make you feel that you've got grudges to bear
You've got just enough faith
To believe that there's somebody out there who cares
Heaven help me
To be nice to you today
But heaven help me
Not to be what you became
Heaven help me
To be nice to you today
But heaven help me
Not to be what you became
Heaven help me
In Whistler's song "Heaven Help Me," the singer is addressing someone who has just enough of everything to create a false sense of superiority. The lyrics describe this person as having just enough troubles to feel they have something important to say, just enough money to avoid the consequences of their actions, just enough friends to never be challenged, and just enough nerve to always believe they are right. The singer asks for heaven's help to be kind to this person, but not to become like them.
The song progresses to describe the person's ignorance and lack of self-awareness. They are just "ignorant enough" to never realize how much there is to learn, and just "innocent enough" to never question their own behavior. They have had enough time to become overconfident and set in their ways, but not enough to realize they may already be digging their own grave.
The chorus repeats, asking for heaven's help not to become like this person. The final verses describe the person's just enough possessions: books to quote, talent to feel entitled, and faith to believe someone cares. All of these aspects combine to create a person who is flawed but unaware of it.
Overall, "Heaven Help Me" is a song that cautions against becoming too comfortable in one's own abilities and perceptions. The singer urges listeners to be aware of their own flaws and not to become like the person they are describing.
Line by Line Meaning
You've got just enough troubles
To make you feel that you've got something to say
You have a sufficient amount of difficulties, which gives you the impression that you have something important to express.
You've got just enough money
To make you feel you're not the one who should pay
You have an adequate amount of money, which gives you the idea that you shouldn't have to bear the financial burden.
You've got just enough friends
To make sure they agree with the things that you say
You have a satisfactory number of friends who concur with your views and opinions.
You've got just enough nerve
To believe that you're right anyway
You possess the audacity to maintain your convictions, regardless of the evidence or circumstances.
Heaven help me
To be nice to you today
But heaven help me
Not to be what you became
May divine intervention assist me in being amiable towards you today, but also prevent me from becoming like you.
You're just ignorant enough
Never to know that there's too much to learn
You are only moderately uninformed and unenlightened, so you will never comprehend how much knowledge and wisdom exist.
You're just innocent enough
Never to question the things that you've done
You are just naive enough not to doubt the actions you have taken or the decisions you have made.
You've had just enough time
To be so very sure of the way you behave
You have been alive long enough to be extremely confident in your conduct.
You've got just enough left
Not to notice you're already digging your grave
You have a little bit of life or resources remaining, yet you are oblivious to the fact that you are hastening your own downfall.
You've got just enough books
To be able to look up a quote or two
You have a sufficient number of books to check a few quotations.
You've got just enough talent
To make it feel that it should've been you
You possess enough ability to make you believe that you should have achieved greater success.
And it could've been you
It so nearly could've been you
Yet you look at me and say I could be saved
While you're slowly digging your grave
It could have been you who succeeded, but still, you are digging your own grave while insisting that I could be saved.
You've got just enough words
To express the emotions you're likely to feel
You have an appropriate number of words to express the emotions that you are likely to experience.
You've got just enough sense
To make sure that you'll always be up on the deal
You have a sufficient amount of common sense to ensure that you will always benefit from a deal.
You've got just enough reasons
To make you feel that you've got grudges to bear
You possess just enough reasons to convince yourself that you have legitimate grievances to bear.
You've got just enough faith
To believe that there's somebody out there who cares
You have a satisfactory level of faith to trust that someone out there cares.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: IAN ALEC HARVEY DENCH, KERRY SHAW, JAMES TOPHAM
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