I wanna know
what you think about your future
Can you tell me what you think,
what you think about your life?

I wanna know
what you think of me, your friends
I wanna know
how you come to be alive

Saw you
take it all
Looking greater
some way 'round
You went there, took it all
And all time now
take the fall

I wanna know
how you feel when you wake up
I wanna know
how you feel when you sleep
I wanna know
what you dream into this world
Where you gonna go
What are you gonna achieve?

When you say
"Want to get"
All your friends say
"Well he's so high"

I'm gonna kick you off your cloud
Want to know
If you want to see the shit
or see my soul

Wants to get between yourself
and I know your reasons
You could always be an astronaut
Well you could be an astronaut
Well you see this world as it had been made
Nowhere I'm too safe now
Where you sing you do it all
You're looking greater when you go
I wanna know
How you feel in this life
I wanna see
How you look when you gonna meet my wife
You could do it better with vibe
You could do it better when you run
When you're losing all your friends
Because you're just fucking stoned
Why would you take it all?
Why would you never take the fall
Who do you think you are
so fucking cool
I think you're nothing more
than a fool

So sad I'd like to make you dare to say
Once to go
But you're already way to drunk and sad
I won't be dared to close your soul
And this water looks like anything
Well this water looks like everything
Down to decide there is not too far to say
Down to the side there is not too far to say

I wanna know
I wanna go to you
I wanna know
I wanna go to you
I wanna know
I wanna go to you

You said once or twice
You said I'm going to try this once or twice
You said I'm never gonna be, be addicted
Well you never said you were gonna be so dickhead

Wants to get it on herself
Somewhere I will find it
Well you could be an astronaut
Well you can be an astronaut

Well you're cool enough to be my friend
Well you're cool enough to be my friend
Just don't get to
I don't get to I

I wanna know
I wanna go to you
I wanna know
I wanna go to you
I wanna know
I wanna go to you
I wanna know
I wanna know
I wanna go to you
I wanna know
I wanna go
I wanna know
I wanna go



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    General Comment

    And incredible song

    Geomodon October 21, 2008   Link
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    Lyric Correction

    Nope, sorry, this is NOT a song by Ani Difranco and Radiohead.. I wish there was such a collaboration but I don't think there is.. I think it is by a Dutch group called Seanpenn..

    peroskaron September 23, 2010   Link

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