Matt Nathanson

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I watched the flames, slow and strange
Make the walls fill my eyes
I heard your voice through the noise
I was cold and it was warm inside

I should have kept my head
I should have kept my arms inside
I believe it now
I should have kept my head
I should have kept my heart, my heart

Shooting stars, falling leaves
The more things change, the more I sleep
I took her heart and I licked her wounds
When morning came, it felt like truth

And I should have kept my hands
I should have kept my arms inside
I believe you now
I should have kept my head
I should have kept my heart, my heart

I'm on my knees
And I should have kept my hands
I should have kept my arms inside
Yeah, I believe you now
I should have kept my head
I should have kept my heart, my heart

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loveandrockets On May 12, 2011

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Keep it true to the song

Fix what’s wrong, but don’t rewrite what the artist wrote. Stick to the official released version — album booklet, label site, verified lyric video, etc. If you’re guessing, pause and double-check.

Respect the structure

Songs have rhythm. Pages do too. Leave line breaks where they belong. Don’t smash things together or add extra empty space just for looks.

Punctuation counts (but vibe-editing doesn’t)

Correct typos? Yes. Re-punctuating a whole verse because it ‘looks better’? Probably not. Keep capitalization and punctuation close to the official source.

Don’t mix versions

If you’re editing the explicit version, keep it explicit. If it’s the clean version, keep it clean. No mashups.

Let the lyrics be lyrics

This isn’t the place for interpretations, memories, stories, or trivia — that’s what comments are for. Keep metadata, translations, and bracketed stage directions out unless they’re officially part of the song.

Edit lightly

If two lines are wrong… fix the two lines. No need to bulldoze the whole page. Think ‘surgical,’ not ‘remix.’

When in doubt, ask the crowd

Not sure what they’re singing in that fuzzy bridge? Drop a question in the comments and let the music nerds swarm. Someone always knows.

loveandrockets

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2011-05-12 20:53:20

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by Mitymort

14y ago

First of all, I love this entire album. That being said, I think that a man meets the woman of his dreams. Unfortunately she does not feel the same. SHe has feelings for him...but not like that. He helps her through some problem she may have hence "I took her heart, I licked her wounds..." And just like on the rollercoaster he did not keeps his hands, (or his heart) inside the car. It was torn apart...

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by breakthedoordown

15y ago

how are there no comments on this wonderous song? well, anyway, it's clear what this song is about. if anyone looks at this, they should check out the daytrotter session, it's pretty damn incredible:]

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by breakthedoordown

15y ago

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