Gnarls Barkley - Charity Case Lyrics






[Intro: Cee-Lo]
Oh, ahhhh [repeat 4X, then in background through Intro]
Give, give, give it away now
Give, give, give it away nowwwwwwwww
Give it away nowwwwwwwww
I, I, I

[Cee-Lo]
I don't know what matters to you at this moment
But that's all that matters to me
How are you? (How are you?)
Knock on wood
Well I'm not doin so good
(I bet you pro-ba-bly couldn't tell)
(I'm not yet with it, I'm still not well)
And I don't understand how I'm so understandin
I guess that that's all I can be
How are you? (How are you?)
I think I can help
But I can't help myself
(Shouldn't I be happy? You need my help)
(I usually just talk, to myself)

[Chorus]
Oh can't you see, oh can't you see
If I help somebody, baby there's mercy for me (eeeeeeeeee)
Ahhh charity~! (And you, for you)
(One, for you, and you, and you)

[Cee-Lo]
Now all apologies baby but I'm bleedin too
Are you needin me like I'm needin you
Even my shadow leaves me all alone at night
Guess I need to start to take my own advice
(La la la la lah, la la la-lahhhh)
(La la la la lah, la la la-lahhhh)

[Chorus]
Oh can't you see, oh can't you see
Somebody's a liar who ever set free what was free (eeeeeeeeee)
Ahhh charity~!

[Interlude]
Oh, ahhhh [repeat 4X, then in background through Interlude]
Give, give, give it away now
Give, give, give it away nowwwwwwwww
Give it away nowwwwwwwww

[Cee-Lo]
Give it away now
Whooooo! Alright
Yeahhhhhhh
I want to be your baby
Charity!! You better give it to somebody





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  1. E.... K....

    Mac Miller loved this album. That's how I came here.

  2. A.... P....

    Mac milla

    A.... P....

    Same reason why I'm here.

  3. L.... N....

    Who's listening to this now?

  4. m.... i....

    Love this song

  5. N.... M....

    I don't understand how I'm so understanding. I guess that's all I can be.

  6. c.... l....

    This song hits me right in the feels

  7. J.... 3....

    Who actually knows what this song is about? It's sarcastic, it's about how women are free loading, gold digging, "charity cases," and how men are duped into supporting them. I don't agree with the whole MGTOW thing, but that's what this song is about. Listen to the lyrics again. It's obvious.

    J.... 3....

    @SaladLine Nah, it's about the kind of (in his mind) weak people that do that for women. It's about a guy who needs to give everything to a woman, despite the fact that she doesn't care for him. Listen to her responses to him.

    J.... 3....

    That's one way to take it. Another - This song spoke to me, for entirely different reasons. What exactly isn't really important, but the fact that it means something different to everyone to whom it means something, that's whats actually important. He's hitting a chord, and that makes his music beautiful, however you wanna take it.

    Unless, like... you didn't like it ' ^ '

    J.... 3....

    @Sissyspider I mean, that's his intention for what it is supposed to mean. I used to like their music, but after he raped that woman I dropped this band.

    J.... 3....

    He didn't rape her. Cee Lo slipped something into her drink, and the woman claimed she was raped while unconscious. There was an investigation that showed while she was drugged however, there wasn't enough evidence of rape. In LA they would love to stick charges like that on anyone famous, so if they didn't even charge him it probably didn't happen.

    J.... 3....

    @BigMak0205 retard. Give me one good reason you would need to drug a woman

  8. G.... P....

    You ever check a song's lyrics and be like "this was written for me"?

    G.... P....

    Yep. Right there with you, Gielderien.

    G.... P....

    ya man Oh ah oh ah oh ah oh ah oh ah
    really resonates with me too

  9. C.... F....

    Does anyone know if they have any other songs like this? It's very up beat compared to the rest of the album it seems.

    Or are there any other albums like it?

    Sort of reminds me of Austin Powers music :P

    C.... F....

    "the last time" is the most upbeat song they have, but there are lots of them

    C.... F....

    Chris Foster Go-Go Gadget Gospel

    C.... F....

    Transformer, smiley faces, and a little better

    C.... F....

    @private last Transformer for sure. Possibly my favourite

  10. c.... ....

    is Janelle Monae the female voice?

    c.... ....

    sierra simone.

    c.... ....

    +cutiegorawr
    now thats a pairing I'd love to hear.

  11. B.... P....

    progutah j

  12. B.... P....

    da razbiem baksuz :)

  13. B.... P....

    i hit unlike! :)

  14. e.... ....

    why cant there be an instrumentl!!!! dangnabbit

    e.... ....

    The voices are good af why would you not want to hear them

  15. Z.... ....

    I think Danger Mouse is amazing, these beats are so creative--like Jefferson Airplane meets War, what an excellent retro fit in a modernized buisness.

  16. a.... ....

    I absolutely love them, this song is my fav off the album yet, but the songs are growing and growing on me just like it was with st. elsewhere, gotta love this odd couple!!!