everybody knows

Elizabeth & The Catapult - Everybody Knows

everybody knows that the dice are loaded
everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
everybody knows that the war is over
everybody knows that the good guys lost

everybody knows the fight was fixed
the poor stay poor and the rich get rich
that’s how it goes
everybody knows

’cause everybody knows that the boat is leaking
everybody knows that the captain lied
everybody’s got this broken feeling
like their daddy or their dog just died

everybody’s talking to their pockets
everybody wants a box of chocolates
and a long stem rose
everybody knows

’cause everybody knows, everybody knows
that’s how it goes
everybody knows
(2x)

everybody knows it’s now or never
everybody knows that it’s me or you
everybody knows that you live forever
when you’ve done a line or two

everybody knows the deal is rotten
old black joe’s still pickin’ cotton
for your ribbons and your bows
everybody knows

’cause everybody knows that you’re in trouble
everybody knows what you’ve been through
from the bleeding cross of calgary
to the beach in malibu

everybody knows you’re coming apart
take one last look at the sacred heart
before it blows
everybody knows

’cause everybody knows, everybody knows
that’s how it goes
everybody knows
(3x)

that girl's shady!

cute video. :)

Kate Nash - Do Wah Doo



Everybody thinks that girl’s so fine
Everybody’s like “I’ll make her mine.”
Everyone thinks she’s a bit of alright
But I think that she’s not so nice

Every guy’s looking in her eyes
Every guy’s checking out her thighs
Everyone thinks that girl’s a lady
But I don’t, I think that girl’s shady.

I'll just read a book instead.
I don't care if we're just friends.
I can hang out with myself
I'm old enough now to pretend.

I'll just read a book instead.
I know that you think she's best
I don't even think she cares,
I don't know what you see-
There's nothing there.

Ba bom ba bom ba bom bom
Ba bom ba bom ba bom bom
Ba bom bom Ba bom bom
Ba bom ba bom ba bom bom

Well I think she’s a b—-

I'll just read a book instead.
I don't care if we're just friends.
I can hang out with myself
I'm old enough now to pretend.

I'll just read a book instead.
I know that you think she's best
I don't even think she cares,
I don't know what you see-
There's nothing there.

Ba bom ba bom ba bom bom
Ba bom ba bom ba bom bom
Ba bom bom Ba bom bom
Ba bom ba bom ba bom bom
2x

Well I think she’s a bitch

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civil twilight - letters from the sky

one of these days the sky's gonna break
and everything will escape, and i'll know
one of these days the mountains are gonna fall
into the sea, and they'll know

that you and i were made for this
i was made to taste your kiss
we were made to never fall away
never fall away

one of these days letters are gonna fall
from the sky telling us all to go free
but until that day i'll find a way to let everybody know
that you're coming back, you're coming back for me

'cause even though you left me here
i have nothing left to fear
these are only walls that hold me here
hold me here, hold me here

one day soon i'll hold you like the sun holds the moon
and we will hear those planes overhead
and we won't have to be scared
we won't have to be, we won't have to be scared

you're coming back for me
you're coming back for me

you're coming back to me

elderly

watched a bit of show on pbs tonight about people taking care of their elderly parents. besides the usual, it esp made me sad because i was thinking that when my parents are that old, their english will probably be really really bad (even if they don't get some disease that causes dementia, i'm sure some of their language skills will deteriorate). and who knows how bad my chinese will be by then? i'm lucky that we're here in so cal where so many mandarin speaking people live. if it came down to it, i should be able to find a pretty nice senior citizen home that has chinese speaking staff. but that's not good enough. i still won't be able to talk to my rents. :(

death cab for cutie - what sarah said
'in a place where we only say goodbye' / '‘cause there’s no comfort in the waiting room' / 'as each descending peak on the lcd took you a little farther away from me' / 'but i’m thinking of what sarah said: that love is watching someone die'

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natasha bedingfield - soulmate

