Jimmy Eat World

Sparkle

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She's on her own and I don't know where we are
Only nineteen in this picture (19 today)
Don't take history with me
I said I'm sorry (yeah)
but promises are made, up on your stereo
guess your getting over me
with such a worried heart
you'll spend a lifetime waiting
i'm only asking once
to catch the sparkle fading
so far away behind your eyes
I'm taking you down, i'm taking you away don't say it
i'm taking you, this time you're so derserving (Whoa)
guess it really lasts the way you said
so take this now
i should have understood, now i guess you never would baby, it's easy
with such a worried heart
you'll spend a lifetime waiting
i'm only asking once
to catch the sparkle fading
so far away behind your eyes
don't take the history with me
i said i'm sorry (yeah)
but promises are made, upon your stereo
i want your body next to me
i'm only asking once
i'm only asking once
so far away behind your
so far away behind your eyes

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sqwizzer On Aug 15, 2002

The Middle

Hear You Me

For Me This Is Heaven

Pain

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2002-08-15 18:45:20

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by helloaviator

24y ago

I still don't think this is correct. What happened to the version with the correctish lyrics posted?

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by Sqwizzer

24y ago

They do two versions live...this is the one they do more often, the other lyrics are of the mp3 download that's floating around online

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by helloaviator

24y ago

Ah, right, thanks for your input :) Here's hoping I get to hear this version too, so I can decide which I like more.

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by Sqwizzer

23y ago

You can check it out at www.jimmyeatworldonline.net under music...it's kinda a crappy version though...

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by peter ate planet

20y ago

I LOVE this song.

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by therookie93

16y ago

I do believe theres quite a few different versions other than this and the alternate. Check out Stevesraremusic channel on youtube. He has sparkle on an album and two different live ones with different lyrics

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