Close the door
Forget about the others
Don't listen to their music
Don't listen to their radio
We have no rules to follow
We don't answer the phone
It's only what we're looking for

Scratching and screaming
Oh, floor to ceiling
Green in the stair way
Yellow in the corner
We have no time to get there
We have no plans to go
It's only what we're looking for

Won't you tell her you can't see her
And don't forget me when I go
Shut the lights, strap me in, hold me tight
I'm out the window
I'm out the window

Close the door
Forget about the others
Lonely hearts keep looking
Left alone and loaded
Appliance in the hallway
Mirror on the floor
It's only what we're looking for

Won't you tell her you can't see her
And don't forget me when I go
Shut the lights, strap me in, hold me tight
I'm out the window
I'm out the window

Close the door
Forget about the others
Don't bargain with their business
Don't purchase what they're pissin'
We have no rules to follow
We don't answer the phone
It's only what we're looking for

Won't you tell her you can't see her
And don't forget me when I go
Shut the lights, strap me in, hold me tight
I'm out the window
I'm out the window
I'm out the window
I'm out the window
Close the door





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    I've always thought this song was about an affair the singer was having with a man who was already in a relationship. They're sneaking off to another room to be together and she's saying, close the door, forget about everyone else, let's just do what we want. And afterwards she hopes that he'll choose her over the other girl "Won't you tell her you can't see her/Don't forget me when I go" Then sneaks out the window before the two are caught together.

    unegamineon June 25, 2008   Link

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