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LYRICS
FOR *STRUMMING* (2002)
All lyrics
by Scott Cooper
©Bananafish
Music Publishing (SOCAN)
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All The Lies
And the first thing that she said was
"get your mind off me and all the things we used to be"
Then my world came crashing down
Upon my head and with it all the laughs and all the love and all...
All the lies
So the next thing that
she did was
Grab some guy right by my eyes and did all of the things she did to me
So I grabbed somebody else
Did this and that, and then got smacked
And as I stood and bled I remembered...
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BRIDGE
And I didn't see this
coming
No I didn't see it coming
I didn't see it coming
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My Friend's Band
My friend has got
this band and they're way cooler than me
They're gonna be on MTV
They've got better hair than you and me
They get more girls than you'd believe
And I've been longing to be like them
And I'd sell myself in seconds
But that won't happen in a million years
My friend has got this band they write better songs than me
You should go get their CD
They sold-out two nights at the ACC
I still get kicked off the stage at the library
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BRIDGE
And I can't hold a candle to them
My friend has got this band
And they're way cooler than me
But at least I still have my friend
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My Favourite Star
I could not find
you or myself today
So I'll just keep it all off of my head
They're so alive, more important than I
There's no one that I'd rather be
Lying in bed, sit on down take my hand
There's something that you need to say
One look in your eyes you know I won't be surprised
There's no one that you'd rather be
Not the same, no we are not
We sit and watch TV and we talk
About movie stars and what they're wearing...
Shine your light in my eyes
Don't you spoil the surprise though I've seen this a few time before
Hold my hand don't be so quick to stand
There's nothing on but still I stare
And I live, just one or two blocks away
And I came to your house just to say
That I love who you are
You're my favourite star
BRIDGE
You play yourself cause you hate yourself don't you?
I hate myself so I bathe myself in you
We all hate ourselves - it's all they would have us believe
Play ourselves, hate ourselves don't we?
Lie on our backs watching all that we lack
There's something that I've left unsaid
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Maye
Hey, did I tell you? I think it's time you know
Maye, can I smell you once before you go?
Hey, can you hear me and all I have to say?
Maye, don't come near me 'cos I'm sensitive today
These memories, Maye, and me
Hey, are you listening you can't apologize enough
'Cos Maye, you really hurt me now gimme back my stuff!
Hey, I can't stand this - you either love me or you don't
So Maye, make your mind up because you know I won't
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BRIDGE
My worst dreams have come true
I'm all alone when I'm with you
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Touch
Your love is way better for me than drugs, I think you'd agree
I'll replace the needles with kisses and hugs, it's alright by me
You love is way better for me than coke, I think you'd agree
How one fits a house and two cars up their nose is quite beyond me
Oh, and I am high as the sky
I am higher than high
Nothing can touch the feeling
Your love is way better for me than crack, I think you'd agree
And I'd spend just as much time flat on my back, if you know what I mean
You love is way better for me than speed, I think you'd agree
With one taste, I'm stealing and begging for more - it's all that I
need!
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Oh, that's the feeling
When we touch
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Soak
Drink the wine from my lips and wash away the things that I've said
Drink the water from my hands, wash away my embrace and my touch
Drink the soil from the earth, wash away the seasons and the sky
Taste the
memories in my mouth, wish away the feelings that it brings
Taste the tears falling from your eyes, wish away the pain that
it brings
Save your breath, I will breathe you in
Save
yourself, I will soak in your sin
Put your faith in my words, forget about your sorrow and fear
Put your fate in my hands, forget about leaving me here
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BRIDGE
You made it to see me
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Don't Turn Around
I couldn't see it I couldn't believe it, what have I been in?
You had a laugh like a child if only for a while, where has it been?
Your beauty outside not the same as inside, where have you been?
Your hand to my face as the sun starts to paint how much you don't fit
in
You never mean what you say or ever say what you mean
I open my mouth and just scream...
You never could say how you felt from the start
I gave you the keys to my head and my heart
Why couldn't I see how this thing would go down?
Dear, do me one favour on your way out of town...
Don't turn around
You couldn't hide it, I could no longer fight it and now you're gone
Looking back on it now, were you lost? Was I found?
Some things you never know
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SOLO
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Talk Me Down
I can't talk to you, you don't
hear my words
No I can't talk to you, I feel so unheard
And no
one wants that
I don't need a thing to justify me
Amazing
how we fall into our destiny
And now I'm out on a ledge
But there's
no use in trying
There's no use, you can't talk me down
No there's no use in trying
There's
no use, you can't touch me now
There's no use in trying
There's no use, 'cos it's all over now
I can't talk to you, you don't
hear my words
No I can't talk to you, I feel so unheard
And no
one wants - no, I don't want...
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Shiver
I lose my patience quick
You
know I can't afford the time
To take my turn with fate again
The more I lose the more I find
It's cold outside again
It's
cold outside so then
Come inside and spend some time
I let my
feelings slip
Only to lose you in the end
I won't be
turned to stone again
Will September ever end?
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We shiver
It's cold outside again
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The Campfire Song
Fate rolls on like summertime and I still breathe the air
Of all we were and all we had, how
do I compare?
Yes I'm sure of one thing but I'm not sure what
it is
I was hoping you could help
Yes I'm coming home
Yes I'm coming clean
Do
you believe me?
Change lights up the city
sky like some great distant star
As we find out who we are
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