Horns arranged by: Paul Von Mertens
Written by: Jarvis Cocker
Recorded by: Steve Albini
I love your body 'cause I've lost my mind
If you want someone to talk to, you're wasting your time
If you want someone to share your life, you need someone who's alive
And if every relationship is a two-way street, I have been screwing in the back whilst you drive
I never said I was deep, but I am profoundly shallow
My lack of knowledge is vast, and my horizons are narrow
I never said I was big, I never said that I was clever
And if you're waiting to find what's going on in my mind, you could be waiting forever
Forever and ever
I can dance you to the end of the night 'cause I'm afraid of the dark
I have to confess: I'm out of my depth
You're going over my head and straight through my heart
Some girls like to play it dirty, some girls want to be your mum
Me, I disrespected you whilst we were waiting for the taxi to come
My morality is shabby, my behaviour unacceptable
No, I'm not looking for a relationship, just a willing receptacle
I never said I was...
I never said I was...
I never said I was...
I never said I was deep, but I am profoundly shallow
My lack of knowledge is vast, and my horizons are narrow
Oh, yeah. I never said I was big, I never said that I was clever
And if you're waiting to find what's going on in my mind, you could be waiting forever
Forever and ever
I never said I was deep, but I am profoundly shallow
My lack of knowledge is vast, and my horizons are narrow
Yeah, yeah, yeah...
I never said I was deep
When you first start a band as a teenager, you can't help but think of yourself as terribly deep and that you will, in some profound way, bring about a change in the world through your own creativity. I certainly did. But the more time has gone on, the more I've realized that I'm not deep at all. I am, in fact, profoundly shallow. Oh well.
I'm not deep at all, I am profoundly shallow. Deep is someone who sees into the depths of the human condition and profoundly shallow is someone who knows everything about Roy Walker from Catchphrase. I consider it to be quite a heartfelt song, so much so that I may have 'I Never Said I Was Deep' engraved on my tombstone.