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(If There's) No Hope For Us Lyrics
Where the words were once sweethearts
Now they're ugly violent thugs
How did our language come to this
We speak in grunts and sighs and shrugs
When we never let used to let
Just one spare moment go to waste
Now you're hardly ever here
And when you are you're bored and chaste
So when did you decide that I was vile?
I've tried and tried to talk
But talkings never been your style
You say you think we'll still be friends
But we both know that we wont
And your mates all laugh and smile
As if they know something I don't
And every night a taxi
Softly sweeps you up our street
You used to say you broke your phone
Now you don't care if you're descreet
So why wont you just tell me who was there?
There's a buzz about you now
There's something funny in the air
If there's no hope for use then there's no hope for anyone
What chance can they have if even you and me just can't have fun?
Was it so long ago our friends said we were disgraceful
But how could they ever know that we could be so unfaithful
You weren't wearing much of note
Just hold-ups and your long white coat
The elctric fire lit up your skin
As we whispered cos your mum was in
And as we went to use the phone
We noticed that we weren't alone
We just shrugged and let the pervert see
What he could only hope to be
But that was in the haze of new romance
When we floated hand in hand right through it's vague deceitful trance
If there's no hope for use then there's no hope for anyone
What chance can they have if even you and me just can't have fun?
Was it so long ago our friends said we were disgraceful
But how could they ever know that we could be so unfaithful
That's me then, I'm all packed you know I need some time to think
You just take what you think you'll need I think we both might need a drink
And the secrets that I keep you know I keep because I care
But if there's no hope left for use, well darling, let's just leave it there.
Now they're ugly violent thugs
How did our language come to this
We speak in grunts and sighs and shrugs
When we never let used to let
Just one spare moment go to waste
Now you're hardly ever here
And when you are you're bored and chaste
I've tried and tried to talk
But talkings never been your style
But we both know that we wont
And your mates all laugh and smile
As if they know something I don't
And every night a taxi
Softly sweeps you up our street
You used to say you broke your phone
Now you don't care if you're descreet
There's a buzz about you now
There's something funny in the air
What chance can they have if even you and me just can't have fun?
Was it so long ago our friends said we were disgraceful
But how could they ever know that we could be so unfaithful
Just hold-ups and your long white coat
The elctric fire lit up your skin
As we whispered cos your mum was in
And as we went to use the phone
We noticed that we weren't alone
We just shrugged and let the pervert see
What he could only hope to be
When we floated hand in hand right through it's vague deceitful trance
What chance can they have if even you and me just can't have fun?
Was it so long ago our friends said we were disgraceful
But how could they ever know that we could be so unfaithful
You just take what you think you'll need I think we both might need a drink
And the secrets that I keep you know I keep because I care
But if there's no hope left for use, well darling, let's just leave it there.
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It's definitely about the breakdown of a relationship. The couple mentioned used to seem unstoppable and very much in love, which for me is the darkest bit of this song. The speaker is musing over how such a wonderful period of time could go so wrong. She cheats on him and initially lies about it but it gets to a point where neither of them cares and chances are he cheats as well.
I really like the female vocals in the last two stanzas. The voices really contrast.
a great raw sounding song about the end of love and infidelity.i like the pervert story.
"If there's no hope for use then there's no hope for anyone"
The melody of this line reminds me of some other song... Could someone help me out?
^I don't know but it does remind me of something too..
There's another version of this song labeled the "Rogue Version on the album Ten Years of Tears. The lyrics are slightly different, this is the best I could make them out:
If once the words were lovers now they're ugly violent thugs how did our language get so basic we speak in grunts and sighs and shrugs when it used to be we'd never let our spare time go to waste but now i'm just a fuckin bully and you're so bored you're always chaste
and i wonder when it was when you decided i was vile i've tried and tried to talk but talkings never been your style
and every night a taxi softly sneaks you up our street you used to say you broke your mobile but you dont care if you're descreet
(If there's no hope for use then there's no hope for anyone)
do you remember
You weren't wearing much of note Just hold-ups and your long white coat electric fire lit up your skin as we whipsered because your mum was in And then we went to use the phone We noticed that we weren't alone We shrugged and let the pervert see What he could only hope to be
If there's no hope for use then there's no hope for anyone What chance can they have if even you and me can't have fun? Was it so long ago our friends called us disgraceful But could they ever know that we could be so unfaithful
That's me, I'm all packed you know I need some time to think you keep what you need, I think we both need a drink The secrets I keep, I keep cause I care But there's no hope left for us, so let's just leave it there.
I like this version better than the original song found on The Last Romance.