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Julian Casablancas – Ludlow St. Lyrics 14 years ago
Gonna agree with HertogHJ, worst song on the album (unless you're counting the ....christmas... one)

What's with that solo? Why?

Otherwise, tolerable.

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Julian Casablancas – Glass Lyrics 14 years ago
After listening to this whole album high out of my mind, the entire album makes a lot of sense.

It's like his own take on a cyber-punk alternate dimension world. This song is definitely the most climactic and my favorite.

The chorus is just chilling. The way he leads into 'bulletproof glass' is pretty much perfect.

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The Strokes – Taken for a Fool Lyrics 14 years ago
"Blame yourself for once, quit putting it on me."


Come on people, lets get the lyrics right.

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The Strokes – Taken for a Fool Lyrics 14 years ago
Julian swaps out words live all the time, this is no indication of the studio lyrics.

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The Strokes – Call Me Back Lyrics 14 years ago
Tell me, don't tell me
The hard part is telling you
Something that you would not like me to tell you

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The Strokes – You're So Right Lyrics 14 years ago
Chorus is wrong.

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The Strokes – Two Kinds Of Happiness Lyrics 14 years ago
Bless your heart
Don't work so hard
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That's the first half of the chorus.

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The Strokes – Under Cover of Darkness Lyrics 14 years ago
We got the rights and will fight to use it
Got everything, so you can just choose it
I won't just be a puppet on a string
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And I'm tired of all your friends,
Listening at your door
Oh I want what's better for you
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And they sacrificed their lives,
And they lied about those odds,
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The Strokes – Call Me Back Lyrics 14 years ago
Waking up is so much fun to do,
An 80's movie make out part with you

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The Strokes – Machu Picchu Lyrics 14 years ago
Erm correction,

"Our waiting turns and runs"

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The Strokes – Life Is Simple In the Moonlight Lyrics 14 years ago
As I watch the velvet drapes appear
And the door was closed for fourty years
As we hide what we don't wanna hear
While we hide whats really in our heads

and

He is coming from a part of how
Were nightmares you have don't go down well
He can tell that we're oblivious
It's a fictional routine as well

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The Strokes – Call Me Back Lyrics 14 years ago
Tell me, don't tell me
The hard part is telling you
Something that you would not like me to tell you

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The Strokes – Machu Picchu Lyrics 14 years ago
Putting your patience to the test
Putting you body on the line for less
Didn't you know it was a choice
It's never yours but with someone else's voice

Slipping your body to the street
Serving your girlfriends to the knife, and cheat
Wearing a jacket made of meat
Ascending a ladder with with horse's feet

And now you think that

Words turn to grey
Life in the shade
A violent clock
And that's all you would say
Lightning's on the rise
Playthings in the sky
I'm just trying to find
A mountain I can climb

Putting your patience to test
Putting your body on the line for less
Didn't you know it was a choice
It's never yours and someone else's voice

And now you see that

Words turn to grey
Life in the shade
A violent clock
And that's all you would say
Born on the rise
Circles in disguise
I'm just trying to find
A mountain I can climb


Tell us, when are they gonna
Tell us, we're gonna be
Oh so jealous
We're gonna be always silent

I didn't wanna hurt you baby
I didn't wanna love you

Alright

Why are you waiting
In the dark

Life turns to dust
Our waiting turns to rust
Gossip is the truth
Right before the night you took off
Don't act so surprised
...
I'm just trying to find
Enough space for you and I

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The Strokes – You're So Right Lyrics 14 years ago
Chorus:

If I fight and I die
Girl, I wanted to die


This is really weird, but it makes sense, if you think about it. I think that's what he's saying through all that heavy synth and distortion anyway.

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Interpol – The Undoing Lyrics 14 years ago
This is probably the best response on this page.

Also, people are taking the meaning of the Spanish verse way too literally.

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Gorillaz – Revolving Doors Lyrics 15 years ago
I think he might be singing

"I feel that impulse, buy all the pills"


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Interpol – Crimewaves Lyrics 15 years ago
The word that you're saying is 'erratic' is sung as a four syllable word. 'Erratic' is a three syllable word. It's probably not erratic.

