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Garbage

Dumb

Release date: 11th May 1998

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About This Track

'Dumb' by Garbage is a 1998 track from the album 'Version 2.0'. The lyrics find a speaker bristling at being judged, insisting they are not trying to play saviour, and snapping back with frustration at a partner who cannot “work it out”. There is a defensive, self-possessed stance throughout, even as the words gesture at self-containment, resentment, and the suspicion that the point has been missed. The verse structure builds from denial and irritation into a sharper pre-chorus moment, before the song continues onward.

"Dumb" is a track by Garbage, from the album Version 2.0, released 11th May 1998. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 12 articles about Garbage.

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Lyrics

Dumb

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

I never claimed to be your savior

I said I had a dirty mouth

Stop analysing my behavior

If you're too dumb to work it out

I've got to keep myself together

You know I hate to disappoint

A masochistic lamb to slaughter

Maybe you miss the point?

[Pre-Chorus]

I'm feeling small

I'm climbing the walls

I don't let it show

[Chorus]

Now that you know what you know

I bet you wish you could let it go

You'll never cum sucking your thumb

Better off dumb

[Verse 2]

Maybe I could write a letter

To help me with my self-esteem

You should get to know me better

No one's ever what they seem

[Pre-Chorus]

I'm feeling small

I'm climbing the walls

I don't let it show

[Chorus]

Now that you know what you know

I bet you wish you could let it go

You'll never cum sucking your thumb

Better off dumb

[Bridge]

You still don't know what you think of me

You still don't know what you mean to me

You still don't know what to think of me

You still don't know what you think of me

[Chorus]

Now that you know what you know

I bet you wish you could let it go

You'll never come sucking your thumb

Better off dumb

Now that you know what you know

You're going to reap what you sow

Nothing will come sucking your thumb

Better off dumb

[Outro]

You still don't know what you think of me

You still don't know what you mean to me

You still don't know what to think of me

You still don't know what you think of me

You still don't know what you think of me

You still don't know what you think of me

You still don't know what you think of me

You still don't know what you think of me

You still don't know what I think of me

You still don't know what you think of me

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Track details

From Version 2.0

1998
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Version 2.0
Version 2.0
Garbage
Release year
1998
  1. —I Think I'm Paranoid
  2. —Medication
  3. —Dumb
  4. —Sleep Together
  5. —Wicked Ways
  6. —Hammering in My Head

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