strangely romantic lyrics...

this was first inspired by my quoting of
They Might be Giants 'Birdhouse in your Soul' lyrics at work the other day.

"not to put too fine a point on it
say I'm the only bee in your bonnet"

i find this sweetly romantic.

today i got busted singing along with the Smiths 'There is a Light that Never goes out' at an alarming loud volume.

"and if a double-decker bus
crashes into us
to die by your side
is such a heavenly way to die
and if a ten-ton truck
kills the both of us
to die by your side
well, the pleasure - the privilege is mine"

it started a discussion of my somewhat off-kilter notion of what romantic lyrics are.
so, lets hear lyrics that you find romantic, that will probably never be featured in a lifetime movie.

Adam Ant 'Desperate but not Serious'

"if i were kind and adoring
how would that be?
very boring"

Screeching Weasel 'I Hate your Guts on Sunday'

"i hate your guts on sunday
i hate my own guts as well
but every other day i think you're swell"

it's like a private thread, cause i can keep adding to it forever...

Cake 'Perhaps'

"if you can't make your mind up,
we'll never get started.
and i don't wanna wind up
being parted, broken-hearted.
so if you really love me,
say yes.
but if you don't, dear, confess.
and please don't tell me
perhaps, perhaps, perhaps. "

eels 'Beautiful Freak'

"you're such a beautiful freak
i wish there were more just like you
you're not like all of the others
and that is why i love you
beautiful freak, beautiful freak
that is why i love you
beautiful freak, beautiful freak "

or

eels 'Trouble with Dreams'

"there's nothing that i wanna do
more than get alone and be with you
trouble with dreams is they don't come true
and when they do they can't catch up to you"

Depeche Mode 'Nothings Impossible'

"how did we get to be this far apart?
how did we get to be this far apart?
i want to be with you, something to share
i want to be near you, sometimes i care"

the Jam 'Start'

"it's not important for you to know my name -
nor i to know yours
if we communicate for two minutes only
it will be enough
for knowing that someone in this world
feels as desperate as me -
and what you give is what you get. "

Bad Brains 'Sacred Love'

"baby baby baby,
i dont want come to me as a whore,
dont lust off my body baby,
thats a bore,
i see our love as being sacred,
just you and me,
we dont need our business in the streets,
reality."

Wilco, "At Least That's What You Said"

You're irresistible when you get mad
Isn't it sad, I'm immune
I thought it was cute
For you to kiss
My purple black eye
Even though I caught it from you
I still think we're serious
At least that's what you said

FACT: not actually by Cake!

Psychedelic Furs 'Angels Don't Cry'

"now i see a face in your eyes
but you don't remember my name
we're always a step out of time
now ain't that a shame
and you've been alone for too long
and nobody cries
if you want to see all of my tears
take a look in your eyes"

The Mr. T Experience "I Just Wana Do It With You"

I'm not a cool dude: I don't have a tattoo,
or a big Cadillac, or a backwards baseball hat.
I'm not too tall, so I can't play basketball.
I can't do much at all, but still you wanna touch it all.
(Yeah, you do; I do, too! Why would I lie? Everything I've said is true. )

Violent Femmes 'i held her in my arms.'

"i was with a girl
but it felt like I was with a boy
i can't even remember
if we were lovers
or if i just wanted to
but i held her in my arms
i held her in my arms
i held her in my arms
but it wasn't you"

The Mr. T Experience "Who Needs Happiness? (I'd Rather Have You)"

My devotion is an ocean of uneasiness,
distraction, worry, grief, and stress,
for love is sadness, love is madness,
love is thinking "if I make it through
this Hell-on-Earth, it might be worth it."
Who needs happiness?
I'd rather have you.

(This is my current ringtone. Hah!)

the Pogues 'Fairytale of New York'

(one of my most favorite ever... )

"i could have been someone
well so could anyone
you took my dreams from me
when i first found you
i kept them with me babe
i put them with my own
cant make it all alone
ive built my dreams around you"

The Mr. T Experience "King Dork"

You're too dear to put a price on,
and when I talk to you,
you're more than Monty Python,
Star Trek, or Dr. Who.
You're much more than MST3K or D&D, yeah.
I'm King Dork, and I want you to be with me...
Those other girls can't stand me:
there's none as fair as you.
But if they see you and me,
it might embarrass you,
so we'll go where they will never see, yeah.
I'm King Dork, and I want you to be with me.
I'm King Dork, and I want you to be my queen.

i thought of this one after you posted your first Mr. T. Experience lyric, but i was curious to see if you would post it.

TMBG - For Science:

There has been a spacecraft sighted
Flying high above the sky
Sirens declare there's one among us from Venus

Volunteers, we need volunteers
Soldiers to meet them
Have no fear
Have no fear
You will be killed right away

I will date the girl from Venus
Flowers die and so will I
Yes, I will kiss the girl from Venus for science

I'm so brave
I'm so brave
I'll be her love slave

He's so brave
He's so brave
He'll be her love slave forever

Yes, I will date the girl from Venus
Flowers die and so will I
Yes, I will kiss the girl from Venus for science

i LOVE this thread!!!