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Interpol – Roland Lyrics 15 years ago
Dude I know this is about 5 years later, but for christ's sake, don't be such a goddamned bitch. I hope somebody tackles you into an open manhole on the street someday. Fucking elitist bastard.

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Interpol – The Undoing Lyrics 15 years ago
I agree with this. While it's a fantastic interpretation, I don't see Interpol incorporating religion of any form into their music. It's just as Paul has always said, it's really up to the person listening to decide what it means to them.

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Interpol – Crimewaves Lyrics 15 years ago
That may be a possibility with the exception of erratic. It sounds like he's saying something like erraputic or irrepudent (neither of which are words). Not erratic.

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Interpol – Crimewaves Lyrics 15 years ago
Though I'll admit some lines still sound incorrect.

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Interpol – Crimewaves Lyrics 15 years ago
Very enlightening, thanks much!

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Interpol – Barricade Lyrics 15 years ago
Confirmed for 'Bees and snakes' instead of 'Thieves and snakes'.

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Interpol – Barricade Lyrics 15 years ago
The lyrics are confirmed for 'Bees and snakes' instead of 'Thieves and snakes'.

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Interpol – Lights Lyrics 15 years ago
Here's something interesting.

The longer you go without something (be it food, water, shelter, company, whatever) the more you're going to appreciate that thing while you have it. To me, it's sounding like the song is from the narrator to his love interest. He's been without love for a long time, and through all the shit he's endured, he still loves her genuinely (hence: "That's why I hold you, that's why I hold you dear"). Even though life might be bad, he still has her.

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Interpol – Safe Without Lyrics 15 years ago
He sings the first consonant of that word so softly it could be either one... I'm hesitant to change it just yet. After a listen through of the actual legitimately released album through headphones I'm sure it'll sound much clearer.

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Interpol – The Undoing Lyrics 15 years ago
I wasn't going for a literal translation, google translate can give me that. I'm going for the meaning behind the chorus. And from the look of it, yours is pretty close to what I wrote as well.

As for the Spanish, Paul is fluent in the language, much like he is with English and French (Though French maybe not so much as the other two). I thought the Spanish chorus ruined the song the first time I heard it, but I prefer it to anything he could have sung in English now.

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Interpol – All of the Ways Lyrics 15 years ago
It's much more complex than jealousy. It's that single moment where everything you've known, your entire world with someone else, just falls apart in front of you and there's nothing you can do about it. The way he sings "Who is this guy?" saturates me.

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Interpol – Leif Erikson Lyrics 15 years ago
They stated in an interview that, when the keyboard track was singled out, it had a specifically viking-esque sound to it; so they gave the song the arbitrary title "Lief Erikson".

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Interpol – Barricade Lyrics 15 years ago
Uh oh guys... I think I might have made a mistake.

After watching the Barricade music video, it looks and sound like he's saying "Bees and snakes need homes" instead of "Thieves and snakes need homes". Can anyone else notice this difference? I could have sworn he sang 'Thieves' live in Chicago... but it's so subtle it's hard to tell.

I really hope I'm just crazy, because part of the reason I love this song so much was in that line, connecting thieves and snakes as outcasts/vagabonds in the same boat.

HELP!

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Interpol – All of the Ways Lyrics 15 years ago
Yes, thanks for that!

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Interpol – Safe Without Lyrics 15 years ago
My guess is that he's "Safe Without" the other person's advice/suggestions, and he's tired of hearing what they have to tell him and molding to what they want.

I'm not the hero out the gates: nobody is perfect

So much to feel so much to gain: you have to experience things for yourself

My higher reason will take aim: I can judge and decide for myself

I'll be ok I've got my shapes: I know what is right and wrong for me

We are not alone we share our stake: There's other stuff out there to behold

I think the winter will be wonderful: I look forward to something new, something different, change

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Interpol – The Undoing Lyrics 15 years ago
I'm not fluent in Spanish, but the general meaning I'm getting from the chorus (btw, google translate sucks) is this:

I've lost,
I've lost I've come undone
Always losing, and never winning


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Interpol – Lights Lyrics 15 years ago
After seeing them perform this song twice live, I'd hope I have it correct by now. This is what he sings live.

