Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Ha...funny lyric misinterpretation...

So...the song "Young Adult Friction" by The Pains of Being Pure of Heart is probably one of my fave songs of all time. I just got this new plugin for iTunes that grabs lyrics for the tracks in your library. Check out these lyrics...the song just wreaks of a John Hughes film:

between the stacks in the library
not like anyone stopped to see
we came they went, our bodies spent
among the dust and the microfiche

dark winters wear you down
up again to see the dawn
in your worn sweatshirt
and your mothers old skirt
its enough to turn my studies down

now that you feel, you say its not real

i never thought i would come of age
let alone on a moldy page
you put your back to the spines
and you said it was fine if theres nothing really left to say

youre taking toffee with your vicodin
something sweet to forget about him
if you go your own way i will go my own way

and well never speak of it again

now that you feel, you say its not real

dont check me out

Awesome huh!?!

The irony is that I've been singing the wrong lyrics in my car the whole time...
I've been singing:

You took stock in the locker room
Not like anyone's got stuff to see
We came, we went

our money's spent
among the dust and the magazines

now that winter's bearing down
I'm beginning to see the dawn
and you won't switch hit
and your mother's scared shit
it's enough to turn my stories down.

I never thought I would come of age
Let alone an older age
You put your back to the grind and you said it was fine

and there's nothing left to say

Your taking coffee with your ?????
So you can sleep to forget about him

If you go your own way I can go my own way
and we can never speak of him again

don't check me out
Ha!

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