Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
Liz Phair
When asked about the song in a 1993 interview about the song, Liz said, “It is my way of evoking the processing which I sometimes underwent in the rock'n'roll medium, and the pitbull is a reference to the way in which one draws up the watchdogs by exciting them, by causing them and by beating them a...
[Verse 1]
Help me, Mary, please
I've lost my home to thieves
They bully the stereo and drink
They leave suspicious stains in the sink
They make rude remarks about me
They wonder just how wild I would be
[Refrain]
As they egg me on and keep me mad
They play me like a pit bull in a basement, and for that...
[Verse 2]
I lock my door at night
I keep my mouth shut tight
I practice all my moves
I memorize their stupid rules
I make myself their friend
I'll show them just how far I can bend
[Refrain]
As they egg me on and keep me mad
They play me like a pit bull in a basement, and for that...
[Verse 3]
I'm asking you, Mary, please
Temper my hatred with peace
Weave my disgust into fame
And watch how fast they run to the flame
Help Me Mary was written by Liz Phair.
Liz Phair released Help Me Mary on Tue Jun 22 1993.