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Interpol – Lights Lyrics 15 years ago
All that I see
Show me your ways
Teach me to meet my desires
With some grace

All that I fear
Dont turn away
And leave me to plead in this hole of a place
Cause what if I never break

Estuary
Wont you take me
Far away
Far away

All that I seek
Please police me
I want you to police me
But keep it clean

How have you been, my day
Now lets take them away
Strong as you seem
Old as you behave
You'll always obey

All that I feel
Capital ways
Teach me to grieve and conspire
With my age

All that I can see
A domestic spree
A seething routine I could never navigate
Well maybe I like to stray

No hardened scene
Will be left so clean
Not today
Its like you want it that way

All that I see
Is peaceful eyes
Drawn away from me
Drawn away from me

We'd like to take the sights
And breed silence in disguise
We'd like to meet the buyer
That is on your life


That's why I hold you

That's why I hold you
That's why I hold you

That's why I hold you
That is why I hold you dear

That's why I hold you
That is why I hold you near

That's why I hold you
That is why I hold you dear

That's why I hold you
That is why I hold you near

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Interpol – Success Lyrics 15 years ago
He's saying beliefs.

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Interpol – Try It On Lyrics 15 years ago
They gave an incredible performance, I'll die before I forget it.

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Interpol – Lights Lyrics 15 years ago
No hardened scene will be left so clean
Not today

I just saw these guys live, I'm 100% on this.

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Interpol – Try It On Lyrics 15 years ago
I can't believe this hasn't gotten any comments yet. This is my absolute favorite song off the album, it's so beautiful and bittersweet. I get to see these guys in concert two nights in a row starting tomorrow.

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Interpol – All of the Ways Lyrics 15 years ago
yeah, that's the only line I have no clue what's being said...

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Interpol – Lights Lyrics 15 years ago
The lyrics still need to be fixed =\

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Interpol – Lights Lyrics 15 years ago
Lucky! I get to see them two days in a row in Chicago this August, I cannot wait.

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Interpol – The Lighthouse Lyrics 15 years ago
Crap, allow me to correct myself on the second line, it shouldn't have been changed.

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Interpol – The Lighthouse Lyrics 15 years ago
Replace "lucid" with "lucent" and the lyrics are more accurate.

Here I've been vain
I'm lucent from sin
I put an outward,
"Begin, begin."

Here I've been lucent
I'm living within
Inwardly urgent
And sinking again

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Interpol – Barricade Lyrics 15 years ago
Ah, very good. I hear it too, now.

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Julian Plenti – Fun That We Have Lyrics 15 years ago
You came on strong while forsaking needs and ran through the choir
But I was to save you when you won't repeat this

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Interpol – Mind Over Time Lyrics 15 years ago
"It's Paul (STATIC), and, um, it would've been really good to see you, man.
Uh, I don't know if I've been away. (STATIC)
But uh, you didn't stay long so I just wanted to tell you that it would've been good to see you, you know? [Good to see you]
And uh, it's a shame it didn't work out.
But uh, if we could've gotten together for that little recording, it might've been a good experience.
But eh, maybe after the holidays, um.
Listen, call me anytime, please.
If you're sure you're not too busy
If you ever need to, just call me, right?
Bye. Hope your holidays go well."

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Interpol – Barricade Lyrics 15 years ago
Let the perceptions/interpretations begin, I'd love to know what's being said during the break.

Input, go.

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Interpol – Lights Lyrics 15 years ago
Ah, I think this is our closest set yet. Excellent job.

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Interpol – Lights Lyrics 15 years ago
As I mentioned in my post, it was my own interpretation of the song. I don't believe it's too uncommon when someone hears something differently.

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