Charli XCX

[iseeyouupsidedown 931]

I don't like to seem stalker-ish and pry toooo much into artist's personal lives but does anyone know how long she's been dating him? I'm curious about her boyfriend before him... Clearly someone broke her heart, but I'm wondering how long ago because it seems like she's been dating Ryan for a while now.. I thought she was still single when she "broke down" and wrote the Super Ultra mix-tape but apparently she was dating Ryan already at that point too... Where does all the angst about relationships come from in her music... She seems so in love now.

 

I mean clearly she had a boyfriend as early as 14 because NF&GS is pretty clearly about an ex, and she also said she wrote Set Me Free at 14, but how serious can a relationship be when you're that young... I wonder if she's had a boyfriend since then that she wrote some of the other songs about or if they are all about some guy she "dated" when she was 13/14 lol...

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Isn't there just the possibility that Ryan took her phone and took a selfie on it? 

that's what i meant by:

 

Though I doubt that's the case.

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I don't like to seem stalker-ish and pry toooo much into artist's personal lives

 

Welcome to LanaBoards

 

but does anyone know how long she's been dating him? I'm curious about her boyfriend before him... Clearly someone broke her heart, but I'm wondering how long ago because it seems like she's been dating Ryan for a while now.. I thought she was still single when she "broke down" and wrote the Super Ultra mix-tape but apparently she was dating Ryan already at that point too... Where does all the angst about relationships come from in her music... She seems so in love now.

 

I mean clearly she had a boyfriend as early as 14 because NF&GS is pretty clearly about an ex, and she also said she wrote Set Me Free at 14, but how serious can a relationship be when you're that young... I wonder if she's had a boyfriend since then that she wrote some of the other songs about or if they are all about some guy she "dated" when she was 13/14 lol...

 

Well she said she's dated 5 guys and there are songs about all of them on True Romance.

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Welcome to LanaBoards

 

 

Well she said she's dated 5 guys and there are songs about all of them on True Romance.

 

omg thanks! That's really interesting to know! I never saw where she said that. I thought they were all about the same guy. (Except Set Me Free I guess since she wrote it so young and I figured she had a boyfriend since then, when she was about 18, that most of the others like Stay Away and Nuclear Seasons were about)

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omg thanks! That's really interesting to know! I never saw where she said that. I thought they were all about the same guy. (Except Set Me Free I guess since she wrote it so young and I figured she had a boyfriend since then, when she was about 18, that most of the others like Stay Away and Nuclear Seasons were about)

 

She mentioned it once on Twitter! Five or six, at least. For a grand total of five, I'd say:

- "Set Me Free" is about a teenage boyfriend (possibly Chas from Chas's Song?)

- She's on that husband and wife shit with her current boyfriend in "What I Like"

- "You" is about a given boyfriend fucking up, whereas...

- "How Can I" is about her fucking up

- "So Far Away" screams internet romance

 

Not to say that these don't necessarily overlap. Just what I figure.

 

EDIT: Let's make this a brief foray into Charlinalysis and not focus too much on it

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internet romance

[iseeyouupsidedown 931]

She mentioned it once on Twitter! Five or six, at least. For a grand total of five, I'd say:

- "Set Me Free" is about a teenage boyfriend (possibly Chas from Chas's Song?)

- She's on that husband and wife shit with her current boyfriend in "What I Like"

- "You" is about a given boyfriend fucking up, whereas...

- "How Can I" is about her fucking up

- "So Far Away" screams internet romance

 

Not to say that these don't necessarily overlap. Just what I figure.

 

EDIT: Let's make this a brief foray into Charlinalysis and not focus too much on it

Lol it's funny you say these things because I feel like I was on the verge of coming to those realizations but just never thought about it I guess... Subconsciously I guess I knew they were about different guys... Like, in How Can I she clearly fucked up, but then how could the same guy she fucked it up with be the one she was screwed over by in Cloud Aura and You...

 

I knew What I Like is about Ryan... So Far Away also gave me that vibe. I imagine it being about an online boyfriend she met on AIM or myspace or something. 

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[kisscharlikiss is typing]

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Oh, god. Ocelot ruins it. I made a solo version ages ago.

 

Omg can you post it please??? I can't stand him in the song.

Also, god damn that's her boyfriend?@??@? ughdfkjhfkdsgh Charli please bring him to your concert & I will watch him while u perform. we'll be in the back. no worries  

but fucking LOL if she's really like blowing him in that picture how funni 

Also Also I am totally here for Charlinalysis because idk why but I'm actually interested in her past way more than Lana's. 

