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Tricks of the Trade Lyrics

What they gonna do to me?
Just when I thought I’d be
Done with all the memories
She’s calling me
Trouble in her family

What they gonna do to me?
Just when I thought I’d be
Letting go of every hope clawing me
Trouble in her family

Hey! Too dark to see
Take a chance and shimmy
No! Why does it have to be?
It’s always you and me

Hey! Too dark to see
Take a chance and shimmy
No! Why does it have to be?
It’s always you and me

What they gonna do to me?
Just when I thought I’d be
Done with all the memories
She’s calling me
Trouble in her family


What they gonna do to me?
Just when I thought I’d be
Letting go of every hope clawing me
Trouble in her family

Hey! Too dark to see
Take a chance and shimmy
No! Why does it have to be?
It’s always you and me

Hey! Too dark to see
Take a chance and shimmy
No! Why does it have to be?
It’s always you and me

This is which we couldn’t see
This is which we tried so hard finding
How our creased hearts binding
Pushes you again to never see your friends
To rip apart the lights of those
Whose love deprives you
And it’s this in which we couldn’t see
This in which we tried so hard finding
How our creased hearts binding
Pushes you again to never see your friends
To rip apart the lights of those
Whose love deprives you
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This song is so Olivia and Simon awww

what is olivia and simon?

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Just wanted to mention that the chorus is actually;

Hey! Too dark to see Take a chance and shimmer No! Why does it have to be? It’s always you and me

"Take a chance and shimmer" not shimmy. lol. Shimmer also fits better because 1. That's what is actually said, and 2. it fits a lot better with the first line (Too dark to see.)

Actually he does not say shimmer. If you look in the liner notes that comes with the album, you'll see he does say shimmy.

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Yes, thank you Adamord. Booklet = official party line.

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No so sure about the true meaning but I'll give it a shot. It seems like it's about a guy who is getting over a girl and no matter how hard he tries she always comes back such as when Jonas says "Just when I thought I’d be done with all the memories she’s calling me" or "No! Why does it have to be? It’s always you and me" perhaps towards the end it seems it's starting to affect his life as he says "How our creased hearts binding" suggesting that although they are damaged they are still somewhat connected and which just eventually leads to all bad as "Rip apart the lights of those whose love deprives you"

Great interpretation. I think the persona doesn't want to have the girl as his girlfriend, but he keeps doing it because she depends on him (once there are problems in her family). So, he wants to help her in despite of not wanting to be her boyfriend.

Great interpretation. I think the persona doesn't want to have the girl as his girlfriend, but he keeps doing it because she depends on him (once there are problems in her family). So, he wants to help her in despite of not wanting to be her boyfriend.

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What they gonna do to me? Just when I thought I’d be Done with all the memories She’s calling me Trouble in her family

What they gonna do to me? Just when I thought I’d be Letting go of every hope clawing me Trouble in her family

Hey! Too dark to see Take a chance and shimmy No! Why does it have to be? It’s always you and me

Hey! Too dark to see Take a chance and shimmy No! Why does it have to be? It’s always you and me

What they gonna do to me? Just when I thought I’d be Done with all the memories She’s calling me Trouble in her family

What they gonna do to me? Just when I thought I’d be Letting go of every hope clawing me Trouble in her family

Hey! Too dark to see Take a chance and shimmy No! Why does it have to be? It’s always you and me

Hey! Too dark to see Take a chance and shimmy No! Why does it have to be? It’s always you and me

This in which we couldn’t see This in which we tried so hard finding How our creased hearts binding Pushes you again to never see your friends To rip apart the lights of those Whose love deprives you And it’s this in which we couldn’t see This in which we tried so hard finding How our creased hearts binding Pushes you again to never see your friends To rip apart the lights of those Whose love deprives you

Sorry it took so long to make corrections. I have been busy with school and work to even log on. Hope you are enjoyinh the new record. :)

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Love this song, didn't know he was saying Trouble in her family

i alway thought it was Trouble in front of me

Cool!!