All alone not by myself
Another girl bad for my health
I've seen it all through someone else
And I
(Another girl bad for my health)

I celebrated but undisturbed
And serenaded by the terror bird
It's seldom seen and it's never heard, oh
(Serenaded by the terror bird)

Never in the wrong time or wrong place
Desecration is the smile on my face
The love I made is the shape of my space
My face, my face

Disintegrated by the rising sun
A rolling black out of oblivion
And I'd like to think that I'm your number one
I'm
(Rolling black out of oblivion)

I wanna leave but I just get stuck
A broken record runnin' low on luck
There's heavy metal coming from your truck
And I'm a
(Broken record runnin' low on luck)

Never in the wrong time or wrong place
Desecration is the smile on my face
The love I made is the shape of my space
My face my face

We could all go down to Malibu and make some noise
Coca Cola doesn't do the justice she enjoys
We could all come up with something new to be destroyed
We could all go down

I love the feeling when it falls apart
I'm slow to finish but I'm quick to start
And beneath the heather lies the meadowlark
And I'm
(Slow to finish but I'm quick to start)

Never in the wrong time or wrong place
Desecration is the smile on my face
The love I made is the shape of my space
My face, my face

Never in the wrong time or wrong place
Desecration is the smile on my face
The love I made is the shape of my space
My face, my face, hey


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Desecration Smile Lyrics as written by John Anthony Frusciante Michael Balzary

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    This song is about unrequited love. Or a relationship where there was mutual love but it has died for one person.

    "Another girl bad for my health" - because you love them so much it makes you hurt to see that the love has died/is not returned.

    "Serenaded by the terror bird" - you fell in love with someone who is awful to you, doesn't do nice things for you, doesn't appreciate you etc or fell in love with someone who has anger issues and takes it out on you.

    "Its seldom seen but its never heard" - they don't tell you they love you or do anything for you to make you feel special. But at the same time ("seldom seen") they do just enough every now and then to keep you hanging on. This is stringing a person along.

    "I'd like to think that I'm your #1" - you wish you were their #1, and sometimes wish it so hard you end up believing it.

    "I wanna leave but I just get stuck, a broken record runnin low on luck" - theres a battle going on in your head, you want to leave because they treat you badly and you feel unloved, but at the same time you love them so much that you just can't let go.

    "I love the feeling when it falls apart" - its almost a relief when its over because you can stop the constant sadness you feel and hopefully move forward

    "I'm slow to finish but I'm quick to start" - meaning its so easy to fall in love with someone quickly, but leaving/falling out of love is a long drawn-out painful process. Always going back and forth between thinking you should stay or go, always slow to finish.

    xxxtineon November 16, 2011   Link

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