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What Do New York Couples Fight About Lyrics
Once a label is on something
It becomes an it
Like it's no longer alive
It's like a loss of vision
Or some dark impression
Or a black spot on your eye
If it's up to you
My little sweet baboo
Through the shouting and the fever
Think of life as queer
Think of it my dear
And some knobs or a fancy tone
From here there is no reason
Baby's got it made
But it's not what the life's about
What is imagination
May become a fact
If we think of it that way
If you want to know
I can tell you now
Oh if you make it through somehow
Or is it best to keep or fall to sleep
It isnt looking very good to me
From here
Hey
He's distressed and I forget
I don't wanna know cause I forget
He's distressed and I forget
I don't wanna know cause I forget
He's distressed and I forget
I don't wanna know cause I forget
He's distressed and I forget
I don't wanna know
I don't wanna know
I don't wanna know
What do, new york
Couples fight about
Brothers gonna work it out
(baby's got the bed sheet)
How do
(that was under you)
New york
(when your time and life expires)
Couples fight it out
What these couples fight about
(keeps it in the closet)
What do
(keeps it to herself)
New york
(she should throw the damn thing out)
Couples fight about
But this gonna work it out
(why should you continue)
How do
(to shake it off)
New york
(would you write things on the wall? )
Couples fight it out
What these couples fight about
(you could make it hard)
To be
In the shouting you will see
Or is it best to change the world you're keeping
Down again
Hey
He's distressed
And I forget
I don't wanna know 'cause I forget
He's distressed
And I forget
I don't wanna know 'cause I forget
He's distressed
And I forget
I don't wanna know 'cause I forget
He's distressed
And I forget
I don't wanna know 'cause I forget
Such is the sound of sorry
Without the shy report
Or the grips that could hold you down
(just when things were looking up you act just like a horse's butt)
Everything was simple
But the body's worn
Got the life spread on the ground
(powder pink and general, the kitchen sink, a funeral)
Every loving other
Don't you fade on me
Like a bomb that's about to blow
(often we will overlook the things that make it undercooked)
We can make it hard
Or we can take the world apart
Or you'd never be that sure
Of the simple things that makes you want
To cry, again
Hey
He's distressed
And I forget
I don't wanna know 'cause I forget
He's distressed
And I forget
I don't wanna know 'cause I forget
He's distressed
And I forget
I don't wanna know 'cause I forget
He's distressed
And I forget
I don't wanna know 'cause I forget
He's distressed
And I forget
I don't wanna know, I don't wanna know
He's distressed
And I forget
I don't wanna know 'cause I forget
He's distressed
And I forget
I don't wanna know 'cause I forget
He's distressed
And I forget
I don't wanna know 'cause I forget
He's distressed
And I forget
I don't wanna know, I don't wanna know
It becomes an it
Like it's no longer alive
Or some dark impression
Or a black spot on your eye
My little sweet baboo
Through the shouting and the fever
Think of life as queer
Think of it my dear
And some knobs or a fancy tone
From here there is no reason
Baby's got it made
But it's not what the life's about
May become a fact
If we think of it that way
If you want to know
Oh if you make it through somehow
Or is it best to keep or fall to sleep
It isnt looking very good to me
From here
He's distressed and I forget
I don't wanna know cause I forget
I don't wanna know cause I forget
I don't wanna know cause I forget
I don't wanna know
I don't wanna know
What do, new york
Couples fight about
Brothers gonna work it out
(baby's got the bed sheet)
How do
(that was under you)
New york
(when your time and life expires)
Couples fight it out
What these couples fight about
(keeps it in the closet)
What do
(keeps it to herself)
New york
(she should throw the damn thing out)
Couples fight about
But this gonna work it out
(why should you continue)
How do
(to shake it off)
New york
(would you write things on the wall? )
Couples fight it out
What these couples fight about
(you could make it hard)
To be
In the shouting you will see
Or is it best to change the world you're keeping
Down again
Hey
And I forget
I don't wanna know 'cause I forget
And I forget
I don't wanna know 'cause I forget
And I forget
I don't wanna know 'cause I forget
And I forget
I don't wanna know 'cause I forget
Without the shy report
Or the grips that could hold you down
(just when things were looking up you act just like a horse's butt)
Everything was simple
But the body's worn
Got the life spread on the ground
(powder pink and general, the kitchen sink, a funeral)
Every loving other
Don't you fade on me
Like a bomb that's about to blow
(often we will overlook the things that make it undercooked)
We can make it hard
Or we can take the world apart
Or you'd never be that sure
Of the simple things that makes you want
To cry, again
Hey
And I forget
I don't wanna know 'cause I forget
And I forget
I don't wanna know 'cause I forget
He's distressed
And I forget
I don't wanna know 'cause I forget
He's distressed
And I forget
I don't wanna know 'cause I forget
He's distressed
And I forget
I don't wanna know, I don't wanna know
And I forget
I don't wanna know 'cause I forget
He's distressed
And I forget
I don't wanna know 'cause I forget
He's distressed
And I forget
I don't wanna know 'cause I forget
He's distressed
And I forget
I don't wanna know, I don't wanna know
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I love the beginning line "once a label is on something it becomes an 'it', like it's no longer alive" - makes me think of how more and more people get classified and labeled, i.e. lately 'bipolar' seems to be the 'in thing'. I'm afraid it'll get worse in the future and we will all have chips under our thumbs disclosing our labeled selves - 'unfit for XXX, credit rating XXX', etc." Also, I think the man's internal conflict (or at least that's what I consider it to be i.e. lyrics written in parentheses) are especially interesting:
"Baby's got the bed sheet that was under you, when your time and life expires; keeps it in the closet, keeps it to herself; She should throw the damn thing out, Why should you continue to shake things off, Would you write things on the wall? It can make it hard". what do you guys think about it?
I am pretty sure it's "he's distressed"