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The Thief Lyrics
You’ve got a rich dad
who hates every boy like me
I’ve got no money
and daddy don’t like my ease
I wanna steal you like a pearl
I wanna display you like a diamond
Let me take you
to a beach in Alicanté
Sleep on the strand
to the breath of España’s sea
until you stray
Should I find you’re not around
I would surely chase you down
lure you in with a lonely sound
and then I’ll have you
I’m gonna steal you like a pearl
I’m gonna display you like a diamond
Do I awake alone?
a five dollar bill
in yesterday’s clothes
on the floor of a room off Calle Mayor
that a better man paid for
Should I find you’re not around
I would surely chase you down
lure you in with a lonely sound
and then I’ll have you
I’m gonna steal you like a pearl
I’m gonna display you like a diamond
You got a real shine
set in fool’s gold
I am the fool
Your pearls are plastic
and diamonds glass
Now I’m alone
Should I find you’re not around
I would surely chase you down
lure you in with a lonely sound
and then I’ll have you
who hates every boy like me
I’ve got no money
and daddy don’t like my ease
I wanna display you like a diamond
Sleep on the strand
to the breath of España’s sea
until you stray
I would surely chase you down
lure you in with a lonely sound
and then I’ll have you
I’m gonna display you like a diamond
a five dollar bill
in yesterday’s clothes
on the floor of a room off Calle Mayor
that a better man paid for
I would surely chase you down
lure you in with a lonely sound
and then I’ll have you
I’m gonna display you like a diamond
set in fool’s gold
I am the fool
Your pearls are plastic
and diamonds glass
Now I’m alone
I would surely chase you down
lure you in with a lonely sound
and then I’ll have you
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Just got this album the other day it leaked just like every minus the bear album, but i would say this has to be the best song on the album next to animal backwards and into the mirror. Minus the Bear just keeps evolveing and a friend told me he saw somewhere minus the bear said " stop expecting to hear highly redefined pirates every album and just enjoy this new shit" anyway im expecting to see this song blow up with comments after may 4th! i need to buy the album and support this band cause there the most innovative band out there and i hope they never break up i would wait years and years just to hear new great music from this band but they seem to be coming out with an album every 2 years which is amazing... cant wait till mat 6th at philly to hear this shit live.... im done blabbering peace!!!
i think this song pretty much explains itself... i percieve it as a guy thats in a realtionship with this girl who lives off her daddys money and shes not only rich with money shes the entire package and he just feels he cant compete with what other guys have out there but he knows and expects shes going to leave because he knows he cant offer her lavish things so he just wants to live in the moment but she leave him and he knows all along she was just as fake as she was living
This song's hot. GO BUY THE ALBUM MAY 4TH!
seems to say "Should I find you're not around" in the chorus, "I wanna display you like a diamond" in that bridge, and "You've got a real chance hitting fool's gold" near the end
I think it's "Should I've found you're not around" instead of "Should have found you're not around"
Story of my life. Damn overprotective fathers lol
Official lyrics from MTB's website:
You’ve got a rich dad who hates every boy like me I’ve got no money and daddy don’t like my ease
I wanna steal you like a pearl I wanna display you like a diamond
Let me take you
to a beach in Alicanté Sleep on the strand to the breath of España’s sea until you stray
Should I find you’re not around I would surely chase you down lure you in with a lonely sound and then I’ll have you
I’m gonna steal you like a pearl I’m gonna display you like a diamond
Do I awake alone? a five dollar bill in yesterday’s clothes on the floor of a room off Calle Mayor that a better man paid for
Should I find you’re not around I would surely chase you down lure you in with a lonely sound and then I’ll have you
I’m gonna steal you like a pearl I’m gonna display you like a diamond
You got a real shine set in fool’s gold I am the fool Your pearls are plastic and diamonds glass Now I’m alone
Should I find you’re not around I would surely chase you down lure you in with a lonely sound and then I’ll have you