ANGRY
So scream you, out from behind the bitter ache
Heavy on the memory, you need most
still want love, ugly, smooth and delicate
not without affection, not alone
And instead of wishing that it would get better
man you're seeing that you just get angrier
And it's good that I'm not angry
I just need to get over,
I'm not angry, anymore
Cry when you cry, run when you run
love when you love
represent the ashes
that you leave behind
And instead of wishing that the road had shoulder
man you're seeing that you're sinking over time
And it's good that I'm not angry
I just need to get over
I'm not angry
it's dragging me under
I'm not angry
I'm not angry it's never been enough
it gets inside and it tears you up
I'm not angry but I've never been above it
you see through me don't you
What this song means: This person just lives their life and doesn't get hung up about little things that makes them angry. They just move along, goes with the flo, shakes with the shakers, rolls with the punches, onward bound.
What it REALLY means: Does this person have a run of bad luck or what? Oh they are not angry, they are so pissed off! They dont make a big production out of it, they dont get angry, they let it simmer, and fester. Then one day they're on top of a roof with a machine gun, shouting out 'I NEED A HUG!' hmm I wonder if this is a hidden message, Mr. Songwritter?
BLACK & WHITE PEOPLE
one more day down
everybody has those days
where one soft sweet song's
just enough to clear my head
fall on real life
is anybody left there sane?
if we slide on over and accept fate
then it's bound to be a powerful thing
if it's just that you're weak
can we talk about it
it's gettin' so damn creepy
just nursing this ghost of a chance
the fiction, the romance
and the Technicolor dreams
of black and white people
one boy head strong
thinks that living here's just plain
He's pushed down so hard
you can hear him start to sink
and it's one last round of petty conversation
you hold on boy cuz
you won't go down like this?
just roll on over
lay down till it's more than you can take
so one more day down
and everybody's changin'
one more head down
just enough to reach my head
yeah if you're weak
can we talk about it
it's gettin' so damn creepy
just nursing this ghost of a chance
the fiction, the romance
and the Technicolor dreams
of black and white people
We are black and white people
What this song means: It's about the times the band have had since they started, from when they didn't think they were going to make it to their success and how they coped with handling. And they hope nothing changes in their life and everyone that they know stays "Black and White People"
What it REALLY means: It's about Rob inhaling one too many fumes while writing on the exits of freeways.
CRUTCH
(Chorus)
i don't want to be the crutch
one step away from down
i don't want to be the crutch
one step away from...
man i feel like hell so come on over
be a love machine and i could be your friend
ain't no shame feel strong for one another
make a real true color come end to end then
god damn. change of pace
i think there's still a piece of my heart
on your face
it's a shame to let it waste
how does it taste?
break it down in pieces, make it simple
'cause you know damn well that i'm a simple man
all these things go changing like the weather
and they stay that way until the weather man says
one down, gone to waste
i think there's still a piece of that smile on your face
and i would like to see it erased
there ain't no two ways about it.
(Chorus)
bring it on then gone, use a lover
like a cigarette the way that lovers do
one sweet song that starts a little slow and
then goes on and on and makes you want to
move around the room in circles
everybody wants to be you
try to find my place up on the map
of all the men you've been through
dig a little deeper and you'll realize
all i'm building up you're tearing down.
(Chorus)
What this song means: She loves em and leaves em. And he just doesn't want to be another notch in her belt.
What it REALLY means: He's just mad cuz she beat him at his game. He wanted to dump her after he got a little sumtin' sumtin' from her. But she beat him to the punch. Don't hate the playa, hate the game.
LAST BEAUTIFUL GIRL
This will all fall down like everything else that was
This too shall pass and all of the words we said
We can't take back
Now every fool in town would've left by now
I can't replace all the wasted days
The memory of your face - can't help thinkin'
Maybe if we ever coulda kept it all together
Where would we be
A thousand lost forevers
And the promises you never were giving me
Here's what I'm thinking
(Chorus)
It won't be the first - heart that you break
It won't be the last - beautiful girl
The one that you wrecked - won't take you back
If you were the last beautiful girl in the world
Tell me one more time
How you're sorry about the way
This all went down - you needed to find your space
You needed to still be friends
Needed me to
Call you if I ever couldn't keep it all together
you'd comfort me
Tell me but forever
And the promises I never should have believed in
Here's what I'm thinking
(Chorus)
It's over now - And I've gone without
Cuz you're everybody else's girl
It seems to me - you'll always be
Everyone else's girl
This will all fall down
Like everything in the world
This too must end
And everything else that was
We can't take back
What this song means: It's about a famous girl thats he loves but never could be with because she's belongs to the world.
What it REALLY means: Hidden message? We think so...it's about him thinking about a past girlfriend, and how he can't be with her. So he breaks it off and marries another girl.
IF YOU'RE GONE
I think I've already lost you
I think you're already gone.
