"Clever Meals (Version 2)" as written by and Tegan Quin Sara Quin....
They aren't desperate for love and affection
No, they're desperate for you
And as you sit out there all sly and sure I've won
Does anyone think as true as you do
I'm quite sure we'll find one another
In a place better than this A time filled with us
And we'll send up our shooting stars and comets
And we'll make our little gestures
Because we'll make our little comments
This song is my anthem and it makes up my ideals
And who I am has benefited from all my cleverly planned meals
All my cleverly planned meals
I'm stripped and vital and I see rules that almost fit
So if I voice my opinion, would you stay and sit?
And as I stand here screaming in despair, oh, I said
Yes this is my life, and yes you should care
This song is my anthem
And it makes up my ideals
(Close your eyes)
And who I am has
(Free your mind)
Benefited from all my
(You're free to fly)
Cleverly planned meals
(Just say close your eyes)
All my cleverly planned meals
(Free your mind, you're free to fly)
Hardly happy at all and
I'm ready to take the fall
Because we pay for the stupid things
We've done where we come from
Can you sit through this?
(Can you sit through this?)
Or is it going to be too deep
(Too deep)
Will you ever use common sense?
It comes pretty cheap
So if I speak more clearly
If I make more sense
Will you just shut your mouth?
You won't come across so dense
Close your eyes and then you free your mind
You're free to fly
This song is my anthem and it makes up my ideals
And who I am has benefited from
All my cleverly planned meals
All my cleverly planned meals
No, they're desperate for you
And as you sit out there all sly and sure I've won
Does anyone think as true as you do
I'm quite sure we'll find one another
In a place better than this A time filled with us
And we'll send up our shooting stars and comets
And we'll make our little gestures
Because we'll make our little comments
This song is my anthem and it makes up my ideals
And who I am has benefited from all my cleverly planned meals
All my cleverly planned meals
I'm stripped and vital and I see rules that almost fit
So if I voice my opinion, would you stay and sit?
And as I stand here screaming in despair, oh, I said
Yes this is my life, and yes you should care
This song is my anthem
And it makes up my ideals
(Close your eyes)
And who I am has
(Free your mind)
Benefited from all my
(You're free to fly)
Cleverly planned meals
(Just say close your eyes)
All my cleverly planned meals
(Free your mind, you're free to fly)
Hardly happy at all and
I'm ready to take the fall
Because we pay for the stupid things
We've done where we come from
Can you sit through this?
(Can you sit through this?)
Or is it going to be too deep
(Too deep)
Will you ever use common sense?
It comes pretty cheap
So if I speak more clearly
If I make more sense
Will you just shut your mouth?
You won't come across so dense
Close your eyes and then you free your mind
You're free to fly
This song is my anthem and it makes up my ideals
And who I am has benefited from
All my cleverly planned meals
All my cleverly planned meals
Lyrics submitted by musiquefille, edited by Mellow_Harsher
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I'm not entirely sure what it's about, but it's amazing.
Yes, another story as my interpretation. I suppose this is why I feel I can relate to T&S.
I love this song, like a lot.
I love this song, like a lot.
"As you sit out there all sly and sure I wonder
"does anyone think as strongly as you do?"
There are a few other little differences, too. Is it possible there are three versions?
{TEGAN}
They aren't desperate for love and affection. No, they're desperate for you. And, as you sit out there all sly and sure I've won, does anyone think strongly true as you do? I'm quite sure we'll find one another, in a place better than this - a time filled with us.
And we send up our shooting stars and comets. And we make our little gestures, 'cause we make our little comments.
This song is my anthem and it makes up my ideals; and who I am has benefited from all my cleverly planned meals ...all my cleverly planned meals.
I'm stripped and vital and I see rules that almost fit. So if I voice my opinion would you stay and sit; and as I stand here screaming in despair oh i said:
{TEGAN AND SARA}
Yes this is my life, and yes you should care.
{TEGAN}
This song is my anthem, and it makes up my ideals.
{SARA} (Close your eyes)
{TEGAN} And who I am has
{SARA} (Free your mind)
{T} benefited from all my
{S} (You're free to fly.)
{T} cleverly planned meals
{S} (Just say close your eyes.)
{T} all my cleverly planned meals
{S} (free your mind; you're free to fly}
{TEGAN}
Hardly happy at all and I'm ready to take the fall; 'cause we pay for the stupid things we've done where we come from.
{TEGAN AND SARA}
Can you sit through this; or is it gonna be too deep? Will you ever use common sense it comes pretty cheap. So, if I speak more clearly if I make more sense,
{TEGAN}
Will you JUST shut your mouth; you won't come across so dense.
{Still TEGAN}
Close your eyes and then you free your mind; I'm free to fly.
{TEGAN and SARA}
Close you eyes and then you free your mind; you're free to fly. (x2)
She said close your eyes, yes, free your mind; you're free to fly. (x2)
{IN SYNC, but SARA carries out)
Close youuuuuuuuuuuurrr
{TEGAN} Close your eyes, free your mind, free to fly.
Close your eyes.
{SARA}
Close your eyes.
I will free your mind; you're free to fly.
{TEGAN}
This song is my anthem and it makes up my ideals; and who I am has benefited from my cleverly planned meals.
....all my cleverly planned meals.