Twister, oh, does anyone see though you?
You're a twister, oh, na na na na
But you're so happy, oh
I didn't go along with
You're so happy, oh, da na na na

But you're gonna have to hold on
You're gonna have to hold on
But you're gonna have to hold on, hold on, hold on
Or we're gonna have to move on
Oh, we're gonna have to move on
Or we're gonna have to move on, move on, move on

I feel alive and I cried so hard
The ridiculous thoughts
Ah, I feel alive, alive, alive, alive

Twister, oh, I shouldn't have trusted in you
Twister, oh, na na na
It's not going to happen, no
You're not going to make fun of me
Happen no, na na na

But you're gonna have to hold on
You're gonna have to hold on
But you're gonna have to hold on, hold on, hold on
Or we're gonna have to move on
We're gonna have to move on
Or we're gonna have to move on, move on, move on

I feel alive and I cried so hard
The ridiculous thoughts, ah
I feel alive, alive, alive, alive

Ah, I should have lied but I cried so hard
The ridiculous thoughts, ah
I should have lied, lied, lied, lied

You're gonna have to hold on
You're gonna have to hold on
You're gonna have to hold on
You're gonna have to hold on
You're gonna have to hold on
You're gonna have to hold on
You're gonna have to hold on
You're gonna have to hold on
You're gonna have to hold on
You're gonna have to hold on
To hold on, to hold on, to hold on

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Ridiculous Thoughts [Acoustic Version] Lyrics as written by Dolores Mary O'riordan Noel Anthony Hogan

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Ok well this is what i think the song is about........ There in a relationship, but his love isn't good, and he doesn't like being close he acts free. So he mooves on without her and he's happy without her, but she wants him to hold on to the relationship and unless he trys, there both just going to have to moove in and apart from each other. Shes caught up in him he's a twister and shes in the whirl.... i think what shes trying to say is ha tes the piss? but shes won't have it no more.... so he either books up his idea's and shows some love or thats it. I think i sence a bit of insecurity in the song to 'ridiculous thoughts'. To me but it's just my point of view....... shes getting so insecure because of him he's made her that way and her insecure thoughts are ridiculous. She should of lied she should of said she was fine, but she couldn't she had to tell the truth of her feelings and she won't let go off him. Anyways.... lol, fabulous song, one of my fav Cranberries for sure, the beginning her voice omg it gives me chills, its amazing 'ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah' lol brilliant! its just amazing i frickin love it 9/10

Ok well this is what i think the song is about........ There in a relationship, but his love isn't good, and he doesn't like being close he acts free. So he mooves on without her and he's happy without her, but she wants him to hold on to the relationship and unless he trys, there both just going to have to moove in and apart from each other. Shes caught up in him he's a twister and shes in the whirl.... i think what shes trying to say is ha tes the piss? but shes won't have it no more.... so he either books up his idea's and shows some love or thats it. I think i sence a bit of insecurity in the song to 'ridiculous thoughts'. To me but it's just my point of view....... shes getting so insecure because of him he's made her that way and her insecure thoughts are ridiculous. She should of lied she should of said she was fine, but she couldn't she had to tell the truth of her feelings and she won't let go off him. Anyways.... lol, fabulous song, one of my fav Cranberries for sure, the beginning her voice omg it gives me chills, its amazing 'ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah' lol brilliant! its just amazing i frickin love it 9/10

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If you want to see a really young Elijah Wood, check out Back to the Future II. He's one of the kids trying to figure out how to play the video game in the 80's cafe.

If you want to see a really young Elijah Wood, check out Back to the Future II. He's one of the kids trying to figure out how to play the video game in the 80's cafe.

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One of my all time favourite Cranberries songs. Reminds me of really really bad love. With someone that sort of twists and turns in the way of can't deciding wether to continue or end a relationship. Great video by the way.....featuring a very young Elijah Wood

One of my all time favourite Cranberries songs. Reminds me of really really bad love. With someone that sort of twists and turns in the way of can't deciding wether to continue or end a relationship. Great video by the way.....featuring a very young Elijah Wood

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Do you know, that the director, who made the alternative take of "ridiculous thoughts (he made also zombie, ode to my family and i can't be with you) was the director of nirvana's smells like teenspirit clip+ all the videos from green day's american idiot (american idiot, boulevard of broken dreams, holiday, wake me up when september ends and jesus of suburbia)? That is the line between green day and nirvana- sam bayer.he has so wonderful ideas. and that he picked nirvana and green day (and more like blink182 and so on) must mean, that cranberries were and are special.

Do you know, that the director, who made the alternative take of "ridiculous thoughts (he made also zombie, ode to my family and i can't be with you) was the director of nirvana's smells like teenspirit clip+ all the videos from green day's american idiot (american idiot, boulevard of broken dreams, holiday, wake me up when september ends and jesus of suburbia)? That is the line between green day and nirvana- sam bayer.he has so wonderful ideas. and that he picked nirvana and green day (and more like blink182 and so on) must mean, that cranberries were and are special.

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first of all hi 2 all cranberries lovers ...... i feel trapped ;how cum sum 1 can make such wonderful music??????and why do all good things cum 2 an end... every song is a legend and my fav in a unique way. dolores created her 2 solo albums but i long for the same old band. all the artists i love just forgets 2 sing....why dont they care about their fans??? do u know the titanic song my heart will go on was 1st offered 2 dolores but she refused as she was pregnant wid her 1st child.

first of all hi 2 all cranberries lovers ...... i feel trapped ;how cum sum 1 can make such wonderful music??????and why do all good things cum 2 an end... every song is a legend and my fav in a unique way. dolores created her 2 solo albums but i long for the same old band. all the artists i love just forgets 2 sing....why dont they care about their fans??? do u know the titanic song my heart will go on was 1st offered 2 dolores but she refused as she was pregnant wid her 1st child.

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Knowing that Dolores was married in '94, that she wrote most of the Cranberries music and how much pain she was in virtually all of her life it's hard take many of these lyrics at face value. They are intense and cryptic and filled with a pain so deep I hope we never know. I love you Dolores.

Knowing that Dolores was married in '94, that she wrote most of the Cranberries music and how much pain she was in virtually all of her life it's hard take many of these lyrics at face value. They are intense and cryptic and filled with a pain so deep I hope we never know. I love you Dolores.

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