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At The Department Of Forgotten Songs Lyrics
At the department of forgotten songs
There is a crying girl
She's lonely
She's just sixteen
Or forty-five
She's been abandoned for almost all her life
She can remember the boy who kissed her
But it was meant for her evil B-side sister
There is a crying girl
She's lonely
She's just sixteen
Or forty-five
She's been abandoned for almost all her life
She can remember the boy who kissed her
But it was meant for her evil B-side sister
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Submitted by
iwantobeahorse On Dec 19, 2004
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A short but very beautiful and tender song to any lonely, forgotten girl.
Could break even the strongest hearts in half with one listen. Absolutely stunning.
clever clever
This song is so sad. I love it.
Does anyone actually get it though? =/ The kiss was meant for her evil B-side sister? ...
isn't it quite obvious?
the track is an allegory of a love triangle.
there is a vinyl records archive storage (or lost&found) where all of the forgotten songs go, when they are abandoned by their owners.
16 or 45 are rev speeds of 7'' records, so the girl is a seven-incher and has a b-side, which is apparently her sister.
the sister is "evil", because it is her, that a kiss from the boy (another forgotten vinyl record) was meant for.
the girl is fond of the boy which is fond of her sister, thus tears.
isn't it quite obvious?
the track is an allegory of a love triangle.
there is a vinyl records archive storage (or lost&found) where all of the forgotten songs go, when they are abandoned by their owners.
16 or 45 are rev speeds of 7'' records, so the girl is a seven-incher and has a b-side, which is apparently her sister.
the sister is "evil", because it is her, that a kiss from the boy (another forgotten vinyl record) was meant for.
the girl is fond of the boy which is fond of her sister, thus tears.