The Orange Strips - Lyrics
FOLLOW LP (2008)
Song Without A Hero
The Orange Strips
SMALL TOWN SPAWNS A MONSTER.
Here we go again
Daily meals on toilet seats
In time - you'll be back as well
Tell me how you sleep
To the sound of drowning in my sink
Buzzing in my ears
Say quietly:
"I just wanna see you on your knees.
Willing to believe"
It's when the music saves me
I get cozy with myself
I wanna think of you
But Billy pins me down to my old seat
He sings I fall asleep
Say quietly:
"I just wanna see you on your knees.
Willing to believe"
Blue neon sun
Giving light to lonely city night
It pulls me out again
It's when the music saves me
I get cozy with myself
I wanna think of you
But Billy pins me down to my old seat
He sings I fall asleep
(Now I'm 24 I hope there is more
Only 24 I hope there is more)
It's when the music saves me
I get cozy with myself
I wanna think of you
But Billy pins me down to my old seat
He sings I fall asleep
(Now I'm 24 I hope there is more
Only 24 I hope there is more)
Northern Lights
The Orange Strips
I CLIMB THE LADDER ON YOUR THIGH. GIVE ME A HAND.
There is something inside me
It's got my hands and soul and head
I miss my wife
I miss the life I'll never see
I'll sit and wait
'Cause life could happen yet
There's something missing
I know I've seen a magazine
Days' quiet night
It has me thinking till I die
Or fall asleep
Bless the details
Stupid man who shows up dead
Fell out the window broke his leg
Sometimes things just make no sense
But you, my dear,
You know what's coming next
Have a go again
There's something missing
I know I've read a magazine
Days' quiet night
It has me thinking till I die
Or fall asleep
Bless the details
Stupid man who shows up dead
Fell out the window broke his leg
Sometimes things just make no sense
But you, my dear,
You know what's coming next
Have a go again
My head's to small now
That's why I have to think in parts
Days' quiet night
It has me thinking till I die
Or fall asleep
Bless the details
Stupid man who shows up dead
Fell out the window broke his leg
Sometimes things just make no sense
But you, my dear,
You know what's coming next
Have a go again
The Orange Strips
Kissed A Girl (It Wasn't You)
THERE'S A THOUSAND WAYS TO SAY IT.
NONE OF THEM ARE GOOD.
Can you see me?
Can you see me?
I've been dying just to see you,
To explain
Can you see me?
Can you see me?
I've been dying just to see you,
To explain
Because the man inside the head
Is now the man I really am
I wanna tell you things have changed
You heard me say
That there's a snakehead in the lake
You wanna get away, it's bad
I've seen it's legs or wings
It's coming as we speak
Do tell me
Why all the need to go on faking?
Something's gotta change
Bang bang bang
You could not miss me
Staring secretly
I wanna go back
Can you see me?
Can you see me?
I've been dying just to see you,
To explain
Because the man inside the head
Is now the man I really am
I wanna tell you things have changed
You heard me say
That there's a snakehead in the lake
you wanna get away it's bad
I've seen its legs or wings
It's coming as we speak
Do tell me
Why all the need to go on faking?
Something's gotta change
Bang bang bang
You could not miss me
Staring secretly
I wanna go back
Yeah, there's a snakehead in the lake
You wanna get away it's bad
I've seen its legs or wings
It's coming as we speak
Do tell me
Why all the need to go on faking?
Something's gotta change
Bang bang bang
You could not miss me
Staring secretly
I wanna go back
What I'm saying is
What I'm saying is
Last night I kissed a girl
It wasn't you
What I'm saying is
What I'm saying is
Last night I kissed a girl
It wasn't you
Phone Cardiff
The Orange Strips
IT'S RAINING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE WINDOW. I PICK UP THE PHONE.
Walking through the clouds
Walking through the fallen clouds
I'm still looking for you
I've got something to say
I'm the one who hesitates
One who never understands
It's not me you want
I'm the one who never sees
Everything is wrong it seems
It's not me you need
Morning eyes still closed
Shoulder fighting ants with briefcases
I'm still looking for you
I've got something to say
I'm the one who hesitates
One who never understands
It's not me you want
I'm the one who never sees
Everything is wrong it seems
It's not me you need
I'm the one who hesitates
The one who never understands
I'm never gonna be the one you want
The one you want
I'm the one who hesitates
The one who never understands
I'm never gonna be the one you want
The one you want
Chinese Box
The Orange Strips
SMALL BOX TURNS INTO A BIG BOX. NEVER LETS YOU OUT.