 

incompatible, it don't matter though
cause someone's bound to hear my cry
speak out if you do
you're not easy to find

is it possible mr. loveable
is already in my life?
right in front of me
or maybe you're in disguise

who doesn't long for someone to hold
who knows how to love you without being told
somebody tell me why i'm on my own
if there's a soulmate for everyone

here we are again, circles never end
how do i find the perfect fit
there's enough for everyone
but i'm still waiting in line

who doesn't long for someone to hold
who knows how to love you without being told
somebody tell me why i'm on my own
if there's a soulmate for everyone

if there's a soulmate for everyone

most relationships seem so transitory
they're all good but not the permanent one

who doesn't long for someone to hold
who knows how to love you without being told
somebody tell me why i'm on my own
if there's a soulmate for everyone

who doesn't long for someone to hold
who knows how to love you without being told
somebody tell me why i'm on my own
if there's a soulmate for everyone
if there's a soulmate for everyone

Tags: natasha bedingfield, soulmate, lyrics, song, music

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pink floyd - dark side of the moon

All that you touch
All that you see
All that you taste
All you feel.
All that you love
All that you hate
All you distrust
All you save.
All that you give
All that you deal
All that you buy,
beg, borrow or steal.
All you create
All you destroy
All that you do
All that you say.
All that you eat
And everyone you meet
All that you slight
And everyone you fight.
All that is now
All that is gone
All that's to come
and everything under the sun is in tune
but the sun is eclipsed by the moon.

"There is no dark side of the moon really. Matter of fact it's all dark."

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johnny cash - boy named sue

My daddy left home when I was three
And he didn't leave much to Ma and me
Just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze.
Now, I don't blame him cause he run and hid
But the meanest thing that he ever did
Was before he left, he went and named me 'Sue.'

Well, he must o' thought that is was quite a joke
And it got a lot of laughs from a' lots of folk,
It seems I had to fight my whole life through.
Some gal would giggle and I'd get red
And some guy'd laugh and I'd bust his head,
I tell ya, life ain't easy for a boy named 'Sue.'

Well, I grew up quick and I grew up mean,
My fist got hard and my wits got keen,
I'd roam from town to town to hide my shame.
But I made me a vow to the moon and stars
That I'd search the honky-tonks and bars
And kill that man that give me that awful name.

Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid-July
And I just hit town and my throat was dry,
I thought I'd stop and have myself a brew.
At an old saloon on a street of mud,
There at a table, dealing stud,
Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me 'Sue.'

Well, I knew that snake was my own sweet dad
From a worn-out picture that my mother had,
And I knew that scar on his cheek and his evil eye.
He was big and bent and gray and old,
And I looked at him and my blood ran cold
And I said: "My name is 'Sue!' how do you do! Now you gonna die!"

(Yeah, that’s what I told him!)

Well, I hit him hard right between the eyes
And he went down but, to my surprise,
He come up with a knife and cut off a piece of my ear.
But I busted a chair right across his teeth
And we crashed through the wall and into the street
Kicking and a' gouging in the mud and the blood and the beer.

I tell ya, I've fought tougher men
But I really can't remember when,
He kicked like a mule and he bit like a crocodile.
I heard him laugh and then I heard him cuss,
He went for his gun and I pulled mine first,
Hestood there lookin' at me and I saw him smile.

And he said: "Son, this world is rough
And if a man's gonna make it, he's gotta be tough
And I know I wouldn't be there to help ya along.
So I give ya that name and I said good-bye
I knew you'd have to get tough or die
And it's that name that helped to make you strong."

He said: 'Now you just fought one hell of a fight
And I know you hate me, and you got the right
To kill me now, and I wouldn't blame you if you do.
But ya ought to thank me, before I die,
For the gravel in ya guts and the spit in ya eye
Cause I'm the son-of-a-bitch that named you 'Sue'.'

(Well what can I do? What could I do?)

I got all choked up and I threw down my gun
And I called him my pa, and he called me his son,
And I come away with a different point of view.
And I think about him, now and then,
Every time I try and every time I win,
And if I ever have a son, I think I'm gonna name him
Bill or George! Anything damn thing but Sue! I still hate that name!

yes!

don't you hate it when you're listening to the best new song on the radio and the dj doesn't tell you wat song it is or who sang it? well yes.com lets you scroll the playlists of any radio station within the last 24 hours hours. pretty awesome no? now if only their site name made more sense...