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Omg can you post it please??? I can't stand him in the song.

Also, god damn that's her boyfriend?@??@? ughdfkjhfkdsgh Charli please bring him to your concert & I will watch him while u perform. we'll be in the back. no worries

but fucking LOL if she's really like blowing him in that picture how funni 

Also Also I am totally here for Charlinalysis because idk why but I'm actually interested in her past way more than Lana's. 

Idk, but digging into Lana's past would be like looking at your aunts' past or something. To me.

Charli's like younger and like I wanna know if she was a lil slut ya know?

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Also Also I am totally here for Charlinalysis because idk why but I'm actually interested in her past way more than Lana's. 

 

You can do it

 

"1st she raved and then before the night that they met they was chattin on deh internet. Here she B 2day "

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You can do it

 

"1st she raved and then before the night that they met they was chattin on deh internet. Here she B 2day "

 

if u wanted to do dis hmu homie

(no but srs if you wanted to work on something like that i'm interested) 

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Did somebody ever type-out the lyrics to 14? @@SitarHero I believe your post got deleted, I can't find it.

[Hundred Dollar Bill 21,809]

Did somebody ever type-out the lyrics to 14? @@SitarHero I believe your post got deleted, I can't find it.

 

He started but didn't finish because some of the pages weren't decipherable. 

Can I be the lyric ho for Charli? I will get on it tomorrow... But Chance is like the designated lyric ho for Lana, so... 

[Born To Die 469]

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[iseeyouupsidedown 931]

In "I'll teach you a lesson" I know she says "you're seemin' so much better" but all I can hear is "semen"... I'll have the song on completely not paying attention and then that part will come on and I'll be like "did she just say semen?"

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Lucy

 

 

You see, the thing about her

She's just a bit too young, I think, personally

I don't really think she's ready for this kind of commitment yet

But, whatever, you know what I mean?

It's your life, isn't it?

BITCH!

 

When you first walked in the room, I had this feeling

You were gonna build me up and then slowly tear me down

But then I looked behind the framework

And all of the glitz and gleams in your eyes

 

'Cause you're just a bad, bad girl with no brains inside your head

Keep giving it all this, talking like you know it, but you don't know shit

'Cause people cringe when you tell them a crazy fact

The way the words pour out don't make you sound all that

 

'Cause Lucy, no one wants you here

Yeah Lucy, no one wants you here

No they don't, no

Yeah Lucy, no one wants you here

Yeah Lucy, no one wants you here (yeah)

 

The way you were slagging me off before you even met me

With your preppy ex boyfriend that just weren't too wise

The way I caught you whispering and looking me up and down

Subtlety is clearly not your game

 

'Cause you're a mixed up girl with no real friends in life

You get mouthy in a second but pipe down it don't work on me

'Cause people laugh when you get mad

Telling people how to run their lives is really quite sad, yeah

 

'Cause Lucy, no one wants you here (no they don't, nope)

Yeah Lucy, no one wants you here

No they don't, no

Yeah Lucy, no one wants you here

Yeah Lucy, no one wants you here (yeah)

 

I'll do what I want, get out of my way, don't just stand there say what you want to say (move)

Get out my face (move) 'cause you got it wrong, just move along now on your own

Don't get on my nerves, I got my contacts, don't try and control me 'cause you'll get knocked back

Back into your place, right where you belong, Lucy take a good listen to this song, yeah

 

Lucy, no one wants you here (no they don't, no one wants you, just go)

Lucy, no one wants you here

No they don't want you

Lucy, no one wants you here (she doesn't want you, I don't want you, just go)

Lucy, no one wants you here (yeah, yeah yeah)

Yeah Lucy, no one wants you here (just leave me alone, go away)

Lucy, no one wants you here

No they don't want you

Lucy, no one wants you here

Lucy, no one wants you here, yeah

 

 

 

Must be BFFs. 

 

I'm slow at this writing lyrics business. 

 

Chas's Song

 

 

It was twenty-five past nine at night, and I was really bored

So I sat down with my guitar but I needed some new chords

I spoke to my good friend called Chas, he was an indie boy

Skinny jeans and vintage shoes and hair all over the shop

 

And he said... "oh girl, just use a good chord combination

That'll make the boys go goo-goo eyed, and give them inspiration, honey

You need a sweet and simple melody that you can sing along to

An indie tune that'll make girls swoon that a raver boy can dance to"

 

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...

