This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
You finally take your make up off, I like your eyes
You finally take your lipstick off, I like your smile
Get up and dance around the room my eyes are on you
Get up and dance around the room my eyes are on you
Chorus
I see you smile and turn your head
You lift your arms and grab the bed
I don't know what you're thinking now
I just hope you're feelin how, much love I have for you
Whoa whoa whoa
Your Spanish eyes are deep, I've fallen down
Your lips are so sweet, the night is perfect take off your dress
And get up and dance around the room a little more
We get up and dance around the room in love
Chorus
I see you smile and turn your head
You lift your arms and grab the bed
I don't know what you're thinking now
I just hope you're feelin how much love I have for you
Woah woah woah
Kiss
You taste like candy
You taste like a little piece of candy NOW THAT I MISS HER
When I first saw her, I knew that I loved her
When I said goodbye, I knew that I lost her
Now that I miss her, I wish I could kiss her
And tell her c'mon girl, you know that I need you
Chorus
And without her, it all feels the same
And without her, you got no one else to blame
I went to the movies and stared at the big screen
I thought that I saw her looking right at me
Chorus
And without her, it all feels the same
And without her, you got no one else to blame
But yourself, but yourself
And all I can do is just write a song about her
And hope that one day, hope that one day
She turns around, she turns around
I hear the phone ringing
I know that she's calling
I hear her voice singing
And this is her answer MISFIT
Picked a girl up at the trainstop where I live
Took a drive along the beach by the ocean
Talk about the dreams we had while we were growing old
Wrote a poem on the back of your shoulder
Chorus
Tell me your name, tell me your story
Cause I'm into it, runnin' through life like a misfit
I will start again
Give the dog a bone to chew as I drive around
Wrote this song last night while I was sober
Chorus
Tell me your name, tell me a story
Cause I'm into it, runnin' through life like a misfit
And I kept on driving
I will start again
Chorus
Tell me your name, tell me a story
Cause I'm into it, runnin' through life like a misfit BOKKIE
Jumping with your eyes closed, Landing on the sun
Being young and beautiful, In love with no one
But yourself
Chorus
And people tell you you're pretty yeah
Your smile drives them crazy lady
You want to slowly fade away, but you can't, So you stay
Playing for the public, Making them love you
You're so cruel
Chorus
And people tell you you're pretty yeah
Your smile drives them crazy lady
You want to slowly fade away, but you can't
So you stay with me, with me, Bokkie
I'm on an island for two
Chorus
And people tell tell you you're pretty yeah
Your smile drives them crazy lady
You want to slowly fade away, but you can't
So you stay with me TONIGHT LET'S DANCE
She was wearing her favorite dress
She was waving a blue handkerchief
She was laughing aloud in the corner of the room
But she was dancing alone
Chorus
So I walked up to her, grabbed her arms to show the world
Tonight we'll dance like we're in love
She was standing beneath the chandelier
I offered her chocolate and some beer
She said no, I said why, she said no, I said why
And stayed dancing alone
Chorus
So I walked up to her, grabbed her arms to show the world
Tonight we'll dance like we're in love
I look down on her
She looks up at me
All I want is all her love
All I want is all her love
Chorus
Tonight we'll dance
Tonight we'll dance
Tonight we'll dance
All night long like we were in love STATIC ON CHANNEL 4
Moon and stars above us shine
Everybody knows you're mine
Static on the channel 4
Television radio, hold me close when you are cold
Now I've got to get us home, everybody knows you're stoned
Chorus
And when you hear me calling
You will turn away and see me standing there
Waving my old colors, lifting up my arms
And you will understand
Kiss me on the lips again
Millions are just tuning in
satellites begin to spin
Listen close and let me in
Chorus
And when you hear me calling
You will turn around and see me standing there
Waving my old colors, lifting up my arms
And you will understand
You will understand SUNLIGHT MAKES ME FEEL PARANOID
The sunlight's making me feel paranoid
I look outside and see the world at war
The people walk to work like they're alone
I sit in silence staring at the phone
Chorus
And it helps me breathe, And it helps me see
I cover up my eyes to block the light
I cover up my eyes and try to fight, the fall
Chorus
And it helps, When I come down, And it helps
The sunlight's making me feel paranoid
I look outside and see the world at war