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story of the year - anthem of our dying day

The stars will cry
The blackest tears tonight
And this is the moment that I live for
I can smell the ocean air
And here I am
Pouring my heart onto these rooftops
Just a ghost to the world
That's exactly...
Exactly what I need

chorus:

From up here the city lights burn
Like a thousand miles of fire
And I'm here to sing this anthem
Of our dying day

For a second I wish the tide
Would swallow every inch of this city
As you gasp for air tonight
I'd scream this song right in your face
If you were here
I swear I won't miss a beat
Cause I never
Never have before

Chorus

For a second I wish the tide
Would swallow every inch of this city
And you gasp for air tonight!

Chorus 3x

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Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away.
Now it looks as though they're here to stay.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.

Suddenly, I'm not half the man i used to be,
There's a shadow hanging over me,
Oh, yesterday came suddenly.

Why she had to go
I don't know she wouldn't say.
I said something wrong,
Now I long for yesterday.

Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play.
Now I need a place to hide away.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.

Why she had to go
I don't know she wouldn't say.
I said something wrong,
Now I long for yesterday.

Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play.
Now I need a place to hide away.
Oh, I believe in yesterday.
Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm.

recent favorite

I know you're dying to tell me everything that you want to say,

but I'm not listening.
Try to tell me everything that you want to say.
I know you're trying to force me.

Feed me lies but I'm on my way.

Can you taste it now?
I'm dying to watch your face when I walk away.

Here's the final bullet to put our love to death.

Our days are never coming back.
I know it's you. I can forget. Bang, bang. Shoot, shoot.
There's a freight train coming to force your head in check.

Our love is never coming back.
I know it's you. I can forget our love forever ending.

I know you're dying to tell me everything that you want to say,

but I'm not listening.
Trying to tell me everything will be okay (will be okay)
You're trying to warm my heart but you freeze my blood.

There's ice inside my veins.
I'm only dying to watch your face when I turn away (and I’ll turn away)

But you cannot separate the two things I would live or die for.
I'd kill to separate your heart from your head. That's to die for.

Here's the final bullet to put our love to death.

Our days are never coming back.
I know it's you. I can forget. Bang, bang. Shoot, shoot.
There's a freight train coming to force your head in check.

Our love is never coming back.
I know it's you. I can forget our love forever ending.

You're just a waste of soul. You're a simple regret.
I thought I knew who you were, but watch how fast I forget.
You wore your prettiest dress, but there's a mess in your head.
They say old habits die hard. I say they're better off dead,
cause you were bitter and cold, but still you burned me alive.
You held the match to my skin and poured the fuel on the fire.
You're not my favorite mistake. You're just a simple regret.
I thought I knew who you were, but watch how fast andwatch how well I forget.

 

(It's too late to play the good guy.

It's too late to play the good guy now.
It's too late to play the good guy. Goodbye.)

Here's the final bullet to put our love to death.
Our days are never coming back.
I know it's you that can't forget. Bang, bang. Shoot, shoot.
There's a freight train coming to force your head in check.
Our love is never coming back.
I know it's you. I can forget our love forever ending.

There's a freight train coming to force your head in check.

Our love is never coming back.

 

these are some amazing lyrics

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song

Hey Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better

Hey Jude, don't be afraid
You were made to go out and get her
The minute you let her under your skin
Then you begin to make it better

And anytime you feel a pain, hey Jude, refrain
Don't carry the world upon your shoulders
For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder

Hey Jude, don't let me down
You has found her, go out and get her
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better

So let it out and let it in, hey Jude, begin
You're waiting for someone to perform with
And don't you know that it's just you, hey Jude, you'll do
The movement you need is on your shoulder

Hey Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her into you heart,
Then you can start to make it
Better, better, better, better, better, better, whooooooah, YEAH.

Na na na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, hey Jude...
Na na na, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na, hey Jude...
(repeat 9 times)

rediscovery

matchbox 20 - hand me down


Someday they'll find your small town world on a big town avenue
Gonna make you like the way they talk when they're talking to you
Gonna make you break out of the shell cause they tell you to
Gonna make you like the way they lie better than the truth
They'll tell you everything you wanted someone else to say
They're gonna break your heart, yeah

From what I've seen
You're just a one more hand me down
Cause no one's tried to give you what you need
So lay all your troubles down
I am with you now

Somebody ought to take you in
Try to make you love again
Try to make you like the way they feel
When they're under your skin
Never once did you think they'd lie when they're holding you
You wonder why they haven't called
When they said they'd call you
You start to wonder if you're ever gonna make it by
You'll start to think you were born blind

