Originally an unreleased track written by Sufjan Stevens around the time he wrote and recorded Age of Adz, this version of the song replaces Sufjan’s vocoder-heavy vocals with Mina’s lilting voice and swaps the original’s primarily electronic backing for softer instrumentation.
Give a little love for a lonely woman
Whose purpose may have changed
But I still feel the same
All the colors of the past
I realized, at last, I'm all alone, I'm all alone
Give a little kiss toward my loneliness
I couldn't see it past the burdens of my breast
All the troubles of the past
I realized, at last, I'm all alone, I'm all alone
I'm all alone, I'm all alone
In a crowded restaurant where I couldn't say what I want
Why do you care?
For all that you could share
The finest pleasures of the past
I realized, at last, I'm all alone, I'm all alone
I couldn't even speak
I'm all alone, I'm all alone
Do what you can, discard me
I'm all alone
All I want is a little bit of love
Is a little bit of your heart
All I need is a little bit of love
Is a little bit of your touch
But I am known as much
To know you for your touch
Give a little bit of your heart
I couldn't be at rest
Settled for second best
Give a little bit of your touch
And though I could have kissed
The touching on your lips
Give a little bit of your heart
I realize it's not supposed to be so fraught
Give a little bit of your heart
Could I have known as much
To know you for your touch
Give a little bit of your heart
Don't be distracted
Don't be distracted
Don't be distracted
Don't be distracted
Don't be distracted
Give a Little Love was written by Sufjan Stevens.
Give a Little Love was produced by Sufjan Stevens.
Mina Tindle released Give a Little Love on Wed Jul 29 2020.