I'm gonna tie you down
And then begin to feel the need
The sight of you so fine
It makes me stop and change my mind
But something tells me: move as planned
It's you and me alone
I need a kiss, you lovely toy
I feel the skin so cold
You looking scared, the smell of mould
But still I can't say it's my fault
Lying naked in the dark - I'm waiting
(Who let it happen?)
Answers find a way to come out - listen
(Who let it happen?)
Daylight begins to win
I shake the cold off and get in
You thank your lucky stars
We come and go like anyone
I will lead the dance, you yield
Lying naked in the dark - I'm waiting
(Who let it happen?)
Answers find a way to come out - listen
(Who let it happen?)
(He's gonna let me go
He's gonna let me go
He's gonna let me go so soon...)
Lying naked in the dark - I'm waiting
(Who let it happen?)
Answers find a way to come out - listen
(Who let it happen?)
It's what God wants
Do as told
It's what God wants
Do as told
Naked
The Orange Strips
WELCOME TO THE DOLL HOSPITAL. TAKE YOUR HAT OFF.
Swimming naked in the rain lake
Just to make you smile
Can you see?
Can you feel?
What you need is always here
Don't you hate these winter mornings?
Fake sun, five below
Can you see?
Can you feel?
What you need is always here
Satellites and dancing stars
A sky for you to wear
Bullet holes in friendly ghosts
No one really knows
What's inside your pretty head
They can't understand
How you make 2 less than 1
Show'em how it's done
Books and flowers on your backseat
No one knows you've gone
Can you see?
Can you feel?
What you need is always here
Don't you hate these winter mornings?
Fake sun, five below
Can you see?
Can you feel?
What you need is always here
Satellites and dancing stars
A sky for you to wear
Bullet holes in friendly ghosts
No one really knows
What's inside your pretty head
They can't understand
How you make 2 less than 1
Show'em how it's done
FOLLOW LP (2008)
Song Without A Hero
The Orange Strips
SMALL TOWN SPAWNS A MONSTER.
Here we go again
Daily meals on toilet seats
In time - you'll be back as well
Tell me how you sleep
To the sound of drowning in my sink
Buzzing in my ears
Say quietly:
"I just wanna see you on your knees.
Willing to believe"
It's when the music saves me
I get cozy with myself
I wanna think of you
But Billy pins me down to my old seat
He sings I fall asleep
Say quietly:
"I just wanna see you on your knees.
Willing to believe"
Blue neon sun
Giving light to lonely city night
It pulls me out again
It's when the music saves me
I get cozy with myself
I wanna think of you
But Billy pins me down to my old seat
He sings I fall asleep
(Now I'm 24 I hope there is more
Only 24 I hope there is more)
It's when the music saves me
I get cozy with myself
I wanna think of you
But Billy pins me down to my old seat
He sings I fall asleep
(Now I'm 24 I hope there is more
Only 24 I hope there is more)
Northern Lights
The Orange Strips
I CLIMB THE LADDER ON YOUR THIGH. GIVE ME A HAND.
There is something inside me
It's got my hands and soul and head
I miss my wife
I miss the life I'll never see
I'll sit and wait
'Cause life could happen yet
There's something missing
I know I've seen a magazine
Days' quiet night
It has me thinking till I die
Or fall asleep
Bless the details
Stupid man who shows up dead
Fell out the window broke his leg
Sometimes things just make no sense
But you, my dear,
You know what's coming next
Have a go again
There's something missing
I know I've read a magazine
Days' quiet night
It has me thinking till I die
Or fall asleep
Bless the details
Stupid man who shows up dead
Fell out the window broke his leg
Sometimes things just make no sense
But you, my dear,
You know what's coming next
Have a go again
My head's to small now
That's why I have to think in parts
Days' quiet night
It has me thinking till I die
Or fall asleep
Bless the details
Stupid man who shows up dead
Fell out the window broke his leg
Sometimes things just make no sense
But you, my dear,
You know what's coming next
Have a go again
The Orange Strips
Kissed A Girl (It Wasn't You)
THERE'S A THOUSAND WAYS TO SAY IT.
