No Doubt

Artificial Sweetener

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Artificial Sweetener Lyrics

Oh yes I'm guilty
For leasing myself out
Not ready to go up for sale
Can't seem to give it up
Stubborn, so selfish
I'm showing off the worst in me

The return of Saturn
Assessing my life
Second guessing...

I'm full of artificial sweetener
My heart's been deceitful
It's all artificial sweetener
I'm faking I love you's
You're forcing me to

You really deserve love
I want to love you
But I can't seem to find myself
My wilting effort
Our progress report
I'm only sure that I'm not sure

I shudder to be honest
Who's behind it all now ?
Who's the author ?

I'm full of artificial sweetener
My heart's been deceitful
It's all artificial sweetener
I'm faking I love you's
You're forcing me to

Re-read, re-write, re-do, undo
I'm stuck on this page
I was born two weeks late
Is that why I hesitate?
I'm on the fence
Push me off it
I want to be on your side now
And keep a promise

I'm full of artificial sweetener
My heart's been deceitful
It's all artificial sweetener
My heart's been deceitful
I'm faking I love you's
You're forcing me to

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ice On Apr 01, 2001

Oh yes  I'm guilty
For leasing myself out 
Not ready to go up for sale 
Can't seem to give it up
Stubborn, so selfish 
I'm showing off the worst in me

The return of Saturn 
Assessing my life 
Second guessing...

I'm full of artificial sweetener 
My heart's been deceitful 
It's all artificial sweetener 
I'm faking  I love you's 
You're forcing me to

You really deserve love 
I want to love you 
But I can't seem to find myself 
My wilting effort 
Our progress report 
I'm only sure that I'm not sure

I shudder to be honest 
Who's behind it all now ?
Who's the author ?

I'm full of artificial sweetener 
My heart's been deceitful 
It's all artificial sweetener 
I'm faking I love you's 
You're forcing me to

Re-read, re-write, re-do, undo
I'm stuck on this page 
I was born two weeks late
Is that why I hesitate?
I'm on the fence 
Push me off it
I want to be on your side now 
And keep a promise

I'm full of artificial sweetener 
My heart's been deceitful 
It's all artificial sweetener 
My heart's been deceitful 
I'm faking I love you's 
You're forcing me to

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2001-04-01 04:55:22

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by anemic royalty

23y ago

this is one of my favortie no doubt songs... i love the lyrics...to me it means shes showing off the worst side of herself by leasing herself out and making it known that shes just pretty much ready for another relationship when she's not. She's still attached to the last one but wants to love again and be loved so she's selfish by being with someone who loves her, but she just can't return the love...and the love she's showing is fake. She's confussed with what she wants and can't find herself although she knows the person that loves her deserves love and promises. I dunno....that's just the way I see it... I could be wrong.

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by starkiss

24y ago

this song is good, it's kinda angry. it seems like one of the harder songs off return of saturnto me, which, mind you, is an excellent cd, even if its new and different. all no doubt is good no doubt

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by laurajane07

24y ago

GAHD....sometiems when i listen to this song i wonder if i subconciously wrote it, and used telepathy to send it to that oh-so-awesome gwen. this song NEVER gets old, and it loves to chill in the CD playa on loop 24-7. if u havent heard this song, go download it...TRUST ME...it seriously rockz.

~RoCkStEaDy~ & ~kEePiTmAdFuNnY~ ~the1&only~ -LaUrAjAnE-

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by moonlitsiren

23y ago

i love this song...one of my favs. basically, it's about a person who puts on a happy face but it's fake and they just wanna be happy but they can't so they hide their true emotions and that fucks up their relationships and hurts other people

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by Akiko

22y ago

No Doubt is one of my fave bands, and I think this is her best song from Return of Saturn...I agree with anemic royalty, and though im not completely sure about her being not ready for another relationship, i really think ur right when u say that u think she's being selfish by being with someone who loves her when she can't return their love...and also where u say that she knows the person deserves her love and trust but she just can't bring herself to really love that person and her love isn't true.

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by vanitybabe

24y ago

this is like one of my favorite songs by no doubt. i love them!!!

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by -=TiedToTheTracks=-

24y ago

This is a great song...the lyrics are awesome.

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by ndchicklette

21y ago

ok, she wrote this about A FRIEND who was being blind about her guy cheating

gwen wasn't in any situatuin like that during rs

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by ndchicklette

21y ago

ok, she wrote this about A FRIEND who was being blind about her guy cheating

gwen wasn't in any situatuin like that during rs

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by ndchicklette

21y ago

oh crap i posted it in the wrong place...ignore those last two

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