Big Words, Recycled Phrases

Two posts, one right after the other. I had to post two, because they're so different.



Today while I was coming in to work, I was listening to some tunes, and I was just struck with the amazingenss of some of them. This is a little random, so bear with me.



Do you ever hear a lyric or a string of lyrics and you're like, "omg, my life exactly!"? Well, I have to say that when it comes to my love life, the lyric that 100% completely defines it is:

I can be your boyfriend, and you can pretend not to know me

From the song Ship Out At Sea by Phantom Planet. It's the last lyric of the song and every time I hear it I can help but think about how all of my relationships have been like this. Damn embarrassing boys.



Then I decided that I wanted to listen to The Academy Is... because believe it or not, I haven't listened to their music in a few weeks ( :-O --I know). So I had a nice shuffle mix going, and I started off with After the Last Midtown Show from Fast Times at Barrington High, because it tugs at my heartstrings and I'm always so filled with love after listening to it. Then, Checkmarks came on and I found myself completely overjoyed to hear it. You know, as much as I love Fast Times, the one thing it's really missing is that angry hard rock song that you can just rock out and dance like crazy to. That's why Checkmarks will always be my favorite TAI song. I think everyone thinks I'm a little crazy for thinking that, but it's so good for everything. When I'm pissed off I listen to it and make sure to sing along to the lyrics, "take your cold, cold heart and drown, and don't forget to take deep breaths." I think it's the mix of the anger and the sexual feelings in it that really attract me to the song. For those who don't know, here are the lyrics to the song so that you know what the hell I'm talking about:

So there you are, and here I stand

As far as I remember, you weren't half bad

Your bedroom behavior was never more then checkmarks on bedposts

For I remember we never had

You get me out of the rain, you get me out of my clothes

Hope I don't make a sound, you hope that nobody knows

Get me out of the rain, get me out of my clothes

Hope I don't make a sound, you hope that no one...

So suck your so-called pity down

Hey, that's not so bad, is it?

So take your cold, cold heart and drown

And don't forget to take deep breaths

So suck your so called pity down

Hey, that's not so bad, is it?

So take your cold, cold heart and drown

And don't forget to take deep breaths

So don't explain

'Cause I know exactly what you're going to say

Big words, recycled phrases

And the bittersweet taste of other boys on your lips

So now just sit here and talk about how you wanted it all

Now just sit here and talk about how you wanted it all

Get me out of the rain, you get me out of my clothes

Hope I don't make a sound, you hope that nobody knows

So suck your so-called pity down

Hey, that's not so bad, is it?

So take your cold, cold heart and drown

And don't forget to take deep breaths

So suck your so-called pity down

Hey, that's not so bad, is it?

So take your cold, cold heart and drown

And don't forget to take deep breaths

Do you miss looking up from the floor

at my face on a stage in a crowded room?

Well it's not the same

I bet you're still a sucker for those famous faces

Downtown, looking down, down, looking over the crowd

I hope you're out there looking at me now

Well it's not the same

Just look at how we've changed

So suck your so-called pity down

Hey, that's not so bad, is it?

So take your cold, cold heart and drown

And don't forget to take deep breaths

So suck your so-called pity down

Hey, that's not so bad, is it?

So take your cold, cold heart and drown

And don't forget to take deep breaths

The funny thing is though, that I've seen them live so many times that I now have the live version of the song forever stuck in my head, which is slightly different from the album version. When I sing it, I have a tendancy to add things they say in concert. For instance, after Your bedroom behavior was never more then checkmarks on bedposts / For I remember we never had, Will always says "Sh-sh-sh-sh-sh-show me!" and the nerd that I am, always adds that in there and people look at me funny.

I don't know... that song just gets me going I guess. I love it so much that I could probably write another 20 or so paragraphs about it, but I'll spare you all.

And you know what? Now I remember that Fast Times does have it's crazy rock song in the form of Crowded Room, but somehow it's not quite at hard rock as Checkmarks, or anything on Santi.