The people laugh and play like they're alone
They're watching us while we sleep in our homes
I never, I never meant to shut you out
All I know and all I need is you
I never, I never meant to cause alarm
All I know and all I need and all I got is gonna bleed
Chorus
It helps, when I come down, It helps, when I come down
It helps me breathe, When I come down
ANNIE
The smell of the ocean on her skin
The rags of her dress blowing in the wind
A chorus of angels on the boardwalk
They know what you did in the dark
Chorus
I never meant to hurt you Annie
Leave you standing with the gun
Come and play with me little Annie
Lose yourself, lose yourself
I lay her back on the cold sand
And wipe the blood from her hand
I fix her hair and kiss her chest
The secrets die in her breathe
Chorus
I never meant to hurt you Annie
Leave you standing with the gun
Come and play with me little Annie
Lose yourself, lose yourself
Oh no, her hands are cold
Oh no, I played with her soul
All night again
I'm alone LOVE
I want the girl all dressed in white
She turns and says hello
She changes colors like a bird
I grab her wings and fly away
She takes me high and leaves me there
I never want that down
Chorus
Love, It's a beautiful place, It's a beautiful taste
Where I am now, where I am now, And I belong
The gentle high is all to blame
I cried for seven days
I feel myself losing control
To all the voices in my soul
There is the girl in white again
I need the sugar from her hand
Chorus
Love, It's a beautiful place, It's a beautiful taste
Where I am now, where I am now, And I belong
And it's such a wonderful way, We're making love right now
And it's such a wonderful way, you feel me up inside
Chorus
Love, It's a beautiful place, It's a beautiful taste
Where I am now, where I am now, And I belong ESTER
Ester why do you look all blue
What did I say to you to make you feel all blue
Ester when you walk in the room
everybody turns to look at you
Chorus
And that night when I called you
I was being young
And the way I tried to win you
I was being young, I was being young
Ester why can't you talk to me
Why can't you look at me
Why can't sit with me
Ester with your lips all full
With your heart all full, is there room for two
Chorus
And that night when I called you
I was being young
And the way I tried to win you
I was being young, I was being young
You finally take your lipstick off, I like your smile
Get up and dance around the room my eyes are on you
Get up and dance around the room my eyes are on you
Chorus
I see you smile and turn your head
You lift your arms and grab the bed
I don't know what you're thinking now
I just hope you're feelin how, much love I have for you
Whoa whoa whoa
Your Spanish eyes are deep, I've fallen down
Your lips are so sweet, the night is perfect take off your dress
And get up and dance around the room a little more
We get up and dance around the room in love
Chorus
I see you smile and turn your head
You lift your arms and grab the bed
I don't know what you're thinking now
I just hope you're feelin how much love I have for you
Woah woah woah
Kiss
You taste like candy
You taste like a little piece of candy NOW THAT I MISS HER
When I first saw her, I knew that I loved her
When I said goodbye, I knew that I lost her
Now that I miss her, I wish I could kiss her
And tell her c'mon girl, you know that I need you
Chorus
And without her, it all feels the same
And without her, you got no one else to blame
I went to the movies and stared at the big screen
I thought that I saw her looking right at me
Chorus
And without her, it all feels the same
And without her, you got no one else to blame
But yourself, but yourself
And all I can do is just write a song about her
And hope that one day, hope that one day
She turns around, she turns around
I hear the phone ringing
I know that she's calling
I hear her voice singing
And this is her answer MISFIT
Picked a girl up at the trainstop where I live
Took a drive along the beach by the ocean
Talk about the dreams we had while we were growing old
Wrote a poem on the back of your shoulder
Chorus
Tell me your name, tell me your story
Cause I'm into it, runnin' through life like a misfit
I will start again
Give the dog a bone to chew as I drive around
Wrote this song last night while I was sober
Chorus
Tell me your name, tell me a story
Cause I'm into it, runnin' through life like a misfit
And I kept on driving
I will start again
Chorus
Tell me your name, tell me a story
Cause I'm into it, runnin' through life like a misfit BOKKIE
Jumping with your eyes closed, Landing on the sun
Being young and beautiful, In love with no one
But yourself
Chorus
And people tell you you're pretty yeah
Your smile drives them crazy lady
You want to slowly fade away, but you can't, So you stay
