Casiotone for the Painfully Alone

A Normal, Suburban Lifestyle is a Near Impossibility Once You've Fallen in Love With an International Spy

2 Meanings

Add Yours

Q&A

A Normal, Suburban Lifestyle is a Near Impossibility Once You've Fallen in Love With an International Spy Lyrics

the second of april 1998
was when they came and took him away
it was raining hard
secret service men were standing in the yard
she wiped the tears from her eyes
she knew this day would come

the sunday paper was scattered on the floor
near where the fbi had kicked in their door
he was gone without a single kiss goodbye
they'd finally caught up with her
international spy

Submitted by

mopnugget On May 20, 2004

Lyrics saved successfully! Thanks!

These lyrics are currently locked and can only be edited by moderators and administrators.

You must be logged in to edit lyrics.

Unable to save lyrics. Please try again.

Lyrics cannot contain links.

Lyric edit submitted successfully and is pending approval. Approvals usually take 24 hours.

Keep it true to the song

Fix what’s wrong, but don’t rewrite what the artist wrote. Stick to the official released version — album booklet, label site, verified lyric video, etc. If you’re guessing, pause and double-check.

Respect the structure

Songs have rhythm. Pages do too. Leave line breaks where they belong. Don’t smash things together or add extra empty space just for looks.

Punctuation counts (but vibe-editing doesn’t)

Correct typos? Yes. Re-punctuating a whole verse because it ‘looks better’? Probably not. Keep capitalization and punctuation close to the official source.

Don’t mix versions

If you’re editing the explicit version, keep it explicit. If it’s the clean version, keep it clean. No mashups.

Let the lyrics be lyrics

This isn’t the place for interpretations, memories, stories, or trivia — that’s what comments are for. Keep metadata, translations, and bracketed stage directions out unless they’re officially part of the song.

Edit lightly

If two lines are wrong… fix the two lines. No need to bulldoze the whole page. Think ‘surgical,’ not ‘remix.’

When in doubt, ask the crowd

Not sure what they’re singing in that fuzzy bridge? Drop a question in the comments and let the music nerds swarm. Someone always knows.

Mopnugget

Submitter

2004-05-20 10:06:59

2 Meanings

Add your song meanings, interpretations, facts, memories & more to the community.

Sort by

by nauseousnauseous

19y ago

how cute

Users:

Reply · 0 Share

by FanoSays

18y ago

I especially enjoyed the "get-down!" background voice and the frank simplicity of the sadness presented in this song. I'd really like to know if Owen had made this story up or if this had really happened. Requesting background stories if you please!

Users:

Reply · 0 Share

Questions and Answers

Ask specific questions and get answers to unlock more indepth meanings & facts.