everything's been grand since you left the krypt
all the kids are sporting cemetery lips
and they know
that you're a mess of all that is classic
you're the worst of all that is magic
you're the reason I don't love anything

oh ring ring

you only call me when you're crying
you only need me when he leaves
you won't confess unless you're dying
you only kiss on new years eve
you only want me when I'm taken
you only kick me when Im down
you only call me when you're crying
oh but it's such a lovely sound

honest question- how we gonna knock these boots*?
you can only make it if it's under the fuze
oh me too
mama tells me that you are thoughtless
papa tells me love gets monotonus
they're the reasons I do whatever you say

yeah okay,

you only call me when you're crying
you only need me when he leaves
you won't confess unless you're dying
you only kiss on new years eve
you only want me when I'm taken
you only kick me when Im down
you only call me when you're crying
oh but it's such a lovely sound

..crying…

you only call me when you're crying
you only call me when you're crying
you only call me when you're crying
you only call me when you're crying


Lyrics submitted by Dearmybody, edited by violated

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  • +1
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    cemetery lips** not mips lol

    theres a lot of errors in these lyrics

    jakeydon January 26, 2011   Link
  • +1
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    I believe the two missing words are "mama tells me that you are thoughtless, papa tells me love gets monotonous".

    ForLackOfAnythingBetteron February 14, 2011   Link
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    I fixed the lyrics

    violatedon December 28, 2012   Link

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