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Girls Who Play Guitars Lyrics
You've been, with me
A year, to the day
365 days
Watching me decay
We used to talk about girls who play guitars
We used to talk about plans in tiny bars
In the gaps, inbetween words
Are the things that really intrigue me
It's the gasps, and the sighs
That say more about what's inside you
We used to climb up on a high horse everytime
We used to talk about boys with missing spines
It's her life and her life is worth living (it's her life)
It never struck her to pause for one minute (it's her life)
The path, of excess, just led, to boredom
You've lived, your life, with your mouth, wide open
It's her life and her life is worth living (it's her life)
It never struck her just to pause for one minute (it's her life)
When you lie on my bed and you label me your friend
Don't you know how much that hurts?
You could pretend and I wouldn't know
I could be who you wanted in the dark
She goes and she gets drunk
She gets off
She goes and she gives up
She goes and she gets drunk
She gets off
She goes and she gives up
It's her life and her life is worth living (it's her life)
It never struck her just to pause for one minute (it's her life)
And her life is worth living
We used to talk about girls who play guitars
We used to talk about girls who play guitars
We used to talk about girls who play guitars
A year, to the day
365 days
Watching me decay
We used to talk about plans in tiny bars
Are the things that really intrigue me
It's the gasps, and the sighs
That say more about what's inside you
We used to talk about boys with missing spines
It never struck her to pause for one minute (it's her life)
You've lived, your life, with your mouth, wide open
It never struck her just to pause for one minute (it's her life)
Don't you know how much that hurts?
You could pretend and I wouldn't know
I could be who you wanted in the dark
She gets off
She goes and she gives up
She goes and she gets drunk
She gets off
She goes and she gives up
It never struck her just to pause for one minute (it's her life)
We used to talk about girls who play guitars
We used to talk about girls who play guitars
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Submitted by
romanceisdead On Mar 05, 2007
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i love this...it's just the way paul smith puts stuff..
"In the gaps, inbetween words Are the things that really intrigue me It's the gasps, and the sighs That say more about what's inside you"
it might not be the best example but they're such simple things that say so much. love it love it love it!
I guess she's not had the guts to actually dump him when she's got bored and he's just realised that she's been cheating. She's extremely selfish (it's her life and her life is worth living) and even though he realises that, he still wants her: "You could pretend and I wouldn't know I could be who you wanted in the dark".
Brilliant song, I love it.
I agree with the above. I think what I like about this song (and with all of their new album) is that Paul's voice has improved and he hasn't stopped using his accent. In fact, his accent is what I love most.
"when you lie on my bed and you label me your friend, don't you know how much that hurts?" are the right lyrics
"When you lie on my bed and you label me your friend Don't you know how much that hurts?"
To me it's about a girl and a guy who have been good friends for a while but have started sleeping together. He wants it to be something more like a real relationship where as she just gets drunk and gets off with other guys and sees them as being friends with benefits.
And yes Paul's voice is lovely :)
im sure i heard paul saying it was about his relationship with his girlfriend changing too much and he wants its to go back to the way it was or something lyk that
I don't think it's about a girlfriend, but maybe a close friend who he always had a soft spot for. But she's now gone off the rails and he wants to tell her how he feels and be close again- but he can't :(
You've been with me a year to the day three hundred and sixty-five days watching me decay
We used to talk about girls who play guitars We used to talk about plans in tiny bars
In the gaps between words are the things that really intrigue me It's the gasps and the sighs that say more about what's inside you
We used to climb up on a high horse every time We used to talk about boys with missing spines
It's her life and her life is worth living (It's her life) it never struck her to pause for one minute (It's her life)
The path of excess just led to boredom You've lived your life with your mouth wide open
It's her life and her life is worth living (It's her life) it never struck her just to pause for one minute (It's her life)
When you lie on my bed and you label me your friend don't you know how much that hurts? You could pretend and I wouldn't know I could be who you wanted in the dark
She goes and she gets drunk She gets off, she goes and she gives in She goes and she gets drunk She gets off, she goes and she gives in
It's her life and her life is worth living (It's her life) it never struck her just to pause for one minute (It's her life)
And her life is worth living
We used to talk about girls who play guitars We used to talk about girls who play guitars We used to talk about girls who play guitars We used to talk about girls who play guitars