 

I said "it sounds "OK," he said "of course it does, you're a magician on guitar"

I said "thank you love, I'm not that great and I wouldn't go that far"

I've got this friend called Paul and his brain ain't small, he played the violin

But now he's a rocker, a leather a jacket shocker, I wish I could play like him

 

And he said... "oh girl, just use a good chord combination

That'll make the boys go goo-goo eyed, and give them inspiration, honey

You need a sweet and simple melody that you can sing along to

An indie tune that'll make girls swoon when a raver boy asks for a dance"

 

For a dance

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...

 

And he said... "oh girl, just use a good chord combination

That'll make the boys go goo-goo eyed, and give them inspiration, honey

You need a sweet and simple melody that you can sing along to

An indie tune that'll make girls swoon that a raver boy can dance to"

 

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...

 

 

 

Leave Me

 

 

Now is the time, we've both crossed the line

It's been way too long, and now we both see, how we can really be

And i see your face, and it reflects mine, except mine isn't stained with teardrops and lines

'Cause like you, our friendship has withered

 

Quick, go away, for a long time

Before I change my mind

If you stay, I'll only want more of you

So, get out of my face

Get off of my doorstep and leave me, yeah

To cry, on the inside

 

Well I'll call you again to see if we're friends

But I think we both know that our friendship cannot continue

Well I'll say that I'm fine, and just wait for the time

'Till I know that I can live up to your expectations

 

Quick, go away, for a long time

Before I change my mind

If you stay, I'll only want more of you

Get out of my face

Get off of my doorstep and leave me, yeah

To cry, on the inside

 

I didn't love you

But oh when I'm not with you

I can't help but want you, you, so bad, yeah

 

Quick, go away, for a long time

Before I change my mind

If you stay, I'll only want more of you

So get out of my face

Get off of my doorstep and leave me, yeah

To cry, on the inside

 

 

 

Um I have them all so you can stop if you want

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1. !Franchesckaar!

 

 

Francheskaar!
They all love you
Francheskaar!
They all want you
Francheskaar!
Of course they do
Francheskaar!
Oh yes, it’s true
Francheskaar!
They love your skin
Francheskaar!
They want your hair
Francheskaar!
They want your eyes
Francheskaar!
I tell no lies

Jack Wills, clipped hair, penciled eyes
You get attention
Tight shirt, straight teeth, pinned-up smile
All of them mention
Highlit nice, tip-top, beautiful, the cat’s pajamas
Suntan, golden brown
Where you been, to the Bahamas?

Oh, but you can’t see it, babe
Oh, you just see through it all
Oh, the girls turn green when they see you
‘Cause all of the boys start to call…

Francheskaar!
They all love you
Francheskaar!
They all want you
Francheskaar!
Of course they do
Francheskaar!
Oh yes, it’s true
Francheskaar!
They love your skin
Francheskaar!
They want your hair
Francheskaar!
They want your eyes
Francheskaar!

You’ve got your blue eyes, pink lips, UGG boots
And lots of passionate acoustic iPod soft sounds
Music, fashion, cloned style, neck scarves
Clingy friends all around you
You’re the icon, shine out, watch what you do

Oh, but you can’t feel it, babe
The effect you have on all of them
Oh, everyone stops and stares
And then the boys begin to call…

Francheskaar!
They all love you
Francheskaar!
They all want you
Francheskaar!
Of course they do
Francheskaar!
Oh yes, it’s true
Francheskaar!
They love your skin
Francheskaar!
They want your hair
Francheskaar!
They want your eyes
Francheskaar!
I tell no lies
(x2)

‘Cause they want you
And they need you
And they love you
And they crave you
‘Cause they want you
And they need you
And they love you…

Francheskaar!
They love you, yeah, yeah, they love you
Francheskaar!
They want you, yeah, yeah, they want you
Francheskaar!
They want your skin, your hair, your eyes
Francheskaar!
I don’t tell no lies, no

Francheskaar!
They all love you
Francheskaar!
They all want you
Francheskaar!
Of course they do
Francheskaar!
Oh yes, it’s true
Francheskaar!
They love your skin
Francheskaar!
They want your hair
Francheskaar!
They want your eyes
Francheskaar!
I tell no lies

 

2. Lucy

You see, the thing about her, she's just a bit too young
I think, personally, I don't really think she's ready for this kind of commitment yet
But whatever, you know what I mean? It's your life, isn't it?
Bitch!

