40 Day Dream

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

I been sleepin' for 40 days and
I know I'm sleeping 'cause this dream's too amazin'
She got gold doorknobs where her eyes used to be
One turn and I learned what it really means to see

Ah, it's the magical mystery kind
Ah, must be a lie
Bye bye to the too good to be true kind of love
Oh, I could die
Oh now I can die

Oh I've been sleepin' for 60 days and
Nobody better pinch me
Bitch I swear I'll go crazy
She got jumper cable lips
She got sunset on her breath now
I inhaled just a little bit
Now I got no fear of death now

Ah, it's the magical mystery kind
Ah, must be a lie
Bye bye to the too good to be true kind of love
Oh, I could die
Oh now I can die

Ah ooh, ah ah, ah ooh ah ah, ah
Yeah, yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah
Ooh, ah ah, ah ooh ah ah, ah
Yeah, yeah yeah yeah
Yeah yeah yeah

Ooh, ah ah, ah ooh ah ah, ah
Yeah, yeah yeah yeah
Yeah

Ah, it's the magical mystery kind
Ah, must be a lie
Bye bye to the too good to be true kind of love
Oh, I could die
Oh now I can die


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    acid?! jesus. this is one of the more straightforward songs out there

    It's the magical mystery kind Must be a lie Bye bye to the too good to be true kind of love

    He is in love and thinks its too good to be true, like he's been dreaming this whole time. And if anyone pinches him, bitch, he'll go crazy

    robbnthahoodon May 10, 2010   Link

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