The Starting Line - Based On A True Story lyrics
- Making Love To The Camera
- Inspired By The $
- Bedroom Talk
- Surprise, Surprise
- Photography
- Autography
- Artistic License
- Stay Where I Can See You
- The B-List
- The World
- Ready
- Cut! Print It
Making Love To The Camera
This is the distance between point A and point B
The self-completion meeting the goal we've exceed
And it's the best thing to ever enter my life
After all this time, I'm still taken by surprise
Every time that a stranger calls my name
For a picture to take, it happens every day.
Will there be a picture left to snap,
or will my face just detach itself,
and get caught up in the public eye?
Let it take mine
It feels just like
It feels just like making love to the camera
It feels just like
It feels just like making love, making love
If what goes on here doesn't stay in this room
We're gonna spread the word to leaving room to grow
And if we blossom as high as northwestern trees
I swear I'll still be the same as I was as a seed
And if these branches hold a leaf
They'll hold convictions
I believe
This is the beginning of something
Too strong to break now
It feels just like
It feels just like making love to the camera
It feels just like
It feels just like making love, making love
It felt just like
It felt just like making love to the camera
It felt just like
It felt just like making love, making love
Inspired By The $
Closed window pane
I stare out all day
This room and the walls
We wait for the call
And slow like decay
This progress we've made
Could you...
Get to the point, get it across
To the boys at the top of the ladder I'm climbing up
I,I have my doubts
This is a call from my cage
through the bars
Inspired by the dollar sign that's dangling outside
Someone...
Get to the point, get it across
To the boys at the top of the ladder
I'm climbing up
I,I have my doubts
my doubts
my doubts
my doubts!
Go on and get it right
Get it right
okay
Just stay, just stay the same way
Do it like you did it before
oh yeah
remain, remain the same way
Lord help me now
Get to the point, get it across
To the boys at the top of the ladder I'm climbing up
I,I have my doubts
Get to the point, get it across
To the boys at the top of the ladder I'm climbing up
I,I have my doubts
Bedroom Talk
I got the talk when I was younger
And understood as I recall,
They hadn't mentioned this at all.
My heart was racing like a sprinter
That tripped and fell
In love with a girl just for tonight and that's all.
I've got big, big plans
And they've got to mean something more
Than just once
I just don't know what I want.
I'm gonna tear your ass up like we just got married
And you're all mine now
Tonight is the night we've been waiting for all our lives
Or maybe for just tonight
I got the call when I was older
Yeah and I understood
If it happens then it happens and that's all
My arms the hose and you're the fire
Out of control and I've got put you out
Before there's nothing left at all.
I've got big, big plans
And they've got to mean something more
Than just once
But I just don't know what I want.
I'm gonna tear your ass up like we just got married
And you're all mine now
Tonight is the night we've been waiting for all our lives
Or maybe for just mine
Get your ass up cause you're in no hurry
Like I am now
I'm getting older and older all of the time
Or maybe for just tonight.
And the next part is the hardest
So admit and explain but I've got to get it right
She said
I'll chew you up and spit you out like all them.
I'm gonna put you right back in my mouth
And you know that I will always love you.
I tore your ass up like we just got married
And you're all mine now
'Cause Tonight is the night we've been waiting for all our lives
Or maybe it's just
You've gotta get your ass up cause
You're in no hurry
Like I am now
I'm getting older and older all of the time.
O baby one more time
I'm gonna tear your ass up like we just got married
And you're all mine now
I'm getting older and older all of the time
Or maybe it's just mine
Or tonight
Yeah yeah oh, yeah
Surprise, Surprise
"Hey there love, let's get to catching up
'Cause I been thinking those thoughts that must have slipped my mind
That time that I left you there that night"
I replied "Let me remind you of the guy you failed to mention all along
'Cause your actions have consequences, and these are them"
I'll be your friend in hell
Until then I despise you
And I probably always will
I can't afford to make another mistake like this
'Cause this is more than I can take
I don't mean to leave angry
This is by your own device
I'm sure this comes as no surprise
Hey there babe, don't mean to cut you off
But I've heard enough lies, and you're dyin' to get caught
I'll let you go call all your friends
"Oh my god, let me describe to you this guy
His name is Ken, he's in this band that writes such
Awful songs about me, all the time"
You're god damn right
I'll be your friend in hell
Until then I despise you
And I probably always will
I can't afford to make another mistake like this
Well this is more than I can take
I don't mean to leave angry
This is by your own device
I'm sure this comes as
Oh, I'm fine
Just let me lie here for a while
'Cause I've been staying up, yeah, hanging up, all night
Oh, I'm spent
Of all attention I've given
To a hopeless case
To a sharp headache
To a choice you made
To the reason why
To the reason why I say
I'll be your friend in hell
Until then I despise you
And I probably always will
I can't afford to make another mistake like you
I'm sure this comes as no surprise (I can't take, I can't take it)
I'm sure this comes as no surprise (I can't take)
Surprise, surprise
Photography
I've never been so happy to see a photograph of me
then when graced with your company.
