Hey, its me again.
Plain, you see again.
Please, can I see you evry day?
Im a fool again.
I fell in love with you again.
Please, can I see you evry day?
You didnt know what you were looking for
till you heard the voices in your ear.
You didnt know what you were looking for
till you heard the voices in your ear.
Words dont come out right.
I tried to say it, oh, so right.
I hope you understand my meaning.
Hey, its me again.
Im so in love with you again.
Please, can I see you evry day?
You didnt know what you were looking for
till you heard the voices in your ear.
You didnt know what you were looking for
till you heard the voices in your ear.
I remember evry word you said. (word you said.)
I remember voices in my head. (in my head.)
I remember evry word you said. (word you said.)
Your voices. (I)
Cool voices. (hear)
Warm voices. (your)
It was just what I needed to. (voice.)
Cool voices. (words)
Warm voices. (dont)
Your voices. (seem)
But its just what I needed for. (right.)
Warm voices. (love)
Your voices. (is)
Cool voices. (the)
It was just what I needed to. (word.)
Your voices. (I)
Cool voices. (hear)
Warm voices. (your)
It was just what I needed to. (voice.)
Just what I needed to, just what I needed to,
Just what I needed.
You didnt know what you were looking for
till you heard the voices in your ear.
You didnt know what you were looking for
Here's the face of trouble
It’s the face I wear
And it may invite you in
But I won’t go there
Here’s a working model
That generates despair
And this baby cranks it out
And it will take you out
And I won’t care
It’s a beauty
It’s the mark of someone
Who’s beyond repair
He’ll refuse to help himself
Thinking only of himself
And though he isn’t by himself
Well it’s your job now
There’s a conversation
We’re about to have
And it’s full of twists and turns
Half truths and vague concerns
From one who never learns
To one who never learns
And I never learn
I'll be out on the town
In the jacket you bought me
After dragging me down
In the trouble you brought me
And I'll be doing the same things
Running around wouldn't that be something
I'm doing all of the same things
So here goes nothing
Got away with so much
I got by on so little
Now I'm way out of touch
With at faith that's too brittle
And I'm doing the same things
Its hypocritical don't remind me
Cause when I doing the same things
Several things will blind me
(Jason Falkner verse)
Oh yeah - Oh Yeah
Well theres always someone you cannot replace
But you're hiding something deeper you can't face
As you wonder around just feeling out of place
(Jon Brion verses)
Oh it's always something
So here goes nothing
And now I'm doing the same things
Though it's never a noble mission
It's an indication of bad things
And my sad condition
Same things
Running around wouldn't that be something
I'm doing all of the same things
So here goes nothing
Here goes nothing (repeat)
From the wrinkles on my forehead
To the mud upon my shoe
Everything's a memory
With strings that tie to you
In my dream I'm often running
To the place that's out of you
Of every kind of memory
With strings that tie to you
Though a change has taken place
And I no longer do adore her
Still every God forsaken place is always
Right around the corner
Now I know it's either them or me
So I'll bury every clue
And every kind of memory
With strings that tie to you
And every kind of memory
I'm singing this song
But it's about you
Whoever else is listening
It's only about you
See there's just one story
And everyone's the star
And it goes like this...
