Dissolved Girl Lyrics
Shame, such a shame
I think I kinda lost myself again
Day, yesterday
Really should be leaving, but I stay
[Verse 2: Sarah Jay Hawley]
Say, say my name
I need a little love to ease the pain
I need a little love to ease the pain
It's easy to remember when it came
[Chorus: Sarah Jay Hawley]
'Cause it feels like I've been
I've been here before
You're not my savior
But I still don't go
Feels like something
That I've done before
I could fake it
But I'd still want more
[Verse 3: Sarah Jay Hawley]
Fade, made to fade
Passion's overrated anyway
Say, say my name
I need a little love to ease the pain
I need a little love to ease the pain
It's easy to remember when it came
'Cause it feels like I've been
I've been here before
You’re not my savior
But I still don't go, oh
I feel like something
That I've done before
I could fake it
But I'd still want more, oh
About
Sara Jay was an unknown singer from Sheffield discovered by Massive Attack’s manager Marc Picken, who believed she would be an ideal addition to the Mezzanine recording sessions. “Dissolved Girl” was originally conceived and recorded as a early demo version (which would eventually be heard on The Jackal soundtrack) just before the beginning of the 1997 tour. Massive Attack would then proceed to take Jay on tour with them and perform this early demo version of “Dissolved Girl” as a preview of Mezzanine, which would not be released for nearly another year.
“Dissolved Girl” was featured in the 1999 film The Matrix, where it can be heard through Neo’s headphones near the beginning of the film. However, it was not featured on the film’s accompanying soundtrack album.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
3D on the meaning behind Dissolved Girl [Mezzanine Interview Disc – March 1998]:
This was us being with Sara at that particular point. Again, I don’t want to dwell on these same dysfunctional relationships, but thats what its about and I think she was going through a similar thing to what we had been going through herself and that’s what the song is about really. It’s about how you relate to another person what they expect of you and what you expect of them – the same as Angel really – the idea of what you expect from a woman and the power she might have over you.
- 1.Angel
- 2.Risingson
- 3.Teardrop
- 5.Exchange
- 6.Dissolved Girl
- 8.Black Milk
- 9.Mezzanine
- 10.Group Four
