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There's a straight line between suburbia and graveyards
And as we wander zigzag, short mysteries on our side
Then she reads them to me as we lunch on Sunday
Picnic baskets on the grave of Lola Montez
Bingo games and black lights
Apocalyptic, walking
Apologies accepted, spurred by sure design
Something fled on Henry(?)
Blazing blue down Cobb Street
We surround it, singing
(???)
I was the lucky one, too
I was the lucky one all the same
I was saved
In the summer of my (???) flame/fame(?)
I rock myself in its arms, forgiven
In the face of fortune
And with the lucky one, too
And with a broken heart, broke apart
Into pieces that were sold as art
I had to rock myself into famous places
To replace my fortune
To replace my fortune
To replace my fortune
A dance, we turn on rest here
Left like breadcrumbs for you
Dropped from these skyscrapers
Pieces from (???)
Apocryphal and shining
Come the new crop circles
Our avenging angels
Singing in a secret code
I was the lucky one, too
I was the lucky one all the same
In the summer of my (???) flame(?)
I had to rock myself in its arms, forgiven
In the face of fortune
And with the lucky one, too
And with a broken heart, broke apart
Into pieces that were sold as art
I had to rock myself into famous places
To replace my fortune
I had to rock myself into famous places
To replace my fortune
I had to rock myself into famous places
To replace my fortune
I had to rock myself into famous places
To replace my fortune
And as we wander zigzag, short mysteries on our side
Then she reads them to me as we lunch on Sunday
Picnic baskets on the grave of Lola Montez
Apocalyptic, walking
Apologies accepted, spurred by sure design
Something fled on Henry(?)
Blazing blue down Cobb Street
We surround it, singing
(???)
I was the lucky one all the same
I was saved
In the summer of my (???) flame/fame(?)
I rock myself in its arms, forgiven
In the face of fortune
And with a broken heart, broke apart
Into pieces that were sold as art
I had to rock myself into famous places
To replace my fortune
To replace my fortune
To replace my fortune
Left like breadcrumbs for you
Dropped from these skyscrapers
Pieces from (???)
Come the new crop circles
Our avenging angels
Singing in a secret code
I was the lucky one all the same
In the summer of my (???) flame(?)
I had to rock myself in its arms, forgiven
In the face of fortune
And with a broken heart, broke apart
Into pieces that were sold as art
I had to rock myself into famous places
To replace my fortune
I had to rock myself into famous places
To replace my fortune
I had to rock myself into famous places
To replace my fortune
I had to rock myself into famous places
To replace my fortune
Song Info
Submitted by
etherizedsky On Jun 03, 2008
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if anyone can correct these lyrics PLEASE PLEASE do so. there are points at which i just can't tell what carl newman is saying.
this is probably one of my favorite songs ever, I just love it for some reason. I wish I could figure out some of these lyrics. Here are some:
this is probably one of my favorite songs ever, I just love it for some reason. I wish I could figure out some of these lyrics. Here are some:
"Bingo games and black lights Apocalyptic, walking Apologies accepted, spared by the shared design Something fled on Henry Blazing blue down Cobb Street We surround it, singing Here King, accept your reign"
"Bingo games and black lights Apocalyptic, walking Apologies accepted, spared by the shared design Something fled on Henry Blazing blue down Cobb Street We surround it, singing Here King, accept your reign"
also, I believe it's "in the summer of my ball in flame"
also, I believe it's "in the summer of my ball in flame"
OH MY GOD. The backup singing in this song is amazing.