Ween - Don't Laugh (I Love You)


And when the sun, it turns to snow
And the grass doesn't grow
Don't laugh, I love you
I could look outside my window every day
But you wouldn't be there to there come and play
Don't laugh, I love you

Ernest Hemingway (Ernest Hemingway)
Would always be there for me (Would always be there for me)
But now (Ernest Hemingway) Ernest Hemingway is dead (is dead now)

If I could get you back someday
Don't you say you're going away
Don't laugh, I love you
And if you locked me in the sun
To the tinkle I would run
Don't laugh, I love you

Nu nu nu nu nu nu nu nu nu nu nu nu
Nu nu nu nu nu nu nu nu nu nu nu nu nu nu nu nu nu nu nu
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you
Don't laugh, I love you
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you

The Descendents - Silly Girl


Started on a summer Sunday the pink dress on the setting sun
You were going to grandma's house I was too scared to come

Silly girl I'm beggin you
Tell me all the things that I want to hear
Silly girl I'm in love with you

I had to run to catch you, you always move so fast
With your cute little smile and silly laugh, God gave me love at last

They said just stay away and now I wish I had
I'm so in love with you, my silly girl

They made me go away, sometimes life isn't fair
But I'll be back some day, I hope you'll still be there

When you're just a Silly boy like me you're always so scared
I was too scared to love you, even though I really cared

Why are you my mom?

lovage - archie and veronica

Flowers on your grave
I never loved you
Flowers on your grave
I never touched you
I'll bet that you're there
Never knew you cared
Flowers on your grave

Little buttercups and wild daisies
By the lily pond, remember baby
Blowing dandelions, my only wish was you

Sitting on a cold slab
Feeling my warm stab
You know I'll be missing you
That's why I'm kissing you

Flowers on your grave
I never loved you
Flowers on your grave
I never touched you
I paid my respects
Too little too late
Flowers on your grave

Little buttercups and wild daisies
By the lily pond, remember baby
Blowing dandelions, my only wish was you

I look funny all dressed in black
My wet handkerchief won't bring you back
Now they're lowering you down
You feel me from underground

Flowers on your grave
I never loved you
Flowers on your grave
I never touched you
I'll bet that you're there
Never knew you cared
Flowers on your grave

Little buttercups and wild daisies
By the lily pond, remember baby
Blowing dandelions, my only wish was you

You are the lucky one
I hope you've had your fun
For all those nights I set you free
Tonight you'll remember me

Flowers on your grave
I never loved you
Flowers on your grave
I never touched you
I paid my respects
Too little too late
Flowers on your grave

Jealous of the flies and the worms inside me
Jealous of the flies and the worms inside me
Jealous of the flies and the worms inside me
Jealous of the flies and the worms inside me

here's another Ween song that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. you have to hear the song though.


Ween - Nan

Hi, i'm fuckin' eddie dingle
I met this girl named nan
She, she overpopulated my senses
And fuckin' dicked me over

What's your big secret?
Could you give me a clue?
Oh, silly girl, i'm so in love with you
Won't you tell me what's on your mind
If you'd open your head tell me what would i find

Are you for real? what do you feel?

Finders keepers, losers weepers, baby
If i could get the lid off, i'd look into the jar
Is this the best thing that i can do?
It ain't done me no good so far

Mind over matter
But it seems i don't matter at all (fucker)
Nan, a table for one
Do you think i could be invited to come? (fuck)

What's your big secret?
Could you give me a clue?
Oh, silly, silly girl, i'm so in love with you
Won't you tell me what's on your mind
If you'd open your head tell me what would you find

Are you for real? what do you feel?

You know, i saw you yesterday walkin' with danny
He's a fucker, and you're a fucker too
You know what you did to me baby?
Yeah, you know what you did, now you're walkin' with danny down the street
How do you think that make me feel huh?
How do you think that make me feel huh? huh?
You think i like it here, you fucker?
You fuckin' bitch, i hate you, you fucker
You keep walkin' with danny
You keep fuckin' walkin' with danny, i don't give a fuck
Yeah, i don't give a flying fuck about you or danny, you bitch





beautiful.

Millencolin - Killercrush

It's you--you're overweight and lovely, yes it's true
A pig in walking shoes
You drool every time we kiss, I must say you rule
I'm falling in love with you.

But of course, mon cherie! I was going through the list.

Showbread - George Romero Will Be At Our Wedding

I wept bitterly and then I threw up
Something silver washed up in my lap
This metal thing, your wedding ring
Brought all of the memories back
I remember the bite, and breaking my teeth
I remember choking it down
Eating your fingers one at a time
I left most of you there on the ground

It's there that I find you, just as you were left
And writhing you rise to your feet
You come back to my side with very few insides
They're still strewn about on the street

I have heard it said that love endures all things
And now I know that its true
Stronger than the grave, death can't put it out
Here I am, the walking dead, still next to you

I don't believe that love will rot away
So first aim for the heart then aim for the head
If true love last forever, then love doesn't die
It just becomes the living dead

Gotta love the zombie love songs.

This is the story of the boys who loved you
Who love you now and loved you then
And some were sweet, some were cold and snuffed you
And some just laid around in bed.

Some had crumbled you straight to your knees
Did it cruel, did it tenderly
Some had crawled their way into your heart
To rend your ventricles apart

The Decemberists, Red Right Ankle

This song simply amazes me if only for the fact that he uses the word ventricles and doesn't sound completely ridiculous. I'm not sure if it applies to the thread or not, but dammit if I don't feel like talking about this song anyways.