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Telegraph Avenue Kiss Lyrics
She’s the song that you tried to sing
And the note that you couldn’t hit
So you locked her up in a music box
Turned the key on all of us
She spins silver strings in the dark
With metal teeth that ring in her heart
When the cover drops the world just fades
Waiting, waiting, waiting for her
Waiting, waiting, waiting for her to say I…
K-i-s-s, I’m in distress!
I need someone to spell it out
(you know our love’s not unconditional)
A book of matches and a cigarette
A love-note that you’ll never send
You can fold it up, but you won’t forget
(you can strike a match, but it still might not light)
Now I’m the one that’s stuck inside
The silver cage, the bird that can’t fly away
Clip it’s wings if it sings of the
Way, the way, the way that it hurt
Waiting, waiting, waiting for her to say I…
K-i-s-s, I’m in distress!
I need someone to spell it out
(you know our love’s not unconditional)
These words mean nothing but to say…
K-i-s-s signals distressed!
There’s nothing left to talk about
(you know our love’s not unconditional)
Low f-i-d-e-l-i-t-y, do all love-songs turn out this way?
Can’t you hear me when I say…
You’re in my heart, in my hands, ’round my neck
We move like a carousel
Street lights and mirrors fill our eyes
It’s time to let this go
Can’t stop spinning around
K-i-s-s, I’m in distress!
I need someone to spell it out
(you know our love’s not unconditional)
And the note that you couldn’t hit
So you locked her up in a music box
Turned the key on all of us
She spins silver strings in the dark
With metal teeth that ring in her heart
When the cover drops the world just fades
Waiting, waiting, waiting for her to say I…
I need someone to spell it out
(you know our love’s not unconditional)
A love-note that you’ll never send
You can fold it up, but you won’t forget
(you can strike a match, but it still might not light)
Now I’m the one that’s stuck inside
The silver cage, the bird that can’t fly away
Clip it’s wings if it sings of the
Waiting, waiting, waiting for her to say I…
I need someone to spell it out
(you know our love’s not unconditional)
There’s nothing left to talk about
(you know our love’s not unconditional)
Can’t you hear me when I say…
You’re in my heart, in my hands, ’round my neck
We move like a carousel
Street lights and mirrors fill our eyes
It’s time to let this go
Can’t stop spinning around
I need someone to spell it out
(you know our love’s not unconditional)
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looove this song, amazing. thursday just keeps gettin better
I'm so happy they put this song on the record...I like it a lot better than the demo, it goes along with the whole feel of the album (now that I've listened to the whole thing) rather than the demo. "you're in my heart, in my hands, 'round my neck".........I LOVE Geoff's voice at that point. God damn, his voice sounds so good.
I think it's "K-I-S-S I'm in distress"
It's definitely not "I'm in distress", you can't hear the "sss" sound at the end of the last word. Plus, they usually relate words in the song to the title, and nothing really relates to telegraph AVENUE expcept the "k-i-s-s on the streets" part.
nope its definitely i'm in distress. saw em live, and you can hear it much better. thats what he says.
nope its definitely i'm in distress. saw em live, and you can hear it much better. thats what he says.
It is "K-I-S-S I'm in distress". It's also "Low F-I-D-E-L-I-T-Y". It's in the booklet.
this is pretty.
It's "Does every love song turn out this way?" It is "metal teeth in her heart" and it's "The way that it HURTS" plural
mm.. i should really stop getting so attatched to demos.
i like the new song.. though they took out some of my favourite bits.. ahh well i think it's about being stuck in a bad relationship and the other person has no idea.
i just got the cd and the booklet doesnt have these lyrics? anyone eles have this problem
yah, the lyrics werent in my booklet ether....misprint? missing page? conspiracy? i don't know.