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Post by troublkepnyerhedup on Sept 6, 2004 23:23:31 GMT -5
AS FAR AS I KNOW I'm in love with someone that doesn't exist Keep looking for them everywhere I go I'm in love with something that doesn't get kissed It doesn't exist As far as I know I'm in love with a face that I've never seen Once upon a place long time ago I'm in love with a time that never took place There isn't a trace As far as I know And I know everything that I need to sing I know everything I'm in love with the sound that I never hear As long as I watch your TV show I'm in love with that girl that doesn't resist That doesn't exist As far as I know As far as I know, the stars in the sky are gone As far as I know, they fell to your eyes only As far as I know I know everything I need to sing I know everything I raise a gun, that won't hurt me none I'm in love with a dream I had as a kid I wait up the street until you show That dream it came true, but you never do No you never did As far as I know As far as I know As far as I know As far as I know |
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Post by troublkepnyerhedup on Sept 7, 2004 0:36:05 GMT -5
I really like these lyrics. The great "exist/get kissed" rhyme grabs you right at the beginning. The puzzle is kind of resolved but not too much by the last part ("that dream, it came true").
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Post by deebee76 on Sept 8, 2004 23:14:21 GMT -5
I agree, the lyrics in this one are great. I mean:
"I'm in love with a dream I had as a kid
I wait up the street until you show
That dream it came true, but you never do
No you never did
As far as I know..."
Come on! The guy never ceases to amaze me. I find his simplicity alone to be his most effective tool from time to time...
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Post by troublkepnyerhedup on Sept 8, 2004 23:31:16 GMT -5
This song makes me think of other songs where the simplicity works for him in mysterious ways: "Seein Her," "Skyway," "Things"
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Post by deebee76 on Sept 8, 2004 23:35:27 GMT -5
BINGO.
Those songs are all perfect examples of Paul's very effective, direct simplicity, but with mystery bubbling underneath the surface at all times.
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Post by Brad on Sept 9, 2004 12:17:04 GMT -5
I was reading the brief lyrics in the CD sleeve on "Folker" and next to "As Far As I Know" it says: "Compared to your eyes the stars in the skys are dull"
This makes me think the real lyric might be:
As far as I know, the stars in the skys are dull
As far as I know, compared to your eyes only
which I like a little better.
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Post by deebee76 on Sept 9, 2004 13:18:58 GMT -5
Yup, sounds more like it for sure...
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Post by kgp on Sept 10, 2004 16:15:53 GMT -5
I probably should have learned my lesson by now, but does anyone else hear a little 'And Your Bird Can Sing' in this one?
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Post by troublkepnyerhedup on Sept 10, 2004 16:25:10 GMT -5
I'm hearing blips and cheeps of Beatles all over the place on this album. I chalk it up (and down and up and down) to ascending/descending scales in the melodies, bass lines, guitar figures etc. The aural equivalent of googly eyes on a stuffed animal: you gotta love it.
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Post by Kathy on Sept 10, 2004 16:28:50 GMT -5
I was reading the brief lyrics in the CD sleeve on "Folker" and next to "As Far As I Know" it says: "Compared to your eyes the stars in the skys are dull" This makes me think the real lyric might be: As far as I know, the stars in the skys are dull
As far as I know, compared to your eyes onlywhich I like a little better. I did a listen last night while I had the lyrics from here in front of me and that's what I came up with too. I'm still very partial to "The stars in your eyes are toes" though. |
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Post by paulie on Sept 11, 2004 18:04:18 GMT -5
this is my favorite song in the world at the moment.
i'm in love with a song that i never hear
i scan the radio but its never there
i'm not surprised they never would dare
never would dare
but its still in my ear
it kinda reminds me of the La's
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Post by troublkepnyerhedup on Sept 13, 2004 10:16:16 GMT -5
It's possible the "TV show" line is overly influencing my response, but every time I hear this song it's like I see the lead-in to a TV show in my brain. The ending chords and the producer credits especially. I bet it's the perfect length for a TV show theme song, or at least is easily diced and sliced to fit as needed.
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Post by kgp on Sept 29, 2004 11:45:50 GMT -5
It's possible the "TV show" line is overly influencing my response, but every time I hear this song it's like I see the lead-in to a TV show in my brain. The ending chords and the producer credits especially. I bet it's the perfect length for a TV show theme song, or at least is easily diced and sliced to fit as needed. I can't find your orginal post about giving yourself permission to enjoy the bad drumming. This is the one song where I think the 'Bam-Bam Rubble' style actually enchances the it. |
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