I, I want a missed bouquet
Raised a longing in the bride
Beckoning everyone in for the good news, that
No one has any good reason to live

Tears of laughter did pervade
Your ambivalent behavior
Where was your diamond engaged but an instinct
Could be written over like a page
In a dead book, yeah

Whose cascading empathy
Could really reach beyond tomorrow
And when the dinner chime
When the clarion calls
Will be anyone listening at all


Lyrics submitted by sithie, edited by cloudiuh

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    I figured out a few of the missing spots...see what you think:

    I...I want a missed bouquet raised a longing in the (?) beckoning everyone in for the good news that no one has any good reason to live

    Tears of laughter did pervade your ambivalent behavior where was your diamond engaged but an instant could be written over like a page in a dead book, yeah

    whose cascading empathy could really reach beyond tomorrow? and when the dinner chime when the (?) calls (or comes??) will be anyone listening at all?

    benk0202on June 16, 2009   Link
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    "Raised a longing in the bride" makes sense, and the last line is "When the clarion calls, will be anyone listening at all?"

    narfon June 16, 2009   Link
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    i agree that the first part could be "bride", even though it sounds like "breath". however, he's most definitely saying instinct and not instant. listen to the "inct", its there.

    sithieon June 18, 2009   Link
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    the first line is actually "an anonymous bouquet" which actually makes sense when it is followed by "raised a longing in the bride."

    druminscrubs25on August 28, 2009   Link
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    i definitely hear that now druminscrubs25..

    also, could "could really reach beyond tomorrow" be "could really reach beyond to borrow"?

    sithieon September 05, 2009   Link
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    and when the dinner chime...

    I think this actually is "and when the tear ducts dry up" just sung very quickly!

    ianwoangodon January 09, 2010   Link

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