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No Christmas While I'm Talking

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No Christmas While I'm Talking Lyrics

When I was told
You lied to me
I hung my head in shame.
When I was told
You were cheating me
I bit my lip in pain.

So back up,
Back away.
And you'd better know now,
Just for a little while,
So do it one more time,
Just for a little while.

Oh, back up,
Back far away.
And you'd better know
Just for a little while,
Do it one more time,
Just for a little while.

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starklyintoair On Sep 03, 2005

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by Klieserber

20y ago

While the lyrics are kind of underwhelming on paper, this song is probably one of my favorites on the album. Everything is done so perfectly. It really has to be heard, not read.

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by theloudestfire

20y ago

i'd have to agree. you can't just read or say the lyrics you have to sing them or hear them be sung. it an unmesureable amout of frustration being convayed.

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by wires.viens20

19y ago

absolutely beautiful song, in every way! its so melancholy! he is just expressing his anger and pain and just syaing you know leave me alone back off don't speack to me, i need my space to think this out to compose myself. its soo beautiful!

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by vakem2001

17y ago

i love this song, its pretty much my favorite song by them. The simplicity of the lyrics really show how much emotion he can put into a song - and i dont know many people who can do that. I feel like he is consumed by a relationship. On one hand he knows how terribly the woman treats him and tells her to back up and leave him alone. Yet at the same time its 'just for a little while' because soon they'll do it one more time in just a little while.

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by PaulHackett

14y ago

Curious about the title - did she cheat on him during Christmas?

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