Sometimes I think I'm scared
Sometimes I know
I feel like making love
Sometimes I don't

I feel like letting go
And maybe not
I feel like giving up
Is all we got

Sometimes is all the time
And never means maybe
Sometimes is all the time
Maybe

And I'm moving on
And I'm moving on
(Sometimes I feel alone)
And I'm moving on
And I'm moving on

Sometimes I make believe
When we're alone
Machines have taken hold
Can you get me to a telephone?
It's just the little things
You used to see
Am I still that man who makes you who you want to be?

Sometimes is all the time
And never means maybe
Sometimes is all the time
Maybe

And I'm moving on
And I'm moving on
(Sometimes I feel alone)
And I'm moving on
And I'm moving on

I never noticed
How lovely were the aliens
Lovely were the aliens
I never noticed
How lovely were the aliens
Lovely were the aliens

And I'm moving on
And I'm moving on
(Sometimes I feel alone)
And I'm moving on
And I'm moving on
(Sometimes I feel alone)
And I'm moving on
And I'm moving on

And I'm moving on
And I'm moving on
And I'm moving on, oh
And I'm moving on


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Loving the Alien Lyrics as written by Duff Rose Mc Kagan David G Kushner

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  • +1
    General Comment

    great mellow track... I hope this band stays together cause it could save rock... not yet, their first cd is only alright, but you can def see the potential.. hopefully they will put a stop to all that poppy rock thats on top now

    Mothra666on July 01, 2004   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    A Beautiful track, When I went and bought the cd I wasn't expecting to pop it in my cd player and have a track such as this on a velvet revolver cd. Still this song grew on me a lot and i'm really touched by it. I just would hope somebody could tell me what it's about because I honestly have no idea.

    phil_zipon July 01, 2004   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    its either someone whose afraid to move on after a realationship or maybe having trouble kicking drug addiction... but im not sure how the aliens part fits in

    Mothra666on July 02, 2004   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    great futher mucking track yo.

    and this just in...im drunk

    bendawgon September 29, 2004   Link
  • +1
    General Comment

    i think when he says "i never noticed, how lovely were the aliens" he means that throughout his life he never noticed anything that was out of the ordinary, ie aliens. to him, finally noticing and seeing the stranger and more out there things in life is such a "lovely" thing. the whole "moving on" over and over part is probably about scott trying to get off of drugs and so many other things and that now is the time to truly move on after all the addiction.

    WeezerMaladroiton October 05, 2004   Link
  • +1
    My Interpretation

    This song is the same reason I have such a disconnect with a lot of people. It's actually pretty straight forward; He denies/masks how he really feels.

    Translate:

    • sometimes = all the time
    • never = maybe

    examples:

    • (Sometimes I feel alone) = (I always feel alone)
    • (I feel like letting go, maybe not) = (I never feel like letting go)
    • (sometimes I think I'm scared) = (I feel scared all the time)
    Song Personon February 16, 2016   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    I think it could be about leaving a relationship, and the alien part, could be about how he never noticed how lovely other women were. LOL, that's just what I get out of it...

    harmfulifswallowedon September 25, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    awesome song off an awesome album

    outkast_11888on October 10, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    i still like og gnr better

    verucasalt213on October 14, 2004   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    best there is. well i think hes saying that weird people are actually quite lovely and"Machines have taken hold Can you get me to a telephone It's just the little things You used to see " machines that we cant stop and he can only see the big picture. now THATS deep!

    greenvelveton October 22, 2004   Link

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