No one will ever love you
For everything you are
And so you build up layers of deception
And you leave out things to alter the perceptions
Of the ones you love
Who would never love you back
If they knew all about you
Every solitary fact
And the sadness of your life
Is built upon this lie
Of really knowing anyone
Or having them know you
It's the sadness of the world
There's nothing left to do
And so just go to sleep
Just let the hours pass
Sleep it all away
None of it will last
Soon it's all over
You're under clover
I know it’s today
So I guess you could say one recovers
It’s odd you should call me
But then after all we were lovers
I don’t wait by the phone like I used to
I don’t hope for kind words you might say
You don’t prey on my mind like you used to
But you can still ruin my day
You can still ruin my day
You’re telling me now
You regret how we never connected
Oh as if you forget that its me you regret you rejected
I don’t easily forgive like I used to
And I seldom get carried away
No you don’t have the pull that you used to
But you can still ruin my day
Oh, you can still ruin my day
Love it was lovely
It hardly hurt a bit
Sounds good to me but unfortunately
I remember it
Now I don’t lose my place like I used to
I’m not moved by your artful display
No you cant draw me in like you used to
But you can still ruin my day
You can still ruin my day
You can still ruin my day
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh (repeat)
You slit your own throat
You won’t be around for long
Though not a dying breed
Cause they’ll always be a market for greed
And they’ll always be someone to replace you
Though they may not have the courage to face you
Now it’s too late to settle scores
You’re going back the way you came before
Back through the revolving door
You’re sick of your skin
Though you act like you’re not for now
But the rot has set in and it could be as little as an
hour or two
Before it completely devours you
And the ones who should stand up are afraid to
You were smug while you held the floor
You’re going back the way you came before
Back through the revolving door
I understand the concessions that you make
I know what it’s like to get backed into a corner
I sympathize but I don’t take your side
Hey you
You act like no one could tame you
But when it counted you never came through
Well, with one look at what they paid you
Well, most folks would hardly blame you
I’m not surprised that this is what it came to
You’re going back the way you came before
Back through the revolving door
And one day you could be back for more
Open up your mind and let me step inside
Rest your weary head and let your heart decide
It's so easy when you know the rules
It's so easy all you have to do
Is fall in love
Play the game
Ev'rybody play the game of love
When you're feelin' down and your resistance is low
Light another cigarette and let yourself go
This is your life
Don't play hard to get
It's a free world
All you have to do is fall in love
Play the game everybody play the game of love
My game of love has just begun
Love runs from my head down to my toes
My love is pumping through my veins (play the game)
Driving me insane
Come come come come play the game play the game play
the game play the game
Play the game everybody play the game of love
This is your life - don't play hard to get
It's a free free world all you have to do is fall in
love
Play the game yeah play the game of love
Your life - don't play hard to get
It's a free free world all you have to do is fall in
love
So what you’re never understood?
Big deal you’re doomed to die
Oh, oh
Nothing ever lasts
It all gets torn to shreds
If something’s ever lasting
It’s over our heads
It’s over our heads
Think your troubles are so serious
Well one day you’ll be so…long gone
Cause nothing ever lasts
It all gets torn to shreds
If something’s ever lasting
It’s over our heads
It’s over our heads
That were meaningless before
We?d seen them together
Old hinges squeaking in the rain
That hotel by the highway where we stayed
There's something every hour
Who needs the Eiffel Tower
When we've got memories
Of precious places, precious things
That were meaningless before
We?d seen them together
The pen, the car
The paint, the pier
The moon and star
The message clear
Liberty raised her hand to us
As if to say, "It's OK, live today, live today"
I said, "Don't leave me, don?t break the tie"
Then I left you and the time went rolling by
And here?s what I can't stand
I know that every landmark
Triggers memories
Of stupid places and silly things
That were meaningless before
I was taking the scenery in
When I got pushed from a moving car
You're the love of my life
You're the love of my life so far
We were going in the same direction
Then I hit the pavement hard
You're the love of my life
You're the love of my life so far
If you only get one true in your life
Then I've been greatly harped
You're the love of my life
You're the love of my life so far
Though I did have a wonderful time
But you were the end of the line
Now it's fairly bizarre
that you barely are
a friend of mine
If I died today, I'd have to say
that you were my favorite part
You're the love of my life
You're the love of my life so far
If someone comes along and makes me realize
that you were tacky and of limited charm
You'd be the love of my life
You'd be the love of my life so far
No matter the way that we're doomed
I'm mad but I'm finally through
The feeling of bliss
And I'm sleeping with a friend of mine
I can't hold you in my arms again
If I can't hold you in the same regard
You're the love of my life
You're the love of my life so far
Although this could break me
I won't let it make me cynical and hard
You're the love of my life
You're the love of my life so far
Because love is great when there's no restraint
And it's not for the faint of heart
You're the love of my life
You're the love of my life so far
No I don't feel great
But woe's the fate of your latest counterpart
You're the love of my life
I'm just a little person,
One person in a sea
Of many little people
Who are not aware of me.
I do my little job
And live my little life,
Eat my little meals,
Miss my little kid and wife
And somewhere, maybe someday,
Maybe somewhere far away,
I'll find a second little person
who will look at me and say,
"I know you
You're the one I've waited for.
Let's have some fun."
Life is precious every minute,
and more precious with you in it,
so let's have some fun
We'll take a road trip way out west.
You're the one I like the best.
