I’m sorry I don’t understand/
Where all of this is coming from/
I thought that we were fine.

“Just Give Me A Reason” is about two people failing to communicate, thus creating problems in their relationship where there might not otherwise be any. The problems are caused by a seemingly insecure woman.

The girl thinks she hears her guy talking in his sleep about things that he doesn’t talk to her about. Her mind begins to run wild thinking about possible problems between them. Is he hiding something from her? Has he tired of her? He responds with the great line above.

Luckily, the guy sounds pretty patient. He tells her it’s all in her mind and he feels confident in their love (“my dear we still have everything”). But her suspicions are now causing her to turn away from him. Then she asks him to give her a reason to keep trying in the relationship. She sounds a bit crazy. Or at the very least she catastrophes everything. He seems to remain steadfast. Perhaps we can all relate to both partners at some point or another.

The vocals are great and the duet structure works well, as the two are having a conversation and it is appropriate that there be two voices. This song was written by Pink and Nate Ruess, the lead singer for Fun. Great melody, meaning and song structure.

Just Give Me A Reason Lyrics

Right from the start
You were a thief, you stole my heart
And I your willing victim
I let you see the parts of me, that weren’t all that pretty
And with every touch you fixed them
Now you’ve been talking in your sleep oh oh
Things you never say to me oh oh
Tell me that you’ve had enough
Of our love, our love

Just give me a reason, just a little bit’s enough
Just a second we’re not broken just bent, and we can learn to love again
It’s in the stars, it’s been written in the scars on our hearts
We’re not broken just bent, and we can learn to love again

I’m sorry I don’t understand
Where all of this is coming from
I thought that we were fine (Oh we had everything)
Your head is running wild again
My dear we still have everythin’
And it’s all in your mind (Yeah but this is happenin’)
You’ve been havin’ real bad dreams oh oh
You used to lie so close to me oh oh
There’s nothing more than empty sheets between our love, our love
Oh our love, our love

Just give me a reason, just a little bit’s enough
Just a second we’re not broken just bent and we can learn to love again
I never stop, you’re still written in the scars on my heart
You’re not broken just bent and we can learn to love again

Oh tear ducts and rust
I’ll fix it for us
We’re collecting dust, but our love’s enough
You’re holding it in
You’re pouring a drink
No nothing is as bad as it seems
We’ll come clean

Just give me a reason just a little bit’s enough
Just a second we’re not broken just bent and we can learn to love again
It’s in the stars, it’s been written in the scars on our hearts
That we’re not broken just bent and we can learn to love again

Just give me a reason, just a little bit’s enough
Just a second we’re not broken just bent, and we can learn to love again
It’s in the stars, it’s been written in the scars on our hearts
That we’re not broken just bent, and we can learn to love again

Oh we can learn to love again
Oh we can learn to love again oh oh
Oh that we’re not broken just bent and we can learn to love again

Songwriters: Alecia Moore / Jeff Bhasker / Nate Ruess