This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
Pulling down the blinds, blocks what's left of the
Stars
So I'm tripping over bottles, tracing footsteps in the
Dark
Tomorrow would be a great day for broken glass
There are men in this room, who would pay for this
Missed calls to say I missed the morning's most.
You can't talk about it, you can't talk about it
Keeping (we) secrets (we) playing (can't talk about it)
Witches
Our bodies stretched out, our bodies stretched out
Casting sudden spells is not the answer
We'll build ourselves on hope and progress
Wake in water says your eyes wide terrified
We'll build ourselves on hope and fortune
I wouldn't say
Wouldn't say it, to your face, I'm sure
Your life is a song, your life is a song
Your life is a song, but not this one
Your life is a song, your life is a song
Your life is a song, but not this one (SURE!)
It talks about confidence, I'll give it a month if I'm
Lucky
I'm not that lucky, and these t-shirts don't fold
Themselves
But he falls asleep on her shoulder
Every shift they spend together, which is most nights
You can't talk about it, you can't talk about it
Keeping (we) secrets (we) playing (can't talk about it)
Witches
Your bodies stretched out, our bodies stretched out
Casting sudden spells is not the answer
We'll build ourselves on hope and progress
Wake in water says your eyes wide terrified
We'll build ourselves on hope and something
I wouldn't say
Wouldn't say it, to your face, I'm sure
Your life is a song, your life is a song
Your life is a song, but not this one (SURE!)
Your life is a song, your life is a song
Your life is a song, but not this one
It talks about confidence, I'll give it a month if I'm
Lucky
You're jealous friends have gotta get laid
The only thing that's stopping you is more of the same
Yeah you get it, you feel it, emotions, attention
Your life is a song, your life is a song
Your life is a song, but not this one
Your life is a song, your life is a song
Your life is a song, but not this one
Your life is a song, your life is a song
Your life is a song, but not this one
Your life is a song, your life is a song
Your life is a song, but not this one
Stars
So I'm tripping over bottles, tracing footsteps in the
Dark
Tomorrow would be a great day for broken glass
There are men in this room, who would pay for this
Missed calls to say I missed the morning's most.
You can't talk about it, you can't talk about it
Keeping (we) secrets (we) playing (can't talk about it)
Witches
Our bodies stretched out, our bodies stretched out
Casting sudden spells is not the answer
We'll build ourselves on hope and progress
Wake in water says your eyes wide terrified
We'll build ourselves on hope and fortune
I wouldn't say
Wouldn't say it, to your face, I'm sure
Your life is a song, your life is a song
Your life is a song, but not this one
Your life is a song, your life is a song
Your life is a song, but not this one (SURE!)
It talks about confidence, I'll give it a month if I'm
Lucky
I'm not that lucky, and these t-shirts don't fold
Themselves
But he falls asleep on her shoulder
Every shift they spend together, which is most nights
You can't talk about it, you can't talk about it
Keeping (we) secrets (we) playing (can't talk about it)
Witches
Your bodies stretched out, our bodies stretched out
Casting sudden spells is not the answer
We'll build ourselves on hope and progress
Wake in water says your eyes wide terrified
We'll build ourselves on hope and something
I wouldn't say
Wouldn't say it, to your face, I'm sure
Your life is a song, your life is a song
Your life is a song, but not this one (SURE!)
Your life is a song, your life is a song
Your life is a song, but not this one
It talks about confidence, I'll give it a month if I'm
Lucky
You're jealous friends have gotta get laid
The only thing that's stopping you is more of the same
Yeah you get it, you feel it, emotions, attention
Your life is a song, your life is a song
Your life is a song, but not this one
Your life is a song, your life is a song
Your life is a song, but not this one
Your life is a song, your life is a song
Your life is a song, but not this one
Your life is a song, your life is a song
Your life is a song, but not this one
Lyrics submitted by simon_quine
Eyes Wide Terrified Lyrics as written by Junior Elvis Washingto Laidley Alexander Richard Berrow
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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i love this song. it reminds me of broken glass, all tragic and beautiful. YOUR LIFE IS A SONG, BUT NOT THIS ONE!
That's not quite right, but pretty much, this is exact:
Pulling down the blinds, blocks what's left of the stars So I'm tripping over bottles, tracing footsteps in the dark Tomorrow would be a good day for broken glass There are men in this room, who would pay for this Missed calls to say I missed the morning's most.
You can't talk about it, you can't talk about it Keeping (we) secrets (we) playing (can't talk about it) witches Our bodies stretched out, our bodies stretched out Casting sudden spells is not the answer We'll build ourselves on hope and progress Wake in water says your eyes wide terrified We'll build ourselves on hope and fortune I wouldn't say Wouldn't say it, to your face, I'm sure
Your life is a song, your life is a song Your life is a song, but not this one Your life is a song, your life is a song Your life is a song, but not this one (SURE!) It talks about confidence, I'll give it a month if I'm lucky I'm not that lucky, and these t-shirts don't fold themselves But he falls asleep on her shoulder Every shift they spend together, which is most nights.
You can't talk about it, you can't talk about it Keeping (we) secrets (we) playing (can't talk about it) witches Your bodies stretched out, our bodies stretched out Casting sudden spells is not the answer We'll build ourselves on hope and progress Wake in water says your eyes wide terrified We'll build ourselves on hope and something I wouldn't say Wouldn't say it, to your face, I'm sure
Your life is a song, your life is a song Your life is a song, but not this one (SURE!) Your life is a song, your life is a song Your life is a song, but not this one It talks about confidence, I'll give it a month if I'm lucky You're jealous friends have gotta get laid The only thing that's stopping you is more of the same Yeah you get it, you feel it, emotions, attention
Your life is a song, your life is a song Your life is a song, but not this one Your life is a song, your life is a song Your life is a song, but not this one Your life is a song, your life is a song Your life is a song, but not this one Your life is a song, your life is a song Your life is a song, but not this one
I'm gonna look MAJOR geek now but...
I read in an article that Alexei was briefly 'obsessed' about putting "or something" into the lyrics of this song.... So I reckon that it's not 'hope and something', it's 'hope OR something' very small pedantic not BUT Alexei clearly wanted it that way for a reason :-)
I think it's "Awake at water's edge, your eyes wide terrified" the first time, then on the second time it's "Awake at water's edge, my eyes wide terrified"
I remember seeing a video of them doing karaoke of EWT and I think those were the lyrics up there.
El Clembo and Lanny are both right.