Reptilia - The Strokes
He seemed impressed by the way you came in
"Tell us a story, I know you're not boring."
I was afraid that you would not insist
"You sound so sleepy, just take this, now leave me."
I said, "Please don't slow me down if I'm going too fast."
You're in a strange part of our town
Yeah, the night's not over; you're not trying hard enough
Our lives are changing lanes; you ran me off the road
The wait is over; I'm now taking over
You're no longer laughing; I'm not drowning fast enough
Now every time that I look at myself
"I thought I told you, this world is not for you."
The room is on fire as she's fixing her hair
"You sound so angry, just calm down, you found me."
I said, "Please don't slow me down if I'm going too fast."
You're in a strange part of our town
Yeah, the night's not over; you're not trying hard enough
Our lives are changing lanes; you ran me off the road
The wait is over; I'm now taking over
You're no longer laughing; I'm not drowning fast enough
"Tell us a story, I know you're not boring."
I was afraid that you would not insist
"You sound so sleepy, just take this, now leave me."
I said, "Please don't slow me down if I'm going too fast."
You're in a strange part of our town
Yeah, the night's not over; you're not trying hard enough
Our lives are changing lanes; you ran me off the road
The wait is over; I'm now taking over
You're no longer laughing; I'm not drowning fast enough
Now every time that I look at myself
"I thought I told you, this world is not for you."
The room is on fire as she's fixing her hair
"You sound so angry, just calm down, you found me."
I said, "Please don't slow me down if I'm going too fast."
You're in a strange part of our town
Yeah, the night's not over; you're not trying hard enough
Our lives are changing lanes; you ran me off the road
The wait is over; I'm now taking over
You're no longer laughing; I'm not drowning fast enough