I think I'm finally scared now
You think I'm weak - But I think you're wrong
I think you're already leaving
Feels like your hand is on the door
I thought this place was an empire
But now I'm relaxed - I can't be sure
I think you're so mean - I think we should try
I think I could need - this in my life
I think I'm just scared - I think too much
I know this is wrong it's a problem I'm dealing
(Chorus)
If you're gone - maybe it's time to go home
There's an awful lot of breathing room
But I can hardly move
If you're gone - baby you need to come home
Cuz there's a little bit of something me
In everything in you
I bet you're hard to get over
I bet the room just won't shine
I bet my hands I can stay here
I bet you need - more than you mind
I think you're so mean - I think we should try
I think I could need - this in my life
I think I'm just scared - that I know too much
I can't relate and that's a problem
I'm feeling
(Chorus)
I think you're so mean - I think we should try
I think I could need - this in my life
I think I'm just scared - do I talk too much
I know it's wrong it's a problem I'm dealing
What this song means: How he loves her so and he want's her to stay with him, even if she does treat him like CRAP!
What it REALLY means: Another 'Push' type song? We think so, this man loves to be kicked, steped, and spitted on doesn't he? Well we have 3 words for you *therapy*
MAD SEASON
i feel stupid - but i know it won't last for long
i've been guessing - i coulda been guessin' wrong
you don't know me now
i kinda thought that you should somehow
does that whole mad season got ya down
i feel stupid but it's something that comes and goes
i've been changin' - think it's funny how no one knows
we don't talk about - the little things that we do without
when that whole mad season comes around
so why ya gotta stand there
looking like the answer now
it seems to me - you'd come around
i need you now
do you think you can cope
you figured me out - i'm lost and i'm hopeless
bleeding and broken - though i've never spoken
i come undone - in this mad season
i feel stupid - but i think i been catchin' on
i feel ugly - but i know i still turn you on
you seem colder now, torn apart, angry, turned around
will that whole mad season knock you down
so are you gonna stand there
are you gonna help me out
you need to be together now - i need you now
now i'm cryin' - isn't that what you want
i'm tryin' to live my life on my own
but i won't
at times - i do believe i am strong
so someone tell me why, why, why
do i feel stupid
and i came undone
What this song means: Support, when this person is down they need love and support. Even if they're down for a whole season.
What it REALLY means: Bad self esteem, some one needs to love themself a little bit more. And we're not talking about THAT kind of self love, remember...Self Loving = Self Healing
REST STOP
Just three miles from the rest stop
And she slams on the breaks
She said I tried to be but I'm not
And could you please collect your things
I don't wanna be cold
I don't wanna be cruel
But I gotta find more
Than what's happening with you
If you'd - open up the door
(Chorus)
She said - while you were sleeping
I was listening to the radio
And wondering what you're dreaming when
It came to mind that I didn't care
So I thought - hell if it's over
I had better end it quick
Or I could lose my nerve
Are you listening - can you hear me
Have you forgotten
Just three miles from the rest stop
And my mouth's too dry to rage
The light was shining from the radio
I could barely see her face
But she knew all the words that I never had said
She knew the crumpled-up promise of this
Broken down man - and as I opened up the door
(Chorus)
What this song means: She has fallen outta love with this man. And she can't go on with this facade anymore.
What it REALLY means: She has fallen outta love with this man. And she can't go on with this facade anymore. And thats what you get for falling in love with a hitchhicker, only known him for 1 hour and you fall in and out of love with him it's your fault!
THE BURN
I thought about
Leaving - but I couldn't even get outta bed
Hitchin' - but I couldn't get a ride outta town
Now anyone who really wanted me to be down
Come 'round
Thought about
Singin' but I couldn't remember all of the words
Breakin' but I couldn't get the pieces apart
Laughin' never knowing what the joke was about
Now I'm down
And I wonder how I never got the Burn
And if I'm ever gonna learn
How lonely people make a life
One strain at a time
Forgot About
Everything and everyone I needed before
Tryin' to get a handle on a reason to shine
Pickin' up the pieces that are falling behind takes time
So I wonder how I never got the Burn
And if I'm ever gonna learn
How lonely people make a life
One strain at a time and still shine
What this song means: It's about how a person tries to do everything but he can never get anything right. He knows how to do everything but he just can't do it, and wonders why he doesnt get the "burn"
What it REALLY means: It's about cheating! think about it, he tries to leave but he can't get outta bed...he knows the lovin' is good why leave? How lonely people make a life...yeah if he gets caught, everyone knows what will happen then. They should have called this song "I got RUG 'Burn' with my mistress and I hope my wife doesn't see it"
BENT
If I fall along the way
pick me up and dust me off.
and if I get too tired to make it
be my breath so I can walk
If I need some other love
give me more than I can stand
and when my smile gets old and faded
wait around I'll smile again
shouldn't be so complicated
just hold me and then
just hold me again
(Chorus)
can you help me I'm bent
I'm so scared that I'll never
get put back together
you're breaking me in
and this is how we will end
with you and me bent
If I couldn't sleep could you sleep
could you paint me better off
could you sympathize with my needs
I know you think I need a lot
I started out clean but I'm jaded
just phoning it in
just breaking the skin
(Chorus)
start bending me
It's never enough
I feel all your pieces
start bending me
Keep bending me until I'm completely broken in
shouldn't be so complicated
just touch me and then
just touch me again
(Chorus)
What this song means: What ever happens, stay with the one you love and help them get over their trouble times.
