Sharon Van Etten - Don't Do It (Lyrics)

[mehidalgo18]

haaa! I came here looking for a very really popular and mainstream song...that basically I think it says: just do it tonight...do it tonight...or some crap like that. her name came up, and this may sound absurd but her name sounds like those european techno djs, so i thought this would be the song.gladly I was wrong. she sounds good, sooo my type.

[islandsq]

Ohhh..ok! I finally figured out who Sharon reminds me of after listening to 15 different songs of hers! After i listened to this one twice, I got it---Aimee Mann!! Yessss---sooo very similar in her tone and vibration vocally! I've always like A. M.'s music so it's great to hear Sharon's too---both sultry, relaxing, deep water vocals~~great art by both ladies.:)

[RondoRedux]

@islandsq Did not think of Aimee till you mentioned, now I hear it. Others have said a talented Lara Del Rey. I can hear both; either or, this is good stuff. Good ear you have there.

[RondoRedux]

@RondoRedux Correction: Lana Del Rey.

[zoidsvstherichies]

she was so outstanding at sasquatch, IF ANY OF YOU GET TO SEE HER GET THOSE TICKETS, SHE IS SOO WORTH IT. trust me.

[MBArkestra]

Does anyone know the tabs for this? I'm sure it's very simple, but my guitar skills are shite. Thanks.

[moviesandsongs365]

So powerful, still gives me chills after 20+ listens. To me an uplifting track. Added as no 2 on my top 100 songs of 2010, over at my blog moviesandsongs365

[NilsEbbesen]

i keep coming back to this song, its amazing

[stevebro505]

i like the portrait

[SirDonCoyote]

She cool

[redshaftedflicker]

I like this a lot and yes I'm a jaded fucker.

[TheNokia90]

this sing sucks! see the lyrics, a lot of repetition, i know it has nice melody, but the lyrics, damn it only faggot could understand them...

[bsm6776]

@TheNokia90 not nice brah

[nicolanthon25]

@TheNokia90 too bad.

[eazy0000000000]

@nicolanthon25 trolling troll is trolling

[nicolanthon25]

@eazy0000000000 an idiot failed to realize i wasn't talking about the song. i was replying to someone who commented. FAIL.

[eazy0000000000]

@nicolanthon25 Failing Fail is Failing

[nicolanthon25]

@eazy0000000000 idiot

[EngelNr666]

why isn't this on top of the charts worldwide?

[NilsEbbesen]

this one i even better live :)

[PandaBearJelly]

Thank you Robin Pecknold for showing me this amazing artist!

[mikesnakenh]

I was at her concert in Cracov in Poland. It was amazing. Thank You.

[danthaman74]

i heard this on kdhx this morning and it is awesome. and as i said before you shold do something with DBT

[danthaman74]

i just heard this on kdhx and it is awesome i will be lookin for you on tour definately and as i said before you should do something with DBT

[CherryONeil]

NELLY FURTADO, Sharon Van Etten and Aimee Mann all on the same ticket -- how freakin awesome would that be.

[fac403]

She talked about this song's meaning in a recent interview:

"It is about suicide, it is about addiction. It's about people— Sorry, I'm still learning how to talk about it. When I first wrote it, it was more about specifically seeing somebody that— It initially started as me starting to see somebody—we didn't hang out very much—and trying to be cool about it, just being really simple and not seeing each other very much."

[drunkcajunvideo]

Based on an interview, and listening to the lyrics, I think this song is about resolving internal conflict through music.

I was somewhere inside

And I wanted to find out why you hurt

And I was terrified

Dangerously close to the edge of a self-destructive act (maybe even suicide), Sharon chooses to release intense emotional feelings through her God given ability to write & sing beautiful songs.

She is probably a Gemini, like me. Carrying on a self-dialogue is not in the least unusual for us.

[wendeebyrd]

@shermanicus i had figured it was about drinking or drugs. for me i feel like drinking but that's just b/c of my own life experiences. but i think this song could be about whatever we want it to be, as the listener. p.s. i like that you call it suiciding like it's a game or something. but it sounds much less severe.

[Shermanicus]

is this about trying to stop someone from suiciding?

[wendeebyrd]

oh the lyrics get to my soul.

[internisus]

I was just leisurely browsing youtube and trying out some of her songs, and this caught me completely off guard. It stopped me cold from the start.

[drunkcajunvideo]

beautiful voice & acquiescent attitude

[praetoriancorps]

this song makes me spacy

[fox0027]

as Joyce Carol Oates would say its so beautiful it hurts it just touches my soul

[fox0027]

i heard this song on npr when i was half asleep and half awake wow this song is soooo gorgeous its so haunting

[theyunkays]

love this. reminds me of "From Above" by Mokotow, which is more minimal with just one instrument, can listen here

mikemokotow.bandcamp.com/

[rushics]

Saw her live in atl, thought she was great. went primarily to see Junip, was kind of dreading having to wait through SVE, but was incredibly surprised. she is now in heavy rotation...

[lynnetteb711]

I saw her live and she was awful. I heard this track and I know this track is pure beauty...I hope I see her again live; after hearing this I want to see her perform again.

[sharonvanetten]

@lynnetteb711 what show was that? i have definitely had major bombs.

[TisAlicia]

Her voice is perfection and I absolutely love the dreamy angelic chorus in the background! Why haven't more people watched/commented?!

[Jazzy459]

@TisAlicia I have no idea! But hopefully soon this song will get the recognition is deserves

[beatfarmm]

Spooky cool. Languid. Hypnotic.

Anyone know what she's like live?

[ihateozonedepletion]

beautiful...

[greatsea]

should have more views and comments. great song.

[rockomundo]

Great song.

[sammiwyatt]

this is one of my favorite songs. <3

[sweetbox28]

excellent song