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If you have a boyfriend
Cheat on him with me
He'll never know, if we're careful
He'll never know
If you have a girlfriend
Leave her for me
She'll learn to deal
It'll hurt, but in time she'll heal
I bet she's been there before
I bet she's been a whore
And she can have you back
When I don't love you anymore
If you have a boyfriend
Tell him it's you
He won't understand
He'll just look confused
Tell him I'm just something
You have to do
It's been used on me
And god knows I'll use it on you
I bet you've used it before
I bet you've been a whore
And he can take you back
When you don't love me anymore
If you've made your promises
Break them like teacups on the floor
The thing about promises—
You can always make some more
But don't make them out to me
Don't make them out to me...
If you have a boyfriend
Cheat on him with me
Or if you have a girlfriend
Leave her for me
I bet they're a whore
A regular human revolving door
They're cheating on you
You've seen the signs, you know that it's true
We've all been there before
I quit keeping score
And they can have you back
When I don't love you anymore
They can have you back
When I don't love you anymore
They can take you back
When you don't love me anymore
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Sex is always better with somebody new
Someone who's never demolished you
But there's something to be said for a broken-in bed
And I don't want it all to myself tonight
I don't want it all to myself tonight
Sex is always better with someone you hardly know
Someone who works at some place you never go
Yeah, there's something to be said for a welcoming bed
And I don't want it all to myself tonight
I don't want it all to myself tonight
And I don't want to lie
Not anymore
Deep down inside
I know I'm a whore
And I don't want to hear
About commitment and trust
My heart and my love
Are ashes and dust
And if I can't learn to trust
I still know how to lust
Sex is always better when they don't belong to you
With your best friend's ex, every kiss is taboo
But there's something to be said for a well-worn bed
And I don't want it all to myself tonight
I don't want it all to myself tonight...
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Internet Girls
03:25
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I have a crush on a girl I’ve never even met
it’s unlikely I ever will and yet, and yet, and yet
I’m smitten like there’s kittens in mittens in my heart
and they’re trying to claw their way out
and they’re clawing my insides apart
apart, apart, apart
they’re clawing my insides apart
She found me on Flickr, she liked some picture, I guess, some picture I took
So I added her to my myspace page, I stuck her right in my top 8
I fell in love with the comics she drew about her love, about her life
I fell in love with her lovelife, I guess, I fell in love with her love
In love, in love, in love
I fell in love with her love
Go out, go take a chance
Get the clap off some dancehall tart
I’m gonna stay safe at home
Internet girls don’t break your heart
They flirt and tease without deceiving
Go home to their men and it isn’t cheating
They tell you secrets and it isn’t wrong
because they own your heart but they’ll never belong
To you, to you, to you
They’ll never belong to you
to you, to you, to you
they’ll never belong to you
I know if she lived in this town, of this I have no doubt
She would do nothing for me, I would just weird her out
And can you crush on somebody when you’ve plumbed
the depths of their soul
When you know the secrets they keep beneath their pillows at night
Like dirty little lumps of coal
They flirt and tease without deceiving
Go home to their men and it isn’t cheating
They tell you secrets and it isn’t wrong
Because they own your heart but they’ll never belong
To you, to you, to you
They’ll never belong to you
To you, to you, to you
They’ll never belong to you
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4. |
Juliet
03:28
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I couldn’t remember the rhyme
beer before or beer after wine
now I’m really not looking so good
and I’m really not feeling so fine
just to be on the safe side
crack me open another beer
just let me finish this glass of sherry
and I figure I’ll be in the clear
don’t hold it against me
cockeyed and half-mumbling
I love you I love you always I’ve loved you
we just met but always I’ve loved you
you were a duchess, I was a pirate
I kidnapped you in 1487
we lived on a tropical island
we made love in a little grass hut
I think I’m gonna be sick now
someone unroll the window
I can’t seem to make my fingers work
my fingers are ten little jerks
but in another life they held you tight
on a battlement on a stormy night
the wind blew my hair with a rakish flair
with a rakish flair
it’s so nice of you
to help me into bed
why don’t you stay? I’ll make you breakfast
if I don’t wake up undead
I’ve taken so much from so many
I want someone to whom I can give
and in this light as you gaze at me sadly