When you first walked in the room I had this feeling
You were gonna build me up and then slowly tear me down
But then I looked behind the framework
And all of the glitz and gleams in your eyes

'Cause your just a bad, bad girl with no brains inside your head
You keep giving it all this, talking like you know it, but you don’t know shit
'Cause people cringe when you tell them a crazy fact
The way the words pour out don’t make you sound all that

'Cause Lucy, no one wants you here
Yeah, Lucy, no one wants you here, no they don't, no
Yeah, Lucy, no one wants you here (x2)

The way your were slagging me all before you even met me
With your preppy ex-boyfriend, that just wasn’t too wise
The way I caught you whispering and looking me up and down
Subtlety is clearly not your game

'Cause you're a mixed up girl, with no real friends in life
You get mouthy in a second but pipe down, it don’t work on me
'Cause people laugh when you get mad
Telling people how to run their lives is really quite sad, yeah

'Cause Lucy, no one wants you here
Yeah, Lucy, no one wants you here, no they don't, no
Yeah, Lucy, no one wants you here (x2)

I’ll do what I want, get out of my way
Don’t just stand there, say what you want to say
Get out of my face, 'cause you’ve got it wrong
Just move along now on your own
Don’t get on my nerves, I got my contacts
Don’t try and control me 'cause you’ll get knocked back
Back into your place, right where you belong
Lucy, take a good listen to this song, yeah

Lucy, no one wants you here
Lucy, no one wants you here, no they don't want you
Lucy, no one wants you here (x2)

 

3. Chas's Song

It was twenty-five past nine at night and I was really bored
So I sat down with my guitar but I needed some new chords
I spoke to my good friend called Chas, he was an indie boy
With skinny jeans and vintage shoes and hair all over the shop

And he said, “Oh girl, just use a good chord combination
That will make the boys go goo-goo eyed and give them inspiration, honey
You need a sweet and simple melody that you can sing along to
An indie tune that’ll make the girls swoon, that a raver boy can dance to.”

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh (x3)

I said, “It sounds okay,” he said, “Of course it does, you’re a magician on guitar.”
I said, “Thank you love, I’m not that great and I wouldn’t go that far
I’ve got this friend called Paul and his brain ain’t small, he played the violin
But now he’s a rocker, a leather jacket shocker, I wish I could play like him.”

He said, “Oh girl, just use a good chord combination
That will make the boys go goo-goo eyed and give them inspiration, honey
You need a sweet and simple melody that you can sing along to
An indie tune that’ll make the girls swoon when a raver boy asks for a dance.”

For a dance (x3)
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh (x3)

And he said, “Oh girl, just use a good chord combination
That will make the boys go goo-goo eyed and give them inspiration, honey
You need a sweet and simple melody that you can sing along to
An indie tune that’ll make the girls swoon, that a raver boy can dance to.”

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh… (x6)

 

4. Leave Me

Now is the time, we’ve both crossed the line
It’s been way too long and now we both see how we can really be
And I see your face and it reflects mind except mine isn’t stained with teardrops and lines
‘Cause like you our friendship has withered

Quick go away for a long time
Before I change my mind
If you stay, I’ll only want more of you
So get out of my face, get off of my doorstep
And leave me to cry on the inside

Well, I’ll call you again to see if we’re friends
But I think we both know that our friendship cannot continue
Well, I’ll say that I’m fine and just wait for the time
‘Till I know that I can live up to your expectations

Quick go away for a long time
Before I change my mind
If you stay, I’ll only want more of you
Get out of my face, get off of my doorstep
And leave me to cry on the inside

I didn’t love you
But, oh, when I’m not with you
I can’t help but want you, you so bad

Quick go away for a long time
Before I change my mind
If you stay, I’ll only want more of you
So get out of my face, get off of my doorstep
And leave me to cry on the inside

 

5. I'll Teach You a Lesson

Wake up one morning and your hair’s all over the shop
What happened last night?
Well, the only person who knows is the person lying next to
Get out of my bed and you scream at your reflection
Same old, same old, just a typical day it’s going ahead again

Oh boy, why don’t you get some variation?
Oh boy, just to have a retaliation
Oh boy, just get some motivation
‘Cause your friends are all out getting drunk whilst you’re sitting at home having no fun

Come on, come on, let’s go for a ride
Why don’t we go for a ride?
Come on, come on, let’s go for a ride

