![]() I'm going to be overcome with emotion and my body will respond accordingly. I need someone to show me love and concern for my well-being. I'm feeling out of control and need someone to ground me. I need a friend or loved one to hold my hand and guide me through this. I can't do this alone, I need someone to assist me. The protagonist is at the end of their rope and seems to have given up on anyone helping them as they sing "I'm going to cover myself with/The ashes of you and nobody's gonna give a damn." The repetition of the lines "My heart was breaking, hands are shaking, bugs are crawling all over me" in the bridge of the song reinforces their desperation and the physical toll addiction has taken on them. The opening lines show the person needs someone to support them through their troubles, with the lines, "I'm gonna need someone to help me/I'm gonna need somebody's hand/I'm gonna need someone to hold me down/I'm gonna need someone to care." However, the rest of the song portrays the protagonist's desperation for a drink and how it has taken over their life, as they sing "Son of a bitch/Give me a drink/One more night/This can't be me/Son of a bitch/If I can't get clean/I'm gonna drink my life away." The lyrics of Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats's "S.O.B." tell the story of someone who is struggling with addiction and desperately needs help. My heart was breaking, hands are shaking, bugs are crawling all over me ![]() Now for seventeen years I've been throwing them back
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