I'm glad I've found you,
Like hangin round you
You're the one I like the best.
Somewhere, maybe someday,
Maybe somewhere far away,
I'll meet a second little person
It's something unattainable,
That you can't live without,
And now the unexplainable,
Has you riddled with doubt.
Things begin,
Things decay,
And you've gotta find a way
To be okay.
But if you wanna spend the day
Wondering what it's all about
Go and knock yourself out.
Why we're put
In this mess
Is anybody's guess.
It might be a test
Or it might not be anything
You need to worry about.
But if you're still in doubt,
verse:
it was a break in communication
that's what i've been told
for lack of evaluation
feelings unchecked and uncontrolled
and I was always living in my head
not speaking with my heart
isn't that what you fucking said
cause your mind ripped us apart
chorus:
but I was happy with you
however I looked
whatever I did
whatever it was
i was happy about
the ins and the outs
the ups and the downs
the pros and the cons
i was happy with you
if it makes me a fool
maybe i am
maybe i was
verse:
i always counted us a lucky
for being on the right track
but not a day goes by without me
taking note of the fact
well it surprised me when you said
we've been wrong for quite some time
am I so easily misled
perhaps i'm really blind
chorus
verse:
stop sending me the message
that we were nearly done
it's part of everyone's rite of passage
to have to fucking leave someone
i can't tell you what you've got in store
or what you're missing cause
it's not my business anymore
it probably in fact never was
Although she's none the wiser
Although we've barely met
I can recognize her
From the treatment that I get
So it's my duty to advise her
If she breaks the rules
I've said I'll quit though
I'll admit that hasn't happened yet
I believe she's lying
I trust her to undermine my faith in her, in time
I have every confidence that she'll dismantle mine
Given time
As sure as she is sitting here
She's sure that she's awake
And as soon as we're committing
We're admitting our mistake
So of course it's only fitting
That the course we're going to take
Is drawn and whereupon I'm slamming on the brakes
I believe she's lying
I trust her to undermine my faith in her, in time
I have every confidence that she'll dismantle mine
Given time
It's a given, given time
The power of suggestion
The element of chance
And the subject now in question
Is the same old song and dance
And the time that we invest in
Setting traps out in advance
So we could spend the weekend staring in a trance
I believe she's lying
I trust her to undermine my faith in her, in time
I have every confidence that she'll dismantle mine
Given time
It's a given, given time
It should be boredom by now
I know the tricks of the trade
But it goes on anyhow
Sometimes the answers are ready made
And I go for it every time
Just like a heavy drinker
I go for it every time
Hook, line and sinker
He descends alone
(Alternate Version: He descends on the room)
Holier than thou and sillier
He's gonna knock on her cocoon
And it's gonna sound familiar
And she'll go for it every time
Putting herself in peril
She'll go for it every time
Lock, stock and barrel
And I'm feeling for all of the world
Like I'm feeling for all the world
So go and reel me in
If I am tugging the line
A hook is under my skin
Because your lure is well designed
And I go for it every time
Just like a heavy drinker
I go for it every time
Hook, line and sinker It should be boredom by now
I know the tricks of the trade
But it goes on anyhow
Sometimes the answers are ready made
And I go for it every time
Just like a heavy drinker
[AD]
I go for it every time
Hook, line and sinker
He descends alone
(Alternate Version: He descends on the room)
Holier than thou and sillier
He's gonna knock on her cocoon
And it's gonna sound familiar
And she'll go for it every time
Putting herself in peril
She'll go for it every time
Lock, stock and barrel
And I'm feeling for all of the world
Like I'm feeling for all the world
So go and reel me in
If I am tugging the line
A hook is under my skin
Because your lure is well designed
And I go for it every time
Just like a heavy drinker
I go for it every time
You've gotta hope that there's someone for you
As strange as you are
Who can cope with the things that you do
Without trying too hard
Because you can bend the truth
Until it's suiting you
These things that you're wrapping all around you
You never know what they will amount to
And your life is just going on without you
It's the end of the things you know
Here we go
You've gotta know that there's more to this world
Than what you have seen
Because we all have a limited view of what it can be
As we move along
With our blinders on
Each one of us feels a little stranded
And you can't explain or understand it
Each one of us on a different planet
And admist all the to and fro
