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I spent more than my share on temptation
Trying to cool my swollen tongue
I gorged myself on all that free good will
And left the others none
What I wear like church clothes
You wear just like jewelry
All the simple things you revel in
They just suffocate me
And I don’t know anymore
I wish someone would tell me who to be
Cause I am ready,
I am ready to try anything
I’m dazzled by glamour, and camera angles
The drama and swagger of fools
I sacrificed beauty once
To chase after the parade
Spent my morning after crawling back to you
What I wear like church clothes
You wear just like jewelry
All the simple things you revel in
They just suffocate me
And I don’t know anymore
I wish someone would tell me who to be
Cause I am ready, I am ready to try anything
Want to be brand new
I want to trade in these wings
Mine don’t work like yours do
What I wear like church clothes
You wear just like jewelry
All the simple things you revel in
They just suffocate me
And I don’t know anymore
I wish someone would tell me who to be
Cause I am ready, I am ready to try anything
I am ready, I am ready to try anything
Trying to cool my swollen tongue
I gorged myself on all that free good will
And left the others none
You wear just like jewelry
All the simple things you revel in
They just suffocate me
And I don’t know anymore
I wish someone would tell me who to be
Cause I am ready,
I am ready to try anything
I’m dazzled by glamour, and camera angles
The drama and swagger of fools
I sacrificed beauty once
To chase after the parade
Spent my morning after crawling back to you
You wear just like jewelry
All the simple things you revel in
They just suffocate me
And I don’t know anymore
I wish someone would tell me who to be
Cause I am ready, I am ready to try anything
I want to trade in these wings
Mine don’t work like yours do
You wear just like jewelry
All the simple things you revel in
They just suffocate me
And I don’t know anymore
I wish someone would tell me who to be
Cause I am ready, I am ready to try anything
I am ready, I am ready to try anything
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"This is a song about when your genitals lead you, and your brain says 'stop,' but your genitals say 'no'."
His words, not mine... :)
At The Point was Matt Nathanson's greatest compilation of hatred and disillusionment. Best album ever!
At The Point was Matt Nathanson's greatest compilation of hatred and disillusionment. Best album ever!
This song was an automatic favorite the first time I heard it. I think it's about how though he's got fame and glamour around him, he hasn't fallen for it. I think he was dating someone who was materialistic, and it's his way of saying that he's not into that. What she thinks is casual, he thinks is church clothes. I think it proves that he's not affected by his fame in any way, and if more comfortable with it. It's his way of saying that this isn't going to change him.
man, i love matt nathanson...and why isnt anyone commenting on this song?!!?!? pishaw. hehe my s/n is dedicated to this wonderful song...
yeha... im also surprised barely anyone has commented on this song
I love this song, the whole aura of it is just.. great. Matt Nathanson rocks my face off.
Matt dedicated this song to my genitals.
The thing with MN is that he has a few songs that talk about how difficult it was for him to deal with fame, or at least – the hypocrisy of the music business, or so I think. The question is if he was ever VERY famous, as in, gone-to-my-head-can’t-deal-with-it-famous? Or is he just very sensitive to this? I mean, he’s stardom material, that’s for sure, but he still keeps his shows intimate, and his songs on a small scale, just wondering why. This song, I think, has a lot to do with it, how he can’t handle the inconvenience of being in the spot light, even though he thought he was born for that.