(We can't)
I still can
Remember what you did (stop now)
Your eyes filled (we've got)
Discomfort
Bare foot in a public washroom (to slow down)

Spill on me your nostalgia and cataracts
That fell behind self-conscious eyes

Warm water made
This hurt so good (please just give me back my heart)
Through ivory rain (well it's been too long)
And cutthroat soap-box derby racers (and I will burn no more)

Oh god, it hurts so fucking good
I just want you to fucking wreck me
I want you to wreck me, I want you to ruin me

I want you to ruin me, ruin me (please just give me back my heart)
I want you to ruin me (well it's been too long, and I will burn no more)
I want you to ruin me, ruin me (tired of all these lies, and elsewhere eyes of yours)
I want you to ruin me (so I will scream, and dream of what's to come)


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Little Girls Pointing and Laughing Lyrics as written by Wade Macneil Dallas Green

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    These are the 100% correct lyrics:

    (We can't) I still can (Stop now) Remember what you did. Your eyes filled (We've got) Discomfort (To slow down) Bare foot in a public washroom.

    Spill on me your nostalgia And cataracts... That fell Behind self-concious eyes.

    Warm water made (Please just give me back my heart) This hurt so good (Well it's been too long) Through ivory rain (And I will burn no more) And cutthroat soap box derby racers

    (Oh God. Hurt so fucking good. i just want you to fucking wreck me. i want you to wreck me. i want you to ruin me.)

    I want you to ruin me. (Please just give me back my heart) Ruin me. (Well it's been too long) I. Want. You. To... ruin me. (And I will burn no more) (Tired of all these lies) I. Want you. To ruin me. (And elsewhere eyes of yours) Ruin me. (So I will scream) I want you to... (And dream of what's to come) Ruin me.

    NirvanAFIon December 14, 2006   Link
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    Song Meaning

    To me, this song seems to be about someone who is "trapped" in a relationship with another person. The other person doesn't have their heart in it, perhaps cheating ("Tired of all these lies and elsewhere eyes of yours") and the song's narrator knows it. However, they also know that it will hurt to lose the person, but they don't care, they just want out.

    "Please just give me back my heart" with "I want you to ruin me" in the background seems to demonstrate this to me. It is as if the singer is saying "I don't care if I'm reduced to nothing after this, I just want out."

    Pwnscarxon August 23, 2009   Link
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    incredible song. what is dallas? singing in the background. it sounds awesome. oh man. i love them a lot.

    Maggie18on April 19, 2004   Link
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    what could she (or he) have done to be crying or uncomfortable in a public bathrooom bare foot? weird. anyways dallas green is singing: we can't stop now, we've got to slow down...please just give me back my heart, it has been too long and i will burn no more...please just give me back my heart, it has been too long and i will burn no more, tired of all these lies and elsewhere eyes of yours, so i will scream and dream of whats to come.

    indieappleon April 22, 2004   Link
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    I think the bare foot in a public washroom part is a metaphor for vulnerability.

    iamtheworldon November 09, 2004   Link
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    I like this song lots - the lyrics and the music. But I just can't listen to it. There's something really sad about that I just can't put my finger on. It has a really strange effect on me...it's difficult to explain. I guess you could say it's unsettling. I dunno....I'm a 'tard

    Harry_Manbackon March 04, 2005   Link
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    I interpret this song to be about a girl admitting something awful she did to the lyricist. She cares about him, but is not on the same page as him.

    I still can remember what you did. Your eyes full of discomfort, bare foot in a public washroom.

    She's telling him, and really uncomfortable about it, very out of place.

    Spill on me your nostalgia like warm water and cataracts that that fell behind self conscious eyes.

    The accused is trying to soften the situation and make him feel comfortable by reminiscing about the good times in the past.

    Hurt so good through ivory rain and cut throat soap box derby racers. I want you to ruin me.

    The realization that it hurts so bad, but maybe he was asking for it by staying with her, it's clear that he was optimistic about someone who didn't deserve it, and the "I want you to ruin me" is self post-reaction.

    please just give me back my heart, it has been too long and i will burn no more...please just give me back my heart, it has been too long and i will burn no more, tired of all these lies and elsewhere eyes of yours, so i will scream and dream of whats to come.

    Dallas' part is kind of summarizing what he now feels. He's been hurt, and wants to just forget the person and move on to what's to come, because he knows staying with her is just asking for more of the same, it's hard to get over some people though, even if they hurt you worse than you ever felt you could have been hurt.

    Hey, it's emo music, if you're looking for some existential explaination to this stuff, you're looking in the wrong place, if you're looking for unusually sincere lyrics and great instrumentals, you've come to the right place.

    chrisozon March 08, 2005   Link
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    the words listed here dont seem to go with the song, i just cant decipher it. i dont have this problem with any other song except this one. i dunno maybe i downloaded a bad or demo version because it sounds really low quality, but when they played this song live it sounded the same

    rossxon March 23, 2005   Link
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    If anyone is wondering what Dallas is singing, here's his lyrics:

    George Lyrics: I still can remember what you did. Your eyes full of discomfort, bare foot in a public washroom. Spill on me your nostalgia like warm water and cataracts that that fell behind self conscious eyes. Hurt so good through ivory rain and cut throat soap box derby racers. I want you to ruin me.

    Dallas Lyrics: We can't stop right now We've got to slow down Please just give me back my heart And I will burn no more Please just give me back mt heart And I will burn no more Tired of all these lies and elsewhere eyes of yours So I will scream and dream of what's to come

    micheruon April 16, 2005   Link
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    Does anyone know what George is muttering just before the last "I want you to ruin me" part?

    Stumblineon May 09, 2005   Link

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