From what I've seen
You're just a one more hand me down
Cause no one's tried to give you what you need
So lay all your troubles down
I am with you now

I'm here for the hard times
The straight to your heart times
Whenever it ain't easy
You can stand up against me
And maybe rely on me
And cry on me, yeah
Oh no, no, no

Some day they'll open up your world
Shake it down on a drawing board
Do their best to change you
They still can't erase you

From what I've seen
You're just a one more hand me down
Cause no one's tried to give you what you need
So lay all your troubles down
I am with you now

Lay them down on me
Oh yeah
You're just one more hand me down
And all those nots don't give you what you need
So lay all your troubles down...on me

post

hm... am a little behind on this site... well anyway. this song. i listened to pretty obsessedly over the summer when i was in china. worrying about reepal i guess. a lot of the songs i took wit me to china were somewat in relation to him and me and the rocky times we were having. ...i've switched almost all those songs off my player btw. tho right now my favorite song is mariah carey's - shake it off. which says nothing about reep and me. so don't look too deep into this lyric stuff...


fall out boy - where is your boy?

Where is your boy tonight? I hope he is a gentleman.
Maybe he won't find out what I know:
you were the last good thing about this part of town.

When I wake up
I'm willing to take my chances on
the hope I forget
that you hate him more than you notice
I wrote this for you.

Do you need him? I could be him.
I could be an accident but I'm still trying.
That's more than I can say for him.

Where is your boy tonight? I hope he is a gentleman.
Maybe he won't find out what I know:
you were the last good thing about this part of town.

Someday I'll appreciate in value,
get off my ass and call you...
but for the meantime I'll sport my
brand new fashion of waking up with pants off
at 4:00 in the afternoon.

Do you need him? I should be him.
I could be an accident but I'm still trying.
That's more than I can say for him.

1-2-3-4!

Where is your boy tonight? I hope he is a gentleman.
Maybe he won't find out what I know:
you were the last good thing about this part of town.

(won't find out) he won't find out
(won't find out) he won't find out

Where is your boy tonight? I hope he is a gentleman.
Maybe he won't find out what I know:
you were the last good thing about this part of town.

Where is your boy tonight? I hope he is a gentleman.
Maybe he won't find out what I know:
you were the last good thing about this part of town.

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gavin degraw - just friends

I saw you there last night
Standing in the dark
You were acting so in love
With your hand upon his heart
But you were just friends
At least that's what you said
Now I know better from his fingers in your hair
I'll forgive you for what you've done
If you say that I'm the one
I've had other options too
But all I want is you
Girl, your body fits me like a glove
And you showered me with words of love
While you were just friends
At least that's what you said
Now I know better from his fingers in your hair
I'll forgive you for what you've done
If you say that I'm the one
It's not my style to lay it on the line
But you don't leave me with a choice this time
Why weren't you true
You know I, I trusted you
When you were just friends
At least that's what you said
Now I know better from his fingers in your hair
I'll forgive you for what you've done
If you say that I'm the one
You were just friends
Now I know better from his fingers in your hair
I'll forgive you for what you've done
If you say that I'm the one
I'll forgive you for what you've done
If you say that I'm the one
I'll forgive you for what you've done
If you say that I'm the one
I'll forgive you

could you?

oldie

eric clapton - change the world


If I could reach the stars I'd pull one down for you
Shine it on my heart so you could see the truth
That this love I have inside is everything it seems
But for now I find it's only in my dreams

That I can change the world
I would be the sunlight in your universe
You will think my love was really something good
Baby if I could change the world

If I could be king even for a day
I'd take you as my queen I'd have it no other way
And our love will rule in this kingdom we have made
Till then I'd be a fool wishin' for the day

That I can change the world
I would be the sunlight in your universe
You will think my love was really something good
Baby if I could change the world
Baby if I could change the world

- guitar solo -

That I can change the world
I would be the sunlight in your universe
You will think my love was really something good
Baby if I could change the world
Baby if I could change the world
Baby if I could change the world

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death cab for cutie - i will follow you into the dark

Love of mine, some day you will die
But I'll be close behind
I'll follow you into the dark

