Give Me A Reason


Information:
  • A quote from Andrea in the 'Making Of' video of Give Me A Reason explains what the song is about: "It's a basic song about being on a quest for honesty, and trying to besiege somebody to be honest. Because you're strong enough for it. Not to assume that you won't know and be ble to take the truth."
     
Written By:
  • Jim wrote the music for Give Me A Reason and Sharon wrote the violin part.
     
  • Andrea wrote the lyrics for Give Me A Reason.
     
  • A quote from the old In Blue website from Jim: "I took a little house in Glendalough to work on some stuff on my own and that was one of the first songs I did. Andrea liked it and came up with the lyrics. I was thinking of Simon and Garfunkel meets William Orbit and it's got a strongly melancholic thread running through it."

    From the In Blue Documentary, starting about 12:55:
    Jim: "Give Me a Reason started out as a basic track. I gave it to Andrea, and she came up with some great lyrics and a melody line to it... Sharon wrote the violin part, and we all chipped our bit at the end of the day and came up with that song, and it turned out very well."
    Sharon: "The first time I heard it, Jim just had been working in a small studio on his own, just coming up with some ideas, some tracks. And he sent me a tape of a number of tracks, just to see what I thought of them. We were working in the studio and all sent the stuff we'd come up with separately. That one really stuck out to me amongst all of the ones that he sent to me. I just thought it was a great vibe to the track. I just loved the way it moves and think it's one of those ones where it's a little bit melancholic in the verse, but in the chorus it's uplifting. And I love that kind of, I suppose, duplicity in the song. I love the way that there's two conflicting feelings in the song; I think it makes it much more interesting."
     


Lyrics:
Give me a reason... (Give me a reason... Give me a reason...)

It's not romantic here in blue
Swimming, swimming in blue
You left me lonely and confused
Question, questioning you
So soon goodbye you stole my heart
I'm believing you
Was it a lie right from the start
Answer, answer me do...

Well now my body's weak - so just give me a reason
And my make-up's off - so just give me a reason
And my defense's down - so just give me a reason
Give me a reason
Give me a reason

You'll never know the love I felt
Waiting, waiting for you
It takes a weak heart to forget
Follow, follow it through

Well now my body's weak - so just give me a reason
And my make-up's off - so just give me a reason
And my defense's down - so just give me a reason
Give me a reason
Give me a reason
Give me a reason...

[Violin solo]

So what's a girl like me to do
Drowning, drowning in you
And who's to save me from the blue
Carry, carry me through

Cause now my body's weak - so just give me a reason
And my make-up's off - so just give me a reason
And my defense's down - so just give me a reason
I am strong enough - so just give me a reason
Now my body's weak - so just give me a reason
And my make-up's off - so just give me a reason
My defense's down - so just give me a reason
Give me a reason
Give me a reason
Give me a reason
Give me a reason
Give me a reason
What did I do wrong...



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