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“13x Forever”, a B-side off of Garbage’s 1998 album Version 2.0, approaches the theme of empowerment with the signature Garbage sound.
The symbolism of the number 13 is deeply rooted in superstition. In Western Culture, the number is viewed as being unlucky and a harbinger of bad fortune.
[Verse 1]
Thirteen times you fucked with my karma and thirteen times I sucked on your dogma
You taught me to hate, you taught me to crawl
You raised your hand as you raised the bottle, you knock me down but it made me stronger
The harder you hit, the harder you fall
[Pre-Chorus]
And this one's for my mother, what will I do without her?
Don't look back, don't even bother
And this one's for the father who loves his little daughter
Well here I am, don't even bother
[Chorus]
You can freak out about me
But you'd lose your mind without me
You thought you could see right through me
But it made no difference to me anyway, anyway
[Verse 2]
A free reign gave you ammunition to play the game and fuck other women
And something just snapped, and cracked in my brain
Thirteen times I sucked up inside me, the different ways that you tried to harm me
You did it once, you'll do it again
[Pre-Chorus]
And this one's for my sister, you dare to denigrate her
Don't look back, don't even bother
And this one's for my lover, the one who had to suffer
Here I am, don't even bother
[Chorus]
You can freak out about me
But you'd lose your mind without me
You thought you could see right through me
But it made no difference to me anyway, anyway
Anyway, anyway
[Outro]
Thirteen times (One)
Thirteen times (Two)
Thirteen times (Three)
Thirteen times (Four)
Thirteen times (Five)
Thirteen times (Six)
Thirteen times (Seven)
Thirteen times (Eight)
13x Forever was written by Duke Erikson & Steve Marker & Butch Vig & Shirley Manson.
13x Forever was produced by Garbage.
Garbage released 13x Forever on Mon Oct 05 1998.