No blinding light or tunnels to gates of white
Just our hands clasped so tight
Waiting for the hint of a spark

If heaven and hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark

In Catholic school as vicious as Roman rule
I got my knuckles bruised by a lady in black
And I held my tongue as she told me
"Son fear is the heart of love"
So I never went back

If heaven and hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark

You and me have seen everything to see
From Bangkok to Calgary
And the soles of your shoes are all worn down
The time for sleep is now
It's nothing to cry about
Cause we'll hold each other soon
The blackest of rooms

If heaven and hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
Then I'll follow you into the dark

vision(ary) lyrics

daphne loves derby - we bet the willing




The root of your tongue
Is losing grip of your heart
You're carving your way
Straight to the bones in your grave
And this is how we carry our ancient burdens
Long forgotten to protect

sexiest song ever

boyz II men - hey lover


It was Harlem at the rukus
I saw you with your man, a smile on your face, huh,
A Coach bag in your hand
I was laying in the coupe with my hat turned back
We caught eyes for a moment and that was that
So I skated off as you strolled off
Looking at your legs, god damn, they look so soft (so fine)
I gotta take you from your man, that's my mission
If his love is real he's got to handle competition
You only knew him for five months, that's right
Besides he drinks too much and smokes too many blunts
And I'll be working out everyday thinking about you
Looking at my own eyes in the rear view
Catching flashbacks of our eye contact
Wish I could lay you on your stomach and caress your back
I would hold you in my arms and ease your fears
I can't believe it, I ain't had a crush in years

chorus:
Hey lover, hey lover,
This is more than a crush,
Hey lover, hey lover,
This is more than a crush, lover,
Hey lover, this is more than a crush,
Hey lover, hey lover,
This is more than a crush

I see you at the bus stop waiting every day
Your man must think it's safe for you to travel that way
And I don't want to violate your relationship
So I'll lay back in the cut with a crush that's a trip
Still he can't stop me from having daydreams
Tongue'n you down with huh, vanilla ice cream
Kissing on your thighs in the moonlight
Searching you body with my tongue girl all night
I wonder one day could it be, (I wonder)
Simple dreams could turn into reality
Our love would come down so naturally
We would walk down the aisle of destiny
Would your man get his hustle on, got your type scared
Break your off a little chump change to do your hair
It seems to be enough to satisfy your needs
But there's a deeper level if you follow our lead

repeat chorus

Last week I saw you at the mall
Standing at the pay phone about to make a call
I had a vision it was me on the other end
Telling you come by and then you walked in
I touched you gently with my hands
We talked about traveling to distant lands
Escaping all the madness out here in the world
Becoming my wife no longer my girl
Then you let your dress fall down to the floor
I kissed you softly and you yearned for more
We experienced pleasure unparalleled
Into an ocean of love we both fell
Swimming in the timeless currents of pure bliss
Fantasies interchanging with each kiss
Undying passion unites our souls
Together we swim until the point of no control
But, it's a fantasy, it won't come true
We never even spoke and your man swears he loves you
So, I'm gonna keep all these feelings inside, that's right
Keep my dreams alive until the right time

repeat chorus

truth

death cab for cutie - tiny vessels

This is the moment that, you know,
that you told you loved her but you don't.
You touch her skin and then you think
that she is beautiful but she don't mean a thing to me.
Yeah, she is beautiful but she don't mean a thing to me.

I spent two weeks in Silverlake.

The California sun cascading down my face.
There was a girl with light brown streaks
And she was beautiful but she didn't mean a thing to me.
Yeah, she was beautiful but she didn't mean a thing to me.

I wanted to believe in all the words that I was speaking
as we moved together in the dark.
And all the friends that I was telling
and all the playful misspellings
and every bite I gave you left a mark.

And tiny vessels oozed into your neck
and formed the bruises
that you said you didn't want to fade;

but they did and so did I that day.

All I see are dark grey clouds
in the distance moving closer with every hour.
So when you ask "was something wrong?"
That I think "you're damn right there is but we can't talk about it now.
No, we can't talk about it now."

So one last touch and then you'll go
and we'll pretend that it meant something so much more.
But it was vile, and it was cheap
and you are beautiful but you don't mean a thing to me.
Yeah, you are beautiful but you don't mean a thing to me.

[x2]