"I'll Try Anything Once" as written by and Julian Casablancas....
Ten decisions shape your life,
You'll be aware of 5 about
7 ways to go through school,
Either you're noticed or left out
7 ways to get ahead,
7 reasons to drop out
When I said, "I can see me in your eyes",
You said, "I can see you in my path"
That's not just friendship that's romance too,
You like music we can dance to
Sit me down,
Shut me up,
I'll calm down,
And i'll get along with you
There is a time when we all fail,
Some people take it pretty well
Some take it all out on themselves,
Some they just take it out on friends
Oh everybody plays the game,
And if you don't you're called insane
Don't don't don't don't - it's not safe no more,
I've got to see you one more time
Son you were born,
In 1984
Sit me down,
Shut me up,
I'll calm down,
And i'll get along with you,
Everybody was well dressed,
And everybody was a mess
6 things without fail you must do,
So that your woman loves just you
Oh all the girls played mental games,
And all the guys were dressed the same
Why not try it all,
If you only remember it once?
Oooh, ooooooh
Sit me down,
Shut me up,
I'll calm down,
And I'll get along with you
(okay one more time)
You'll be aware of 5 about
7 ways to go through school,
Either you're noticed or left out
7 ways to get ahead,
7 reasons to drop out
When I said, "I can see me in your eyes",
You said, "I can see you in my path"
That's not just friendship that's romance too,
You like music we can dance to
Sit me down,
Shut me up,
I'll calm down,
And i'll get along with you
There is a time when we all fail,
Some people take it pretty well
Some take it all out on themselves,
Some they just take it out on friends
Oh everybody plays the game,
And if you don't you're called insane
Don't don't don't don't - it's not safe no more,
I've got to see you one more time
Son you were born,
In 1984
Sit me down,
Shut me up,
I'll calm down,
And i'll get along with you,
Everybody was well dressed,
And everybody was a mess
6 things without fail you must do,
So that your woman loves just you
Oh all the girls played mental games,
And all the guys were dressed the same
Why not try it all,
If you only remember it once?
Oooh, ooooooh
Sit me down,
Shut me up,
I'll calm down,
And I'll get along with you
(okay one more time)
Lyrics submitted by purplehazereptilia, edited by Tinterpret, mattieeee
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Seven ways to get ahead
And seven reasons to drop out
That seems like it would make more sense than "drop 'round."
Ten decisions shape your life,
you'll be aware of 5 about,
7 ways to go through school,
either you're noticed or left out,
7 ways to get ahead,
7 reasons to drop round,
when i said ' I can see me in your eyes',
you said 'I can see you in my bed',
that's not just friendship that's romance too,
you like music we can dance to,
Sit me down,
Shut me up,
i'll calm down,
and i'll get along with you,
There is a time when we all fail,
some people take it pretty well,
some take it all out on themselves,
some they just take it out on friends,
oh everybody plays the game,
and if you don't you're called insane,
Don't don't don't don't it's not safe no more,
i've got to see you one more time,
soon you were born,
in 1984,
Sit me down,
shut me up,
i'll calm down,
and i'll get along with you,
Everybody was well dressed,
and everybody was a mess,
6 things without fail you must do,
so that your woman loves just you,
oh all the girls played mental games,
and all the guys were dressed the same,
Why not try it all,
if you only remember it once,
oooh ooooooh,
Sit me down,
shut me up,
i'll calm down,
and i'll get along with you,
(okay one more time)
but it is drop out not drop round
"soon" doesn't seem to fit in...
it sounds more like he's saying "son" or "saying"...?
"i've got to see you one more time soon,
you were born in 1984"
it's like how he says "you'll be aware of 5 about"... he places words in a somewhat unnatural way in order to keep the flow and the rhyming of the song
in a live version, he sings "i've got to see you one more time, that's when you born, in 1984"
But to me this song shows the amazing talent of julian, he rights the lyrics AND the music for the strokes. he does that by writing the music for a keyboard and then transfering it over to the guitar. this song was the original version of you onlive live once this shows his skills and also how he writes a song its amazing
"7 ways to go through school,
either you're noticed or left out,
7 ways to get ahead,
7 reasons to drop out"
Much of the song is also about the way society expects people to behave and how people react to that behaviour.
"There is a time when we all fail,
some people take it pretty well,
some take it all out on themselves,
some they just take it out on friends,
oh everybody plays the game,
and if you don't you're called insane"
The only bit I can't figure out is...
"Don't don't don't don't it's not safe no more,
i've got to see you one more time,
soon you were born,
in 1984"
I also think it's 'SON you were born...' rather than 'soon...'
Great song though, probably my favourite Strokes song.