“Save My Soul” is a song from JoJo’s 2015 tringle, a three-track release.
“Save My Soul” portrays addiction in its many forms; as JoJo herself states regarding the song, “It speaks to me about addiction, and can be about love or any other drug and what it means to me.”
[Verse 1]
You got what you wanted
Didn't you?
Don't know where your heart is
But mine's bruised
You knew when you started
That I'd lose
The blood on the carpet
Is not you
[Pre-Chorus]
I tried to wash the scars and marks from under my skin
But you're etched in me like stone
[Chorus]
You can't save me (yeah, yeah)
You call it love, but still you hate me? (yeah, yeah)
Lord I try and I can't say no
You're the pain and the medicine
One taste and I'm numb again
You can't save me (yeah, yeah)
Lord I try and I can't say no
[Post-Chorus]
Oh lord, na, na, na, na, na, yeah
Oh lord, na, na, na, na, na, yeah
Oh lord, na, na, na, na, na, yeah
Ain't nothing I can do to save my soul
Oh lord, na, na, na, na, na, yeah
Oh lord, na, na, na, na, na, yeah
Oh lord, na, na, na, na, na, yeah
[Verse 2]
A moth to a candle
That's me to you
I was never this fragile
Or consumed
I'm covered in shrapnel
Through and through
And I wish I knew how to
Hate you
[Pre-Chorus]
I try to wash the scars and marks from under my skin
But you're etched in me like stone
[Chorus]
You can't save me (yeah, yeah)
You call it love, but still you hate me? (yeah, yeah)
Lord I try and I can't say no
You're the pain and the medicine
One taste and I'm numb again
You can't save me (yeah, yeah)
Lord I try and I can't say no
[Post-Chorus]
Oh lord, na, na, na, na, na, yeah
Oh lord, na, na, na, na, na, yeah
Oh lord, na, na, na, na, na, yeah
Ain't nothing I can do to save my soul
Oh lord, na, na, na, na, na, yeah
Oh lord, na, na, na, na, na, yeah
Oh lord, na, na, na, na, na, yeah
[Bridge]
You've got your chains wrapped around me so tight
Give me enough just to keep me alive
I try to run but it hurts every time, I try
Lord I try and I can't say no
(Oh Lord)
Lord I try and I can't say no
[Post-Chorus]
Oh lord, na, na, na, na, na, yeah
Oh lord, na, na, na, na, na, yeah
Oh lord, na, na, na, na, na, yeah
Ain't nothing I can do to save my soul
Oh lord, na, na, na, na, na, yeah
Oh lord, na, na, na, na, na, yeah
Oh lord, na, na, na, na, na, yeah
[Outro]
You got what you wanted
Didn't you?
Save My Soul was written by Anton Hård af Segerstad & Linnéa Deb & Joy Deb & Nikki Flores.
Save My Soul was produced by The Family (Producers).
JoJo released Save My Soul on Fri Aug 21 2015.
In the description section of the video on her Youtube account, she said:
‘“Save My Soul” is about addiction. Of all kinds. I wanted to convey the feeling of powerlessness I’ve felt in my life in an uncomplicated way and show a range of what it might look like for others who’ve been there. ’