Discover the story of the song > Because Of The Shame – Against Me

The protagonist used to do drugs with her partner instead of doing drugs alone. She can't remember the last time she saw or spoke to her partner. Her partner left their hometown for a fresh start and got a tattoo of the protagonist's name. The protagonist feels shame and tries to numb herself from feeling vulnerable. She watches her partner's mother bury her partner and is shaken by how much they resemble each other. The protagonist didn't pay attention to the funeral service or acknowledge her partner's husband. She doesn't know what she meant to her partner then, so she doesn't know what she owes her partner now. The protagonist didn't intend to hurt her partner with anything she said. She also has a tattoo of her partner's name.