Rachel Viccaji – Give Me One Reason (Live Session)
“MTV Covers”
Song: Give Me One Reason (Tracy Chapman Cover)
Vocals: Rachel Viccaji
Guitars: Hamad
Director and DOP: Syed Jasim Haider
Lyrics/style:
The song is a classic twelve-bar blues, both in musical structure and the repeated lyrics in each verse and chorus. It is the story of an ending relationship, and a plea from the narrator to her partner for the partner to convince her to remain, to “give me one reason to stay here, and I’ll turn right back around.” At the end of the song, the partner is apparently given voice for the last line, “said I told you that I loved you, and there ain’t no more to say.”
Lyrics:
Give me one reason to stay here and I’ll turn right back around
Give me one reason to stay here and I’ll turn right back around
Because I don’t want leave you lonely
But you got to make me change my mind
Baby I got your number and I know that you got mine
But you know that I called you I called too many times
You can call me baby you can call me anytime
But you got to call me
Give me one reason to stay here – and I’ll turn right back around
Give me one reason to stay here – and I’ll turn right back around
Because I don’t want leave you lonely
But you got to make me change my mind
I don’t want no one to squeeze me – they might take away my life
I don’t want no one to squeeze me – they might take away my life
I just want someone to hold me and rock me through the night
This youthful heart can love you and give you what you need
This youthful heart can love you and give you what you need
But I’m too old to go chasing you around
Wasting my precious energy
Give me one reason to stay here – and I’ll turn right back around
Give me one reason to stay here – and I’ll turn right back around
Because I don’t want leave you lonely
But you got to make me change my mind
Baby just give me one reason – Give me just one reason why
Baby just give me one reason – Give me just one reason why I should stay
Because I told you that I loved you
And there ain’t no more to say
