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Friends and Lovers Lyrics
'm a ne'er do well
Running off black gold
It's high time I pulled over
and walked around a while
I've seen the porcelain shell
Your exoskeleton
And I feel like we walk well together
Because in the end, we are friends and lovers
If asked of me I would
Gobble them to bits
The things that wall us off from
Where we belong
What's wrong with you is good
for what's wrong with me
and I think maybe we should stick together
Because in the end, we are friends and lovers
We are friends and lovers
Abandon all the bones
We've got to pick
They'll only weigh us down and
We are better than that
If they all throw stones
Start a collection
Of everything we're not
And won't be-cause
You should never have to defend
(never have to defend)
Being friends and lovers
Being friends and lovers (oh)
Being friends and lovers
Running off black gold
It's high time I pulled over
and walked around a while
Your exoskeleton
And I feel like we walk well together
Gobble them to bits
The things that wall us off from
Where we belong
for what's wrong with me
and I think maybe we should stick together
We are friends and lovers
We've got to pick
They'll only weigh us down and
We are better than that
Start a collection
Of everything we're not
And won't be-cause
(never have to defend)
Being friends and lovers
Being friends and lovers (oh)
Being friends and lovers
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I'm a ne'er do well Running off black gold It's high time I pulled over and walked around a while
I've seen the porcelain shell Your exoskeleton And I feel like we walk well together
Because in the end, we are friends and lovers
If asked of me I would Gobble them to bits The things that wall us off from Where we belong
What's wrong with you is good for what's wrong with me and I think maybe we should stick together
Because in the end, we are friends and lovers We are friends and lovers
Abandon all the bones We've got to pick They'll only weigh us down and We are better than that
If they all throw stones Start a collection Of everything we're not And won't be-cause
You should never have to defend (never have to defend) Being friends and lovers Being friends and lovers (oh) Being friends and lovers
These are the correct lyrics. verbatim. I'm still a little unsure of the first line though.
These are the correct lyrics. verbatim. I'm still a little unsure of the first line though.
Damn, I think the second line is "running out of black gold" (coffee)
Damn, I think the second line is "running out of black gold" (coffee)
These are much closer to the real lyrics. I just listened to this song on my studio quality headphones and I can convincingly say that Brandon says: "Running out of Black Gold". And he isn't talking about "coffee", he's talking about Crude Oil, also known as black gold. Because in the next line he says: "It's high time I pulled over and walked around a while". Basically this stanza is talking about being irresponsible. Just like the world is with crude oil, its time that we all walk around, use less of it, and become more responsible....
These are much closer to the real lyrics. I just listened to this song on my studio quality headphones and I can convincingly say that Brandon says: "Running out of Black Gold". And he isn't talking about "coffee", he's talking about Crude Oil, also known as black gold. Because in the next line he says: "It's high time I pulled over and walked around a while". Basically this stanza is talking about being irresponsible. Just like the world is with crude oil, its time that we all walk around, use less of it, and become more responsible.
It makes much more sense with those lyrics.... especially compared to who ever thought it was "runnin' off black and goat". WTF!? LOL!! That poster must have been like, "What the heck is the song about!?". LMFAO.
Oh and the first line is definitely "I'm a ne'er do well". Here's the definition of a "ne'er-do-well": http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ne%27er-do-well
Oh and the first line is definitely "I'm a ne'er do well". Here's the definition of a "ne'er-do-well": http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ne%27er-do-well
These lyrics are much better than the what's posted. The only mistake I see is in the second line. It's "Running out of black gold" according to the booklet that came with the CD
These lyrics are much better than the what's posted. The only mistake I see is in the second line. It's "Running out of black gold" according to the booklet that came with the CD
By the way correctionerection, isn't it possible that he is running out of coffee (black gold) to stay awake, and that's why he has to pull over and walk around a while?
By the way correctionerection, isn't it possible that he is running out of coffee (black gold) to stay awake, and that's why he has to pull over and walk around a while?
Correctionerection is right, but you make a good point Chief. I just assumed it was coffee without thinking too much about it.
Correctionerection is right, but you make a good point Chief. I just assumed it was coffee without thinking too much about it.
I wonder why the lyrics haven't been fixed on the page yet. It's been quite awhile now.
I wonder why the lyrics haven't been fixed on the page yet. It's been quite awhile now.
I really love this song. I was sad they didn't play it in Atlanta in September. :[
I really love this song. I was sad they didn't play it in Atlanta in September. :[
"'Friends and Lovers' is a song that I always hoped we would write. I do believe it is my most favorite thus far. It speaks to the heart of many of our culturally held biases about relationships and what love looks like. It combats the long held notions of love and intimacy and plainly states that Friends make the best Lovers. And that love can in fact be born of friendship and can indeed last outside of our pre-persrcibed notions of what it looks like, feels like and how it endures. Movies and Religion have largely defined our cultural notions of this most important of topics. And in this song it was my attempt to share a different idea of what modern love might look like."
-This is actually from Brandon Boyd himself (yes, even the typo).
i was listening to this song and i love it, amazing as incubus is. however it sounded really familar and i worked out what is sounded like, its sounds like how can you shallow so much sleep by bombay bicycle club, does anybody no if this was sampled by incubus? listen to both and u will hear it.
You're right! It does sound like BBC's song "How can you swallow so much sleep". Very good ear! Very interesting...
You're right! It does sound like BBC's song "How can you swallow so much sleep". Very good ear! Very interesting...
I'm a ne'er-do-well running out of black gold it's high time I pulled over and walked around for awhile.
I've seen that porcelain shell your exoskeleton and I feel like we'd walk well together
because, in the end we are friends and lovers.
If asked of me I would gobble them to bits, the things that wall us off from where we belong. What's wrong with you is good for what's wrong with me and I think maybe we should stick together
because, in the end we are friends and lovers. We are friends and lovers.
Abandon all the bones we've got to pick, they'll only weigh us down and we're better than that. And if they all throw stones we'll start a collection of everything we're not and won't be
'eeeeecause you should never have to defend being friends and lovers. We are friends and lovers. We are friends and lovers.
my favourite track off the album however this may change from day to day hahah. beautiful songwriting. such a nice love song.
yes
After re-reading these lyrics, I realize how terribly off they are. lol.