Rest My Chemistry

Interpol

I haven't slept for two days
I've bathed in nothing but sweat
And I've made hallways scenes for things to regret
My friends they come
And the lines they go by

Tonight I'm gonna rest my chemistry
Tonight I'm gonna rest my chemistry

I live my life filled with no pain
Just some rage and three kinds of yes
And I've made stairways
Such scenes for things that I regret
Oh, those days in the sun
They bring a tear to my eye

Tonight I'm gonna rest my chemistry
Tonight I'm gonna rest my chemistry

But you're so young
You're so young
You look in my eyes
You're so young, so sweet, so surprised

I see a sign says "OK"
Gotta take a ride, just recline in the faraway
Gotta take some time to realize
That my friends they come
And the lines they go by

Tonight I'm gonna rest my chemistry
Tonight I'm gonna rest my chemistry

But you're so young
You're so young
You look in my eyes
So young, so sweet, so surprised
You look so young like a daisy in my lazy eyes

Tonight I'm gonna rest my chemistry
Tonight I'm gonna rest my chemistry
Tonight I'm gonna rest my chemistry
Tonight I'm gonna rest my chemistry


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Rest My Chemistry Lyrics as written by Daniel Alexander Kessler Carlos Andres Dengler

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    i think the song IS mentioning a girl in some way. hes talking about doing cocaine a lot, and all of his friendships are based off of lines, yeah.

    but this:

    "But you're so young. You're so young You look in my eyes. You look so young. So sweet. So suprised. You look so young, like a daisy in my lazy eyes."

    i think hes talking about a girl, or whoever, who wasn't into coke & didnt really know that side of him. hence, so young so surprised. and he was already messed up on coke every time he saw her anyway, "like a daisy in my lazy eyes".

    so yeah i think shes the reason he might wanna be "resting his chemistry" and stopping. :)

    space sceneryon July 05, 2007   Link

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