Ryan Adams

Fuck the Universe

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Slowly
Coming over me
Like fire and ice
Confusion
All to the ground
Stone me
Like you own me
The strangest moving patterns
All flow through this city
Strumminï¿½
As sheï¿½s cuminï¿½
She starts a revolution
But never shows up
So holy
Give me coma
Alkaline
And mainframes
Into a kiss
Cities destroyed
And so pretty
The patterns of illusion
Burn through the ground
And I'm a faker
Faker
Iï¿½m a faker
Iï¿½m a faker
Iï¿½m a faker
Vampire
Coffins to kiss
Iï¿½m a faker
Iï¿½m a faker
Morning may crawl
Fuck you
And fuck the universe
Ah, etc.
Fuck the universe
Fuck the universe
Fuck the universe

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blueandstarry On Apr 09, 2004

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2004-04-09 02:44:43

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by Andrewonfire

21y ago

excellent song, love is indeed hell

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by Diego8978

20y ago

"Stone me/Like you own me" – great couplet!

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by Bambini

19y ago

This has to be my favourite Ryan Adams song. I think it's about a woman who's just too much for him to bear. He stays with her, even though he's tired of her ("I'm a faker") but he's totally had enough ("Fuck you and fuck the universe"). I just love the fact that he screams for two minutes solidly. A proper angry tune.

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by angelsfly

19y ago

back on "exile on franklin street" this song was called "faker", in which ryan sang "you're a faker" and not "i'm a faker". i prefer the early version, although this one has its moments.

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by xhomewreckerx

18y ago

does anyone have the rest of the lyrics for the franklin street version plzz? they are kinda hard to make out

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by rod22

18y ago

Clearly this song is about getting high...

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