“save me” is the first single from Kimbra’s fourth studio album, A Reckoning. The song was previously debuted live in New York on October 14th, 2020 as a part of a live-streamed performance via LPR.tv. In a now-deleted Instagram post talking about the performance, Kimbra cites it as it being one of...
[Verse 1]
I'm the accident waiting to happen
It's just a matter of time
Back of the car again, wondering why
I got so determined to say
[Pre-Chorus]
I lack the courage to take care of myself
Well, ain't that a turn on, babe?
Turn this car around, I need somebody
To hold me when the morning comes
[Chorus]
So go on and save me
I'm sinking into my feelings
And I'm scared they gonna drown my confidence
Go on and save me
I might look capable but I'm not
These days, you're all that I've got
[Verse 2]
I'm the acrobat turning around
Inside of that circuitry mind
Under the covers, I don't wanna come out
Until you make me feel alive
[Pre-Chorus]
I've got the money to take care of myself
But I spend my time on suffering
Just this time around I need your body
If only when the morning comes
[Chorus]
So go on and save me
I'm sinking into my feelings
And I'm scared they gonna drown my confidence
Go on and save me
I might look capable, I'm not
These days, you're all that I've got
You're all that I've got now
Go on and save me
I'm sinking into my feelings
And I'm scared they gonna drown my confidence
Go on and save me
I might look capable but I'm not
These days, you're all that I've got
[Outro]
(Go on)
save me was written by Kimbra.
I think it was a sort of admission of how I’d lost myself a bit and looked to someone else to pick up all the pieces, and how that feels really good sometimes to just ask someone to save you. Surrender is so important to personal growth—when you admit, I’m really quite broken right now. And then, on...
Yes. Kimbra performed an acoustic version of “save me”, live at Glasshaus in January 2022.