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Superman Lyrics
I swear that you believed me
when I told you that I was Superman
With you I can even fool myself
We've been friends since we were 12,
now I'll be 17 on the 24th
You've posed for 5 years on my shelf
I counted seasons 'til the fall
when I would steal your heart
You left the scene before my crime
I think about you
when I'm sick and tired of stupid girls
I think about you all the time
I am Superman with you
Oh, c'mon, you know you're my hero, too
Oh, it might sound like a lie
But I know and you know
That Superman can fly
Stared through the menu on the wall
we've read too many times
Lit a match to watch it burn
You keep me waiting longer everyday,
but still I'm here
The more you live, the less I learn
Went to Marine world,
tried to find the words to say to you
But I couldn't find the place to start
I love you, I hate you
All I know is that I don't know nothin'
And nothing's gonna' break my heart-
break down to a thousand pieces
One more second with these words unsaid
They'll catch fire in my head
And I might look like a fool here
And sure, you might say I'm making this up,
But I don't care
when I told you that I was Superman
With you I can even fool myself
We've been friends since we were 12,
now I'll be 17 on the 24th
You've posed for 5 years on my shelf
I counted seasons 'til the fall
when I would steal your heart
You left the scene before my crime
I think about you
when I'm sick and tired of stupid girls
I think about you all the time
Oh, c'mon, you know you're my hero, too
Oh, it might sound like a lie
But I know and you know
That Superman can fly
we've read too many times
Lit a match to watch it burn
You keep me waiting longer everyday,
but still I'm here
The more you live, the less I learn
tried to find the words to say to you
But I couldn't find the place to start
I love you, I hate you
All I know is that I don't know nothin'
And nothing's gonna' break my heart-
break down to a thousand pieces
They'll catch fire in my head
And I might look like a fool here
And sure, you might say I'm making this up,
But I don't care
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this song pretty well captures what it feels like to have a crush on a girl for a long ass time. And its catchy as hell.
i love this song
but theres more to it than that
"All I know is that I don't know nothin' " Modern Socratism.
this is a great song. like most songs by the matches its very well written, and has great melody with energy. and these comments are some of the best I've seen.
The best part of this song is the reference to Marine World. If you've ever lived in the bay area, or know someone that lived there about 20 years ago, you would know that it was the first marine park. It's been abandon for a long time, so I can't help but think that when it says that he went to marine world to try to think of what to say, he went to go think by himself, not on a date.
I know that doesn't cover a whole lot of the song, but it's still really brilliant. The Matches have so many inside jokes in their songs that only people from California would understand.
The Matches/Shawn Harris are amazing songwriters, first of all. It's about a guy who has a crush/is in love with a long time friend, and apperently she leaves/moves ("You left the scene before my crime"). Also, "All I know is that I don't know nothin'" could be a reference to "Knowledge" by Operation Ivy.
"All I know is that I don't know nothin'" Blatant Operation Ivy ripoff.
(Still LOVE the Matches, don't get me wrong.)
Gotta give props to the East Bay pioneers. Nothing out of the ordinary says I.