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A Name Like Poison Lyrics
her name's like poison to my ears,
so why'd you leave her pictures out?
and i know i'm back where i should have left,
but i seem to be good at cultivating doubt.
and i can't remember when i took on this original debt.
and it may be self-absorption,
but her name's like poison to my ears,
and no one really owns this town.
you can avoid a certain street,
but unexpectedly it comes as a reminder
of the picture of her hand reaching.
i should remember that now we're at a critical depth.
and somewhere, there's another picture of me and the heartache that some other girl resents.
somewhere, somewhere,
is the heartache that some other girl resents.
somewhere, somewhere.
i like my imagination,
and i'm really good at singing about the past.
like the sailor and the sirens,
i could go overboard.
so babe, you gotta tie me to the mast.
somewhere, somewhere--
babe, you gotta tie me to the mast.
somewhere, somewhere--
babe, you gotta tie me.
her name's like poison to my ears,
so why'd you leave her pictures out?
so why'd you leave her pictures out?
and i know i'm back where i should have left,
but i seem to be good at cultivating doubt.
and it may be self-absorption,
but her name's like poison to my ears,
and no one really owns this town.
you can avoid a certain street,
but unexpectedly it comes as a reminder
of the picture of her hand reaching.
and somewhere, there's another picture of me and the heartache that some other girl resents.
is the heartache that some other girl resents.
somewhere, somewhere.
and i'm really good at singing about the past.
like the sailor and the sirens,
i could go overboard.
so babe, you gotta tie me to the mast.
babe, you gotta tie me to the mast.
somewhere, somewhere--
babe, you gotta tie me.
so why'd you leave her pictures out?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoGplQ0qZPc live song; wasn't recorded.
as far as rm songs go, this one seems pretty straightforward to me. ironic, considering the song is composed of metaphors (and similes!).