Back-comb your hair, tie up your shoes
We’re gonna go to town, come on take the gamble
You’ve got nothing to lose
Scream and shout, all your friends do it, too
Come on, what are you waiting for?
I told you before you got nothing to lose

Oh boy, well you’re seeming so much better
Since I posted you on your red letter day
Oh boy, you know all the girls are jealous of you
And their polishing their pumps with their rah-rah skirts and the polka dots, just to try to impress you

Come on, come on, let’s go for a ride
Why don’t we go for a ride?
Come on, come on, let’s go for a ride

Oh, now you’re getting too good for me (x3)
Stealing all my limelight and my backstage passes
But then you say…

“Come on, come on, let’s go for a ride
Why don’t we go for a ride?
Come on, come on, let’s go for a ride.”

 

6. Machines

I sit up in my room at night, hold onto my pillow tight
My dreams of being invaded by something I don’t know
I hear these words in my mind
I don’t know who put them there but they sure ain’t mine
Who’s inside everyone’s brain?
‘Cause recently everybody’s been acting all the same

But now I know who writes the songs, the machines do
Who rights the wrongs, the machines do
Who plants the bombs, the machines do

How did they get inside my head?
Making us feel so cold and dead
Are your thoughts being captured as well?
Replacing originality with the same story we all tell

Who writes the songs, the machines do
Who rights the wrongs, the machines do
Who plants the bombs, the machines do
(x2)

I don’t know where my words are from
I don’t know where my friends have gone
I keep trying to break these rules
But my words they never flow through
What’s happening in the world today?
Seems like my mind has gone astray
It’s okay to lose control
But I’ve never felt so lost before

But now I know who writes the songs, the machines do
Who rights the wrongs, the machines do
Who plants the bombs, the machines do

Who writes the songs, the machines do
Who rights the wrongs, the machines do
Who plants the bombs, the machines do

Machines

 

7. Supermodels and Holiday Stunners

Now if I had to be honest with you, I thought you did fancy me just a little bit
It was like one of them twisted love tales, the endings didn’t quite fit
But you were different, a rock-and-roll troll with your hair greased up all in leather
And I was a pretty girl, polka dots, hair in curls, close friends all quite clever

It didn’t really happen to start with, I have to say
I thought that maybe I was wrong and you liked the girl you met on holiday
More than you liked me

But then I thought, “Hey! What does she have to offer that I don’t?”
Three Rolls Royces and a cruise boat
But you picked the tramp over the queen
And you know, I actually liked you
You made me laugh lots, made me giggle when I sipped my drink
Made me put more effort into my lyrics

It didn’t really happen to start with, I have to say
I thought that you were still obsessed by them model stunners
Like Lily Cole and that Brazilian chick

Well, what do you say when you think it’s time to walk away?
Just turn around and wave goodbye
Or come and politely kiss me on the cheek by my side?

Now that it’s over will you take my picture off your wall?
Fill it with the holiday girl and Lily Cole
Or will you just leave me there to hang unpeacefully?

 

8. Watch the Rain

Let it pour, let it fall down like your dreams
Let it go, let it flow away into the gutter
Let it wash all the color away from yourself
Let it take away the pain

I remember when you asked me, do I ever watch the rain?
And I remember I was watching it then but I just didn’t want to say
And now when you look out your window it will never be the same
‘Cause when it pours down from now on, you’ll always think of my name
Yeah, I’ll be in your brain

And if you get a leak in your roof just think of it like my problems falling through
And if you get a hole in your ceiling think of how I’ll be feeling, cold and all alone
Like a drifting leaf, yeah, falling from the autumn trees
Yet again and again

Watch it drop from the sky, like a child running away
Watch it roll off the page, like a tear from my face
Hear the pitter patter on the pavement, like me knocking on your door
As it brushes the floor

I remember when you asked me, do I ever watch the rain?
And I remember I was watching it then but I just didn’t want to say
And now when you look out your window it will never be the same
‘Cause when it pours down from now on, you’ll always think of my name
Yeah, I’ll be in your brain

And if you get a leak in your roof just think of it like my problems falling through
And if you get a hole in your ceiling think of how I’ll be feeling, cold and all alone
Like a drifting leaf, yeah, falling from the autumn trees
Yet again and again

And I know you’re working me out, slowly but surely, slowly but surely
But I know you’ll never tell about my other side
And that’s why we all watch the rain, to wash away the secrets and the lies
‘Cause I know everyone watches the rain, sometimes