What it REALLY means: SEX! It's all about sex, "How is it about sex Lance? Well thanks for asking, this is how, first two lines "If I fall along the way, pick me up and dust me off." Translation: if I don't satisfy you tell me so i can, next time. Next two lines "and if I get too tired to make it, be my breath so I can walk." Trasnlation: When I'm tired, and you say you want some sweet lovin', I am so ready for action! Next two lines "If I need some other love, give me more than I can stand." Translation: I need more sex, I can't go without sex! Next two lines "and when my smile gets old and faded, wait around I'll smile again." Translation: If you wanna see me smile, you know what to do...do I really need to go on?
BED OF LIES
No I would not sleep in this bed of lies
So toss me out and turn in
And there'll be no rest for these tired eyes
I'm marking it down to learning
I am
Don't think that I can take another empty moment
Don't think that I can fake another hollow smile
It's not enough just to be sorry.
Don't think that I could take another talk about it
Just like me you got needs
And they're only a whisper away
And we softly surrender
To these lives that we've tendered away
No I would not sleep in this bed of lies
So toss me out and turn in
And they'll be no rest for these tired eyes
I'm marking it down to learning
I am
Don't wanna be the one who turns the whole thing over
Don't wanna be somewhere where I just don't belong
Where it's not enough just be sorry
Don't you know I feel the darkness closing in
Tried to be more than me
And I gave 'til it all went away
And we've only surrendered
To the worst part of these winters we've made
I am all that I'll ever be
When you - lay your hands
Over me
but don't go weak on me now
I know that it's weak
But God help me I need this
I will not sleep in this bed of lies
What this song means: He has fallen out of love with his girlfiend/wife/lover. He doesn't tell her because he doesn't want to hurt her. He just goes on with this facade and hopes she finds out.
What it REALLY means: He's really spineless. Tell the girl already and get it over with, grow a backbone and get some sleep, ya punk!
LEAVE
It's amazing
how you make your face just like a wall
how you take your heart and turn it off
how I turn my head and lose it all
It's unnerving
how just one move puts me by myself
there you go just trusting someone else
now I know I put us both through hell
I'm not saying
there wasn't nothing wrong
I just didn't think you'd ever get tired of me
I'm not saying
we ever had the right to hold on
I just didn't wanna let it get away from me
But if that's how it's gonna leave
straight out from underneath
then we'll see who's sorry now
If that's how it's gonna stand, when
you know you've been depending on
the one you're leaving now
the one you're leaving out
It's aggravating
how you threw me on
and you tore me out
how your good intentions turn to doubt
the way you needed time to sort it out
Tell me is that how it's going to end
when you know you've been depending on
the one you're leaving now
and the one you're leaving out
What this song means: A person falling outta love, and its very hard for her to tell him that she doesn't love him anymore. Instead she just leaves.
What it REALLY means: CHEATING! about the other person cheating. She doesn't wanna say to him 'I hate you, so get your smelly big ol behind outta her before I kick it out, and by the way you so don't know what your doing in bed!' instead she spares him the embarassment and just leaves.
STOP
Yes it's true that I believe
I'm weaker than I used to be
I wear my heart out on my sleeve
and I forget the rest of me
Yes there's times I've been afraid
and there's no harm in that I pray
cuz I'm more frightened everyday
someone will take the hope I have away
But you gotta give it up
to get off sometimes
you gotta give it up
to get off sometimes
you gotta give it up
to get get off sometimes I know
All the times I've given in
you fit me like a second skin
and one by one I will begin
to wear you on the days I'm feeling thin
You'd better stop, stop, stop
using me up
you'd better stop
cuz I've had enough
and I'm ready to forget the reasons
that keep me here
What this song means: Don't be a doormat. Be strong and move on to a better lover.
What it REALLY means: This is a "don't piss me off or i'll pimp slap you" kinda song. So sing this song when your mad at your boyfriend/girlfriend and say outloud I deserve better, and do a 'Paul snap' and walk outta there.
YOU WON'T BE MINE
Take your head around the world
See what you get
From your mind
Write your soul down word for word
See who's your friend
Who is kind
It's almost like a disease
I know soon you will be
(Chorus)
Over the lies, you'll be strong
You'll be rich in love and you will carry on
But no - Oh no
No you won't be mine
Take your straight line for a curve
Make it stretch, the same old line
Try to find if it was worth what you spent
Why you're guilty for the way
You're feeling now
It's almost like being free
And I know soon you will be
(Chorus)
Take yourself out to the curb
Sit and wait
A fool for life
It's almost like a disease
I know soon you will be
(Chorus)
What this song means: The title speaks for itself, the woman won't be his.
What it REALLY means: CHEATING! It's about him cheating on her so she leaves him, he want's her back but she won't have it. So instead he marries the next girl he meets, while holding a torch for for his ex.
