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When I'm on will you leave me on?
When I'm on will you leave me on?
And when I'm down will you let me get under?
Take cover, can't hide without a house.
Newspapers blow over.
Can't walk past the driveway without asking for direction,
So full of stupid questions.
When the daylight's like fluorescent light
I'm going to take my time night by night
When the daylight's like fluorescent light
I hang my hands over your eyes to hide
Why not only rescue me?
I watch that telethon,
Got hung up on the word I can't get over, soldier.
When she said nothing is enough, she doesn't mean don't try to fix it.
Make plans with your other hand,
Dream without concession.
When the daylight's like fluorescent light
I'm going to take my time night by night
When the daylight's like fluorescent light
I hang my hands over your eyes to hide
Bruised, Billy Joel, New York state of mind
Bruised, Billy Joel, New York state of mind
Bruised, Billy Joel, New York state of mind
Take cover, take pleasure
When I'm on will you leave me on?
And when I'm down will you let me get under?
Take cover, can't hide without a house.
Newspapers blow over.
Can't walk past the driveway without asking for direction,
So full of stupid questions.
I'm going to take my time night by night
When the daylight's like fluorescent light
I hang my hands over your eyes to hide
I watch that telethon,
Got hung up on the word I can't get over, soldier.
When she said nothing is enough, she doesn't mean don't try to fix it.
Make plans with your other hand,
Dream without concession.
I'm going to take my time night by night
When the daylight's like fluorescent light
I hang my hands over your eyes to hide
Bruised, Billy Joel, New York state of mind
Bruised, Billy Joel, New York state of mind
Take cover, take pleasure
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Submitted by
oh_doctor_doctor On Feb 26, 2005
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i think its about getting clean.
i think the line is "when she says nothing is enough, she doesn't mean don't try to fix it."
this song would be a good Metric song on the next album. i can here the potential whenever i listen to it.
it's seems to be another song about the hypocrisy of life and i really don't know. she seems to be dependant on someone as she judges the world. pretty hypocritical, there. but such a pretty song, as always.
CORRECT LYRICS:
When I'm on will you leave me on? When I'm on will you leave me on? And when I'm down will you let me get under?
Take cover. Can't hide without a house. News papers blow over. Can't walk passed the driveway without asking for direction. So full of stupid questions.
When the daylight's like florecent light, I'm gunna take my time. Night by night. When the daylight's like florecent light, I hang my hands over your eyes to hide.
When I'm on will you rescue me? I watch that telethon. Got hung up on the word I can't get it over, soldier. When she said nothing is enough. She doesn't mean don't try to fix. Make plans with your other hand. Dream without consession.
When the daylight's like florecent light, I'm gunna take my time. Night by night. When the daylight's like florecent light, I hang my hands over your eyes. I hang my hands over your eyes to hide.
Bruised Billy Joel New York state of mind. Bruised Billy Joel New York state of mind. Bruised Billy Joel New York state of mind. Take cover. Take pleasure.
this song is beautiful.
Does anyone know what she means when she says "Dream without concession" ?
In the lyrics, when you wrote: "and when I'm down will you let me get older?", Emily Haines actually says: "and when I'm down will you let me get under?"
Also, in the part where she sings: "I hang my hands over your eyes tonight", its actually: "I hang my hands over your eyes to hide."
Listen carefully.
These lyrics are so wrong....
to me, this song is about.. a lover letting her down..having to leave and her trying to shield herself from the truth.