Watch it fall down, as you watch me fall for you
‘Cause you knew it was about you
But you didn’t have the guts to say
That you knew it was all for you

 

9. Live Life

What’s been going on this week?
Well, people started dealing speed
And kids my age start smoking weed
Just so that they can get some sleep

‘Cause parents, they get really mad
When their children start to turn all bad
And start hanging out with the wrong group of lads
Who smoke dodgy spiffs and pick fights with the chavvs

But they forget you can’t rewind, no
You can’t turn back time
‘Cause there’s always gonna be a better grassy side
But no one’s gonna get there, so just let them live their lives

Take a look inside the bag
It’s enough to make you want to gag
‘Cause you find out your daughter’s a filthy slag
Some naked pictures and box of soggy fags

‘Cause parents, they get really mean
And they start to get all threatening
Saying they’ll pack you out onto the street
If you come in late, smelling of green

But they forget you can’t rewind, no
You can’t turn back time
‘Cause there’s always gonna be a better grassy side
But no one’s gonna get there, so just let them live their lives

What’s been going on today?
Well, Suzy didn’t have a say
So she got her things and ran away
Never showed her face again
And Johnny failed every exam
Screwed up his parents’ whole life plan
Ain’t got no job, can’t be no man
He’s a lazy ass, not a helping hand

‘Cause parents, they get really mad
When their children start to turn all bad
And start hanging out with the wrong group of lads
Who smoke dodgy spiffs and pick fights with the chavvs

‘Cause parents, they get really mean
And they start to get all threatening
Saying they’ll pack you out onto the street
If you come in late, smelling of green

But they forget you can’t rewind, no
You can’t turn back time
‘Cause there’s always gonna be a better grassy side
But no one’s gonna get there, so just let them live their lives

Go on, let them live it
They're just gonna live their lives
Let her take another drag
'Cause they're gonna just live their lives

 

10. Neon Fashion and Glowstix

(I can’t believe you actually said to me,
“I am the one who made you.”
Who do you really think you are?)

You know you’re making this more complicated than before
You know you’re making me hate you more than I’ve ever done before
‘Cause there’s no way that you’re allowed to say that you built me up
‘Cause I was already made this way

Oh, look what you’ve done now
Just back down, yeah, back down
‘Cause I don’t want you and your skinny jeans hanging around
I was made to apologize, but I didn’t mean it
‘Cause that tee-shirt that you got me, I don’t want it
You can keep it

We messed it up, yeah
Both too proud to back down from the battle
Now we’ve got our neons on and our glowsticks out
Trying to fight it out to see who’s more individual
We know that’s what it’s about, yeah

So what you gonna do when I leave you?
You’ll have no one who wants to play along with your silly little rules
‘Cause you look up to someone much older and bolder who barely knows you
And they only want to talk to you so they can steal your cardigans and your Air Force Ones

Oh, look what you’ve done now
Just back down, yeah, back down
‘Cause I don’t want you and your skinny jeans hanging around
I was made to apologize, but I didn’t mean it
‘Cause that tee-shirt that you got me, I don’t want it
You can keep it

We messed it up, yeah
Both too proud to back down from the battle
Now we’ve got our neons on and our glowsticks out
Trying to fight it out to see who’s more individual

You’ve got your glowsticks and all of your, you know, your flashy little things
You’ve got your Spiderman stickers, your brown hair, your polka-dots
Just leave it out, leave it out
I told you, we’re both the same
Both as guilty as each other

Do you remember when we went to see that band?
We couldn’t stand and dance around ‘cause you got a seated ticket
And I remember when we used to hold hands
Skip along and try to get our Converse dirty like
I remember when you used to call my name
And we’d play them cheating games behind people’s backs
But we lost out in the neon competition
‘Cause that’s what it was really about

(Game Over)

 

11. Mauritius

It was a quarter to ten at night and she was feeling alright
Just been out shopping all day ‘cause it was the school holidays
And she got back home, sat alone
Flicked on the computer and talked to her friends
And this boy came online
He said he’d missed her, he said he liked her
Even though they were best friends and had been for such a long time

So she started to ask some questions
Just some random little things
‘Cause she felt that if they were going to click
She’d need to know the details

He said, “My favorite color is light blue, I like Irish ice cream
Whiskey’s pretty yummy and I like worn-in jeans
I’d put kissing over hugging and laughing over tears
I like pizza and Mauritius but I ain’t been there in years.”