NONE OF THEM ARE GOOD.
Can you see me?
Can you see me?
I've been dying just to see you,
To explain
Can you see me?
Can you see me?
I've been dying just to see you,
To explain
Because the man inside the head
Is now the man I really am
I wanna tell you things have changed
You heard me say
That there's a snakehead in the lake
You wanna get away, it's bad
I've seen it's legs or wings
It's coming as we speak
Do tell me
Why all the need to go on faking?
Something's gotta change
Bang bang bang
You could not miss me
Staring secretly
I wanna go back
Can you see me?
Can you see me?
I've been dying just to see you,
To explain
Because the man inside the head
Is now the man I really am
I wanna tell you things have changed
You heard me say
That there's a snakehead in the lake
you wanna get away it's bad
I've seen its legs or wings
It's coming as we speak
Do tell me
Why all the need to go on faking?
Something's gotta change
Bang bang bang
You could not miss me
Staring secretly
I wanna go back
Yeah, there's a snakehead in the lake
You wanna get away it's bad
I've seen its legs or wings
It's coming as we speak
Do tell me
Why all the need to go on faking?
Something's gotta change
Bang bang bang
You could not miss me
Staring secretly
I wanna go back
What I'm saying is
What I'm saying is
Last night I kissed a girl
It wasn't you
What I'm saying is
What I'm saying is
Last night I kissed a girl
It wasn't you
Phone Cardiff
The Orange Strips
IT'S RAINING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE WINDOW. I PICK UP THE PHONE.
Walking through the clouds
Walking through the fallen clouds
I'm still looking for you
I've got something to say
I'm the one who hesitates
One who never understands
It's not me you want
I'm the one who never sees
Everything is wrong it seems
It's not me you need
Morning eyes still closed
Shoulder fighting ants with briefcases
I'm still looking for you
I've got something to say
I'm the one who hesitates
One who never understands
It's not me you want
I'm the one who never sees
Everything is wrong it seems
It's not me you need
I'm the one who hesitates
The one who never understands
I'm never gonna be the one you want
The one you want
I'm the one who hesitates
The one who never understands
I'm never gonna be the one you want
The one you want
Chinese Box
The Orange Strips
SMALL BOX TURNS INTO A BIG BOX. NEVER LETS YOU OUT.
I'm gonna tie you down
And then begin to feel the need
The sight of you so fine
It makes me stop and change my mind
But something tells me: move as planned
It's you and me alone
I need a kiss, you lovely toy
I feel the skin so cold
You looking scared, the smell of mould
But still I can't say it's my fault
Lying naked in the dark - I'm waiting
(Who let it happen?)
Answers find a way to come out - listen
(Who let it happen?)
Daylight begins to win
I shake the cold off and get in
You thank your lucky stars
We come and go like anyone
I will lead the dance, you yield
Lying naked in the dark - I'm waiting
(Who let it happen?)
Answers find a way to come out - listen
(Who let it happen?)
(He's gonna let me go
He's gonna let me go
He's gonna let me go so soon...)
Lying naked in the dark - I'm waiting
(Who let it happen?)
Answers find a way to come out - listen
(Who let it happen?)
It's what God wants
Do as told
It's what God wants
Do as told
Naked
The Orange Strips
WELCOME TO THE DOLL HOSPITAL. TAKE YOUR HAT OFF.
Swimming naked in the rain lake
Just to make you smile
Can you see?
Can you feel?
What you need is always here
Don't you hate these winter mornings?
Fake sun, five below
Can you see?
Can you feel?
What you need is always here
Satellites and dancing stars
A sky for you to wear
Bullet holes in friendly ghosts
No one really knows
What's inside your pretty head
They can't understand
How you make 2 less than 1
Show'em how it's done
Books and flowers on your backseat
No one knows you've gone
Can you see?
Can you feel?
What you need is always here
Don't you hate these winter mornings?
Fake sun, five below
Can you see?
Can you feel?
What you need is always here
Satellites and dancing stars
A sky for you to wear
Bullet holes in friendly ghosts
No one really knows
What's inside your pretty head
They can't understand
How you make 2 less than 1
Show'em how it's done