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John_Galt (brandon@brandonmartin.com) 10:32 pm UTC 02/12/11 |
| In reply to: | NJC: Next Best Thing - Vin 01:31 am UTC 02/07/11 |
| Good stuff. I'd love to hear someone try to compose a melody for this... with Vin's permission, of course. In particular, I like: "Oh boy, stop wishing on broken stars, Quit dreaming recycled dreams. If the Gods ever cared they’d have answered your prayers, You wouldn’t be here in the back of this bar, Crying cold tears on colder shoulders And conjuring your desperate schemes." As usual, I like Vin's stuff because it is meaningful and clever, but meaningful first. Just saying, -=John Galt=- > Some lyrics I'd like to share. Not intentional, but I > sort of feel like this is a prequel to a song I posted > awhile back, "You Pay for What You Get." For a reason I > can't yet figure out, I write most of my lyrics for female > characters, and they tend to be a little fucked in the > head. > > "Next Best Thing" > > This place is packed tonight > With damned and damaged souls > So many phony brave faces > Hoping hard that nobody will notice > Just how bad > > But you let your heart show > It’s dripping down your sleeve > You’ve got that look about you > Like you don’t know what to believe > Anymore > > So offer me your ear > Maybe later we can get the hell out of here > But for now sit back and let me do the talking > > Oh boy, stop wishing on broken stars, > Quit dreaming recycled dreams. > If the Gods ever cared they’d have answered your prayers, > You wouldn’t be here in the back of this bar, > Crying cold tears on colder shoulders > And conjuring your desperate schemes. > > Let me be your next best thing tonight > And I’ll let you be mine. > It’s past last call, the house has turned up the lights, > The bouncer’s calling closing time. > You, you’re not as young as you used to be, > And I refuse to be as old as I feel. > So I’ll settle for you if you’ll settle for me – > Nod twice for “yes,” pick up the check – > Give me a kiss and we’ll seal this deal. > > No you can’t put make-up on a shattered heart, > Sun glasses won’t hide an anguished mind, > You can tease your hair up like an ecstasy high, > And pull your hat low as the brim will go, > Sure the shadows are thick and the light in here’s > tricky, > But sooner or later – you better pray that it’s later- > Sooner or later, boy, > Even the small cracks will show. > > > This place is Hell tonight, > So many devils are on the prowl. > We’ve got our best angel masks on, > But I can see you like mine anyhow, > Like it bad. > > You went and let your heart show! > Its pouring down your sleeve, > I swear I’m looking right through you, > And I’ll never let nobody deceive you > Anymore > > So offer me your hand > We can have ourselves a little one night stand > You never know how different things may look in the > morning > > So boy, stop waiting for the ride to begin, > Quit watching from your seat in the stands. > There’s no way you can win without some skin in the game, > No way to knock a little something straight out of the > park > You can wash away your fears in these watered down beers > Or you can get a little life on your hands. > > Let me be your next best thing tonight > And I’ll let you be mine. > It’s past last call, the house has turned up the lights, > The bouncer’s calling closing time. > You, you’re not as young as you used to be, > And I refuse to be as old as I feel. > So I’ll settle for you if you’ll settle for me – > Nod twice for “yes,” pick up the check – > Give me a kiss and we’ll seal this deal. > > | |
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