Please

 

Themes

Please is a breakup ballad about a hateful split up or Divorce. The narrative shows that she is scared of the future, while the Lyrical I reflects that their “mission is love”. The Lyrical I shows anxieties about letting down their family. The message of the song is that giving oneself the blame for a failed marriage or relationship is not the way to get over the breakup. The narrative is underlined by the dialogue which is noticeable when listening closely and reading the lyrics at the same time.
She is begging for the Lyrical I to reconsider their choices. Their fear is shown when they do not understand why their knees are shaking. The Lyrical I saw love as a mission rather which he failed. This militarises and dehumanizes the concept of love. The reasons for the breakup are twofold. They are shown in the chorus as the Lyrical I feels stuck in the relationship and at the same time they realise that they also feel “stuff”. “Stuff” can mean hateful feelings but imply much more importantly that the Lyrical I felt love for the woman she which has made the Lyrical I anxious.

She is shown to be complicated: In one line She yells “I fucking hate you” at the Lyrical I while one line later She begs the Lyrical I to reconsider. It is also implied that She is struggling and in pain and that she herself has thought about breaking up herself. The outro is a direct dialogue between Lyrical I and She as the latter begs the Lyrical I to not throw her out while the Lyrical I replies by wishing death upon her shown using the Word “bleed” and at the same time asking her to “leave, please” which shows that the Lyrical I is not sure what will happen if she does not give in.

Lyrics

Please, please explain to me why my knees are shaking

“Please… Please!” she said to me. “Don’t leave me.”

 

My mission is love and I am giving up

We are breaking up cos I feel stuck

My mission is love I am giving up

We are breaking up cos I feel stuff

 

“Please … Please! Don’t do this to me

I fucking hate you!” She yelled

“Please … Please don’t throw this away!

You couldn’t have foreseen this

This was my pain”

 

My mission is love and I am giving up

We are breaking up cos I feel stuck

My mission is love I am giving up

We are breaking up cos I feel stuff

 

“Please” … Bleed

“Please” … Leave, please