Flustered/Hey Tomcat!

Death Cab for Cutie

Once when my folks were gone
I saw a lot of liquor
I saw my tomcat
Famose
I saw my tomcat
What?
Tomcat
What?
My tomcat
Tomcat

I saw a bowl of milk
And I said
"Hey"
What?
I got news for you
That's weird
I got news for you
I got news

10, 5, 0 meters
I think it's, um . . .
I like the beat a lot
And I like the pool
And I can dance around the room
And I

Tomcat
Hello, tomcat
News for you
What, tomcat?
News for you
What, tomcat?
As you're listening to heart sounds
And murmurs
Instead of using words to
Describe them
It's somewhat like eating an apple
And trying to describe how it tastes

What
Tomcat
So what?
The LSD
What?
I'm unsure

I got news for you
Some kind of LSD
Sure enough, I'll come
Tomcat
And I'm sure
The rumors

I got news for you
Hey, tomcat
And I'm sure the rumors
What, tomcat?

And I'm sure the box I
And I'm sure the box
Some kind of L word
One of the LS words
What the LS?
The L word
The LSD pill and the cat

What is going on, motherfucker?
No, no
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba
There's salt
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba
You're so flustered
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba-ba

You're so flustered
I excel at stone
When given the exposed
I am Brian


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    Shut up Ally. (That's my sister so don't call the SongMeanings police or anything...)

    LeSerpentMascaraon February 25, 2007   Link

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