Well, what a lovely, lovely boy
He seemed bright enough, he had a life and a good personality
But not much going on in the bedroom, if you know what I mean
But I guess it kind of adds to his appeal
This is the guy who said he liked her
And that she reminded him of something he could see but couldn’t quite reach

So she wrote all this down in a book that she could look at any day
And it would always remind her of his smile
And his funny colored hair

She said, “I like lots of different colors and cookie dough ice cream
Bailey’s is the best even though it’s quite fattening
I’d put kissing over hugging and laughing over tears
I like pizza and I don’t think I’ve been to Mauritius.”

Is it good there, is it good there, does it have lots of sun?
Is it good there, would it be really, really fun?
He said, “I think it would be fun if we went there sometime.”
He said, “Let’s go.”
She said, “Where?”
To Mauritius

 

12. Alcoholic

Oh, I never noticed it before
How beautiful your fire burnt
And I’m not really into the whole love song thing
But I’ll try it out just for you

This is my last chance, this is my last chance
And I ain’t taking any risks this time, no, no
This is your last chance, this is your last chance
To prove, to prove you’ll be fine on your own

Now that I’ve warned you, oh, what you gonna do?
You put the broken bottle up against you lips and take a drink
Breathe in, breathe out
But we don’t care anymore, no, no, no

This is your last chance, this is your last chance
And you ain’t taking any risks this time, no, no
This is our last chance, this is our last chance
To show them, to show them we’ll survive on our own
On our own (x4)

 

13. Yet Again

She listens to Yellowcard just to fit in with her friends
‘Cause they all know all the words
So she sings along just to click with them
And she tries to straight her naturally curly hair
But it don’t work, oh no, it don’t
It looks just like a pile of shite on top her head

Well, yes-yes-yes, I’m banging on about her again
‘Cause I can’t get those things she’s been saying off my brain
And this time I ain’t mentioning no names
‘Cause that would make it too damn obvious

She helps out all the drunks who don’t really want to know
Just so she looks like some kind of Good Samaritan and
She gets her friends to break up her enemies’ girlfriends and boyfriends
And that kind of thing that they’ve got going on

Well, yes-yes-yes, I’m banging on about her again
‘Cause I can’t get those things she’s been saying off my brain
And this time I ain’t mentioning no names
‘Cause that would make it too damn obvious

(1-2-3, wow!)

Well, she used to have a lot of love
But I reckon she fucked it up and I reckon she was one of those over possessive types
A girl comes up to her man, calls out “Sam!”
And she turns all catty, hisses and scratches them away

Oh, yes-yes-yes, I’m banging on about her again and again, again-gain-gain
‘Cause I can’t get those things she’s been saying off my brain, my brain
And this time I ain’t mentioning no names, no names
‘Cause that would make it too damn obvious

Well, yes-yes-yes, I’m banging on about her again
‘Cause I can’t get them things she’s been saying off my brain
And this time I ain’t mentioning no names
‘Cause that would make it too damn obvious

 

14. 14

14’s all about being free
And that’s what they told me but what I am is free
Even though I’m in love

Say I’ll play in the woods with you (x2)
Say I’ll run through the river with you (x2)
Say I’ll climb that tree with you (x2)
Say I’ll take that bicycle with you and I’ll wheel it through the town

‘Cause that’s the kinda thing that people do when they are in love
‘Cause they’ve got their own indie song playing on repeat in their heart
Some people’s go, “SHOO-BEE-DO-DO-BAWAP-BAP-DO-DO!”
But mine goes something like this, ‘cause I love you

You can drop me and pick me up again
If you promise you’ll catch me any day
You can listen to my songs, anyway
‘Cause I know you won’t laugh
You can wear matching clothes and dance along to the radio
Whilst we walk back to your house along the main road
And you can drag me round Sainsbury’s in my golden pump shoes

‘Cause that’s the kinda thing that people do when they are in love
‘Cause they’ve got their own indie song playing on repeat in their heart
Some people’s go, “SHOO-BEE-DO-DO-BAWAP-BAP-DO-DO!”
But mine goes something like this, ‘cause I love you
(x2)

Back to 14, it’s all about being free
I tried to make myself not write this
But it had to be done
I tried to not myself not write it
But it had to be done

 

@@comeintomybedroom I found the original post that had the booklet transcriptions, but this is just updated.

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