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The Radiator Hums Lyrics

Dinner's getting cold
You haven't touched a thing
So what's it going to be?
I can hold out much longer than you
When it's steady I'm just acting out my roles
When you're ready I'll be walking out that door
And don't call me Pretty Baby anymore
Oh, foolish worker bee
I'm your fucking queen

I threw out the phone to try to get through to you
The lines are down, drowned by the hum of the radiator
This house is the hole that you could never fill
With rose-blossomed bouquets, vanities and loveseats

Sad little boy, I know you get confused
But everyone goes through these trials of self-truth and self abuse
When you're selfless, you're so hard not to adore
When you're selfish, I just love you even more
I want to help you, but you've got to say the words
"I want to be cured"

Drowned
Deep in this hole we've dug for ourselves
Throw me in headfirst, submerged in this great depression
Impoverished, and impotent

And don't call me Pretty Baby

I threw out the phone to try to get through to you
The lines are down, drowned by the hum of the radiator
This house is the hole that you could never fill
With shattered dinner plates
That's how we'll communicate

Hey, Pretty Baby, are you ready for bed?
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Cover art for The Radiator Hums lyrics by Cursive

man they are a little bit twisted and make it so fucking beautiful, all their lyrics are like the best i have ever read in my life and the music is fucking great, i like this song cause the music is so fun and playful and switches to badass and back and forth and oh my god i want to nut myself

Cover art for The Radiator Hums lyrics by Cursive

woo i love this song.."I threw out the phone to try to get through to you!"

Cover art for The Radiator Hums lyrics by Cursive

I really like the transitions from hard to soft in this song, Cursive is really good at that... "When you're selfish, I just love you even more" this is so true sometimes...

Cover art for The Radiator Hums lyrics by Cursive

this song is a masterpiece, jsut awesome i cant get enough of this song, cursive def have some of the best lyrics i have ever seen in a band and thats what sets them aside from the rest of the bands

Cover art for The Radiator Hums lyrics by Cursive

I love cursive because along with good music they write good lyrics and that is what makes it a masterpiece.

Cover art for The Radiator Hums lyrics by Cursive

When you're selfless you're so hard not to adore When you're selfish, I just love you even more I want to help you, but you've got to say the words: "I want to be cured."

the most amazing 4 lines ever written . ..

Cover art for The Radiator Hums lyrics by Cursive

When you're selfless you're so hard not to adore When you're selfish, I just love you even more I want to help you, but you've got to say the words: "I want to be cured."

just... wow.

Cover art for The Radiator Hums lyrics by Cursive

this song drives me crazy. I love it.

"Drowned... Deep in this hole we've dug for ourselves Throw me in -- headfirst, submerged in this great depression Impoverished, and Impotent..."

the ugly organ is by far cursive's best work, however.

Cover art for The Radiator Hums lyrics by Cursive

"But everyone goes through these trials of truth and self-abuse"....it goes self truth and self-abuse i believe. Great song

Cover art for The Radiator Hums lyrics by Cursive

I know what you mean, i love how Cursive can be so twisted and beautiful all at once. The hard to soft transitions are amazing as well..this song actually reminds me of a bad relationship a friends parents had because she had a bit of a drinking problem. I'm not sure if thats the intended effect but that's the impression i gather. I want to help you, but you've got to say the words: "I want to be cured." Fucking Great isn't it!!