Playing for the public, Making them love you
You're so cruel
Chorus
And people tell you you're pretty yeah
Your smile drives them crazy lady
You want to slowly fade away, but you can't
So you stay with me, with me, Bokkie
I'm on an island for two
Chorus
And people tell tell you you're pretty yeah
Your smile drives them crazy lady
You want to slowly fade away, but you can't
So you stay with me TONIGHT LET'S DANCE
She was wearing her favorite dress
She was waving a blue handkerchief
She was laughing aloud in the corner of the room
But she was dancing alone
Chorus
So I walked up to her, grabbed her arms to show the world
Tonight we'll dance like we're in love
She was standing beneath the chandelier
I offered her chocolate and some beer
She said no, I said why, she said no, I said why
And stayed dancing alone
Chorus
So I walked up to her, grabbed her arms to show the world
Tonight we'll dance like we're in love
I look down on her
She looks up at me
All I want is all her love
All I want is all her love
Chorus
Tonight we'll dance
Tonight we'll dance
Tonight we'll dance
All night long like we were in love STATIC ON CHANNEL 4
Moon and stars above us shine
Everybody knows you're mine
Static on the channel 4
Television radio, hold me close when you are cold
Now I've got to get us home, everybody knows you're stoned
Chorus
And when you hear me calling
You will turn away and see me standing there
Waving my old colors, lifting up my arms
And you will understand
Kiss me on the lips again
Millions are just tuning in
satellites begin to spin
Listen close and let me in
Chorus
And when you hear me calling
You will turn around and see me standing there
Waving my old colors, lifting up my arms
And you will understand
You will understand SUNLIGHT MAKES ME FEEL PARANOID
The sunlight's making me feel paranoid
I look outside and see the world at war
The people walk to work like they're alone
I sit in silence staring at the phone
Chorus
And it helps me breathe, And it helps me see
I cover up my eyes to block the light
I cover up my eyes and try to fight, the fall
Chorus
And it helps, When I come down, And it helps
The sunlight's making me feel paranoid
I look outside and see the world at war
The people laugh and play like they're alone
They're watching us while we sleep in our homes
I never, I never meant to shut you out
All I know and all I need is you
I never, I never meant to cause alarm
All I know and all I need and all I got is gonna bleed
Chorus
It helps, when I come down, It helps, when I come down
It helps me breathe, When I come down
ANNIE
The smell of the ocean on her skin
The rags of her dress blowing in the wind
A chorus of angels on the boardwalk
They know what you did in the dark
Chorus
I never meant to hurt you Annie
Leave you standing with the gun
Come and play with me little Annie
Lose yourself, lose yourself
I lay her back on the cold sand
And wipe the blood from her hand
I fix her hair and kiss her chest
The secrets die in her breathe
Chorus
I never meant to hurt you Annie
Leave you standing with the gun
Come and play with me little Annie
Lose yourself, lose yourself
Oh no, her hands are cold
Oh no, I played with her soul
All night again
I'm alone LOVE
I want the girl all dressed in white
She turns and says hello
She changes colors like a bird
I grab her wings and fly away
She takes me high and leaves me there
I never want that down
Chorus
Love, It's a beautiful place, It's a beautiful taste
Where I am now, where I am now, And I belong
The gentle high is all to blame
I cried for seven days
I feel myself losing control
To all the voices in my soul
There is the girl in white again
I need the sugar from her hand
Chorus
Love, It's a beautiful place, It's a beautiful taste
Where I am now, where I am now, And I belong
And it's such a wonderful way, We're making love right now
And it's such a wonderful way, you feel me up inside
Chorus
Love, It's a beautiful place, It's a beautiful taste
Where I am now, where I am now, And I belong ESTER
Ester why do you look all blue
What did I say to you to make you feel all blue
Ester when you walk in the room
everybody turns to look at you
Chorus
And that night when I called you
I was being young
And the way I tried to win you
I was being young, I was being young
Ester why can't you talk to me
Why can't you look at me
Why can't sit with me
Ester with your lips all full
With your heart all full, is there room for two
Chorus
And that night when I called you
I was being young
And the way I tried to win you
I was being young, I was being young
Lyrics submitted by LETIGREBABE151
Make Up Lyrics as written by Diego Juan Garcia Diego Garcia
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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