Smarter (Album Version)

Eisley

If I had one wish it'd be for you and all your friends that didn't like me
If I had one wish it'd be that we had danced more at that apocryphal wedding
If I sound angry, I'm sorry
This body can only cry for so long
And if you want to blame me, then go on
I'm smiling now 'cause I'm smarter than you think

I'm smarter than you
I'm smarter than you think

And I apologize for not telling you that my halo was cut from paper
Sliced from the fibers that made up all the parts that we were together
Even though I miss you, I'm thankful
Its obvious that this war was futile
So put your hands together and clap for
The painful choice you've made 'cause it's right

I'm smarter than you
I'm smarter than you think
I'm smarter than you
I'm smarter than you think

You are the narcissist
You're everything you saw in me
(Into the sea you fell
In love with the reflection of yourself)
You are the narcissist
You're everything you saw in me
(I felt the ocean's grip
I swam away to watch you drift)
You failed to see I'm smarter than you think
I'm smarter than you think

I'm smarter than you
I'm smarter than you think
I'm smarter than you
I'm smarter than you think

I'm smarter than you (I found out)
I'm smarter than you think (The hard way this time)
I'm smarter than you (We were right)
I'm smarter than you think (This was all wrong)


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    You forgot Stacy's part at the end, between Sherri's "I'm smarter than you/I'm smarter than you think"

    (I found out...) (The hard way this time...) (We were right...) (This was all wrong...)

    Love this song. It's got a totally different feel than all of Eisley's previous ones...no fantastical imagery, and has an undertone of conflict, even anger.

    Polaris22on January 12, 2011   Link

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