Someone can say "Hello,
Here we go"
The feeling that someone really gets you
It's something that no one should object to
It could happen today so I suggest you
Skip your habit of laying low
It's the end of the things you know
Here we go
Because someone can say "Hello,
Her ghost is six or so feet tall
And the lights in the house are dim
His voice still echoes through the hall
She can't get away from him
I clear the couch off and I sit
She hangs up the phone and then
She says she can't believe he quit
But I know he'll be back again
Every hour on the hour
He will reappear and make it clear that he's around
It's not your average social call
He does it all without a sound
Her ghost is propped up in the hall
He speaks no evil there
He doesn't notice me at all
I find it a bit unfair
I'm bathed in shadow from that wall
I know he'll be in the air
Every hour on the hour
She'll watch her apparition stare her down, but pass
her by
And I've no ammunition
I'm the one who's being exorcised
Every hour on the hour
Every moment all my power
And every where I turn
I tend to learn that she's got
Memories that never burn
And this is of concern and I prepare to go
'Cause this I know that
Though he's out of sight
He's in her mind and in my hair
I'm tiring of this fight
Besides it's getting me nowhere
Her ghost makes all of this occur
He does it breathlessly
So long as he's the life in her
I might not have anything to offer you
I might not have anything to say that's new
But you've gotta start somewhere
oh, you've gotta start somewhere
So infinite and scary too
Just ask for it
And it's coming true
I continue in hope i have a follow-up
And if i do then you might not ever shut me up
But you've gotta start somewhere
Oh, you've got to start somewhere
So I prepare to follow through
Why should I care
What it is to you?
Get a load of the lengths I got to avoid
Even admitting that I'm qualified
And I'm aware of the need to let it ride
But you've gotta start somewhere
Oh, you've gotta start somewhere
Yeah, you've gotta start somewhere
If, and, or but will have to do
This story's what i'm sticking to
For it might not address the need for more
And it might be less than I'm hoping for
It's just what It's coming to
Just ask for it and it's coming true
But you've gotta start somewhere
Oh, you've gotta start somewhere
Yeah, you've gotta start somewhere
I may be slower than some folks
But I always make my way
I move forward with my hopes
And I sometimes save the day
Where do I begin?
Cause there’s a whirl pool of information
That you’ve got to sort through
To get to where it’s at
It falls flat and it makes you crazy
But I get the feeling
That I get what it’s about
It’s just a feeling
I can’t really spell it out
I get the feeling
That I get what it’s about
>From the bar to the car park
Theories fly about
They fall short for the most part
But I’m not keeping count
And why should I begin?
Cause there’s a whirl pool
Of people who will stop
And they will tell you
The things that you will not
They roll their eyes and they call you crazy
But you get the feeling
That you get what it's about
It’s just a feeling
You can’t really spell it out
You get the feeling
It was happy at the start
When you offered me the part
Didn’t think it would turn out bad
I didn’t think it would turn out bad
We agreed to go awhile
And it all was on a handshake and a smile
Didn’t think it would turn out bad
I didn’t think it would turn out bad
Cause it looked OK to me
But I guess you shouldn’t be too sure of yourself
Didn’t think it would turn out bad
Didn’t think it would turn out bad
Now I see that I was incorrect
But that’s easy here in retrospect
All our friends said ‘’What’s the fuss?’’
Don’t you know that these things happen to the best of
Didn’t think it would turn out bad
Didn’t think it would turn out bad
So if you’re taking me to task for it
You should know I didn’t ask for it
Oh, but as for my defense
I could swear it made sense to me at the time
Didn’t think it would turn out bad
So now its safe to say that I really should have run
the other way
I didn’t think it would turn out bad – ooh
Didn’t think it would turn out bad - ly
Didn’t think it would turn out bad – ooh
Are you dead to the world?
It appears that you might be
A little dead to the world
Or at least a bit to all of those
Who have shown a true affection
You make a mess of those
Who will care without exception
As you pile drive through anything that stands
In your way or blocks your view
Are you dead to the world?
I've gotta wonder if you are
A little dead to the world
With a reflex that is uncontrolled
It's the only explanation
Unless you're just as cold
As they say and just as calculating
Using and debilitating those
Who can see the good in you
Lost sight of it
I made light of it
Everyone makes mistakes
We fell by the wayside
We fell out of place
I wish I could say that we'd fallen from grace