![]() The lyrics reads in part 'Cover me up and know you're enough to use me for good. Esp if, like me, you love hearing the story behind a song. Description A sheet of lyrics for the song 'Cover Me Up' handwritten and signed by Jason Isbell and later recorded by Morgan Wallen in 2013. It's hard for me to listen to this song now, knowing how raw it is and what she went through. This song is a testament to her, and so many strong women, who put up with a lot of shite from us dudes who are totally clueless about the damage we're doing. The doc goes on to talk about how performing this song with him was a bit triggering for her, bringing her back into that dark night, and he was kind of oblivious to this for awhile. The "cover me up" line is a metaphor for her saving him, but also I imagine he's drunk/passed out and she covers him up with a blanket, a symbol of her greater love and belief in him. He says she was prepared to leave him once he started rehab. "We ain't leaving this room" implies she tried to leave but he locked her in. I think you could call that some form of abuse - whatever it was, she was really scared. we ain't leaving this room til someone needs medical help). Later that night Jason was really rough with Amanda (put your faith to the test, when I tore off your dress. On the Saturday before, he had last hurrah bender in Richmond which started a live show. 'So A portion of this money goes to me, since I wrote ‘Cover Me Up.’ I’ve decided to donate everything I’ve made so far from this album to the Nashville chapter of the NAACP,' he tweeted. They reveal the real story behind this song.Īt his rock bottom of alcoholism he agreed to start rehab, but he couldn't get in until Monday. *Percy Priest is a reservoir above Nashville, if it were to 'break open wide' it would certainly carry the house. He wasn't ready, couldn't get there, or just didn't know Amanda showed him the way. Here he's explaining that the reason he wasn't previously helped is due to something that was unknown to him. Cover Me Up has been covered by several country artists. Illustrating the thoughts of lifelong friends or lovers who may have had intentions to help him but for whatever reason, they were unable to or just plain didnt. Cover Me Up by Jason Isbell song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position. "I thought it'd be me who helped him get home" He subjected her to the same brutish and crass behavior that he had been accustomed to - she had the patience to remain.īut I sobered up and I swore off that stuff Put your faith to the test when I tore off your dress It's meant to describe his desire for her to engulf his former nature and to try to direct it toward something positive. This is a testament to his love for Amanda, it's also about banging ) It's cold in this house and I ain't going out to chop wood ![]() 'We' might possibly be a reference to Shona Tucker.īut I made it through, 'cause somebody knewĪ nod to those that helped him get clean, possibly to Ryan Adams ('somebody k/new' can be read a couple ways, maybe Amanda). His appetites were out of control, self destructive.Īcknowledgement of his out of control nature. ![]() He's defensive because he doesn't have a center, he's his own person for better or for worse. A heart on the run keeps a hand on the gun ![]()
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