you look like juliet if she had lived
juliet if she had lived
juliet if she had lived
I love you I love you always I’ve loved you
we just met but always I’ve loved you
I love you I love you always I’ve loved you
we just met but always I’ve loved you
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5. |
The Ones Who Got Away
02:54
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The ones who got away
We wish were here today
They were smart enough to know
When it was time to go
They could tell you were lacking
And that's what sent them packing
You know that it's true
It would never have worked
They're just too good for you
The ones who left you
Had better things to do
Than wait for you to find
A talent or ambition of some kind
And the ones who stay
You have to send away
You know that it's true
They would have to be flawed
To put up with you
Like gum stuck to my shoe
I can't seem to get rid of you
Maybe I should accept my lot
And be happy with what I got
Because the ones who got away
Will not come back one day
You know that it's true
Once they're out the door
They forget about you
You know that it's true
Once they're out the door
They forget about you
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6. |
Chinese Astrology
01:52
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Chinese astrology says I'd be no good for you
My calculating, dictatorial and possessive ways
Will break your free spirit
Though Rats and Horses will attract each other
Like no other
We'll always bring out the worst in each other
In each other
But I always bring out the worst in people
No mater what their sign
And I always break their spirit
No mater what their sign...
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Plenty of Fish
04:04
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I'm not looking for a hot time
I'm not looking for a not hot time
I'm not sure what I'm even looking for
I don't want a virgin, I don't want a whore
There's plenty of fish in the sea
You can catch one with a net
You never know what you've got
'til you find something better yet...
There ain't no one better
There's no one close
If I have to die
I hope I overdose
On you
And your kisses
And your touch
And your voice
I try not to fall
But I have no choice
There's plenty of fish in the sea
You can catch one with a net
You never know what you've got
'til you find something better yet...
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Lunatic + Saturnine
04:30
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Hey, I like the looks of you.
You've got a broken heart
Well I've got one too.
Give me half of yours
I'll give you half of mine
Half of yours for half of mine
Half lunatic, half saturnine
Hey, are you doing okay?
You look like you haven't slept in 20 days
The moon looks like it's covered in dust
bits of broken heart and bits of broken trust
Kiss me softly, don't pull away
Softly, don't push away
Kiss me softly, don't pull away
Softly, don't push away
Hey, I guess thems the breaks
This is exactly how I made my past mistakes
It's like the moon's wax and the moon's wane
I ebb and flow and come back again
Like the moon's wax and the moon's wane
Kiss me softly, don't pull away
Softly, don't push away
Kiss me softly, don't pull away
Softly, don't push away
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9. |
We Listened To The Cure
03:52
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I love it on the subway
Everyone looks like they're dying
I love it on the subway
Everyone's so sick of trying
'Cause we tried
And we failed
This train has been derailed
And it's fucked up forever
Everyone's on the never-never
You can pray, you can plead
But Superman won't save you
You can turn on the Bat-signal
But Barack Obama can't save you
'Cause it's fucked up forever
Everyone's on the never-never
Where are the girls who listen to The Smiths
Or at least look like they would
This is what I miss
About the old days
And the old ways
Of bookstores and record shops
We kept it real
We kept it pure
We made mix-tapes
And we listened to The Cure
...Billy Bragg
...Dead Kennedys
...The Mary Chain
...And Fugazi
Now it's fucked up forever
Everyone's on the never-never
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10. |
Lipstick On Kleenex
04:19
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Lipstick on Kleenex at the end of the night
Wipe away the smoke and the starlight
Lipstick on Kleenex, they say that you done wrong
I try to pretend like I knew it all along
Lipstick on Kleenex, why did you do it
When you break a heart you can't just re-glue it
Apologies and saying you're sorries
Don't mean shit to me, it's just gotten boring
Lipstick on Kleenex, 12 wilted roses
Whiskey and pills in elephant doses
Get me 1, get me 2, get me another...
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The Urbane Decay Toronto, Ontario
The Urbane Decay was an indie pop recording project mainly active between 2002-2010, mainly by Jakob Rehlinger, mainly maudlin and mopey.
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