You're making a small chang to the way
that you wear your heart.
I like it better...I like it... I like it better now
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I'll swing from a streetlight
as i will sing oh, oh, oh
and I'm stuck in the meantime
but we're so, oh close
The sunlight's overwhelming the scene that's
composed of you and me in our finest moments.
An amazing illusion was made with trick photography
it seems like you're really...you're really...
it seems like you're really here.
[Chorus 2x]
2nd time-
I'll swing from a streetlight
and sing oh, oh, oh
and I'm stuck in the meantime
but we're so, oh close.
we're so close...we're so close.
[Chorus]
I'm grilled by a spotlight
I'll sing oh, oh, oh
we're still in the meantime
but we're oh so, oh so close
yeah, we're oh so, oh so close
yeah, we're oh so, oh so
I'll swing from a streetlight
as I will sing oh, oh, oh.
I sing oh, oh, oh
I sing oh, oh, oh
Autography
The kids were shouting "Let us out!"
And their parents did
Then 2 years, then 3 years
Then show time and now they're making rock 'n' roll
Those kids are making progress now
They say "Hear us out!" in every town
They do it 1 mile by 1 mile at a time
Though it seems like every time I get a little bit closer
To what I want I land further away from where and when I was a little bit younger
If you still don't know how the cadence goes
We say:
This parade still marches on
Louder than it ever was
Right, left, right, c'mon
C'mon get up and just follow the tempo
Where streets filled with people
Sing on and on and on through the town
The beat goes on
The kids are yelling "Play the song
That I heard that once!
I don't know what it's called or how it goes
But it's all the same to me."
The girls are screaming "Let us in
Because we're what you want to solve all your problems for tonight
Because you're just so rock 'n' roll."
Though it seems like every time I get a little bit closer
To what I want I land further away from where and when I was a little bit younger
If you still don't know the way we roll
We go:
This parade still marches on
Louder than it ever was
Right, left, right, c'mon
C'mon get up and just follow the tempo
Where streets filled with people
They sing on and on and on through the town
The beat goes on
(Whoo)
Let's get back to tearing this place a new floor
Left, right, left, c'mon
C'mon get up and just follow the tempo
Streets filled with people
They sing on, on, they sing and on and on and on
The beat goes on
Artistic License
I have the sweetest of sights, you've got to know it
It's turned me sideways
I had some fire in my eyes once you got me going
It's seaping south and out my mouth
Rest easy tonight cuz I'm starting to write it down
Somehow saying the things that your ears won't believe
Is all for the principle
I had the flattest of sights, that's all I'm showing
I took those walls off
I am from left to the right, ripped, round, and roaring
From safe and sound to proud and loud
Rest easy tonight cuz I'm starting to write it down
Somehow saying the things that your ears won't believe
Is all for the principle
Rest easy tonight, yeah, cuz I'm starting to, I'm starting to
Rest easy tonight cuz I'm starting to write it down
Somehow saying the things that your ears won't believe
I'll try not to scream if you're trying to sleep
It's all based on the principle
Yeah, based on the principle
Stay Where I Can See You
For months you've been away,
You're here a couple days,
I've got all of the time in the world.
To do with what we please,
If it were up to me,
We'd have all of the time in the world.
Just stay right where I can see you.
When you go away I get so low,
Like temperatures when they're at their coldest.
When you go away I get so lonely,
And I'm stranded by the side of the bed.
I can name all 50 states,
48 get in the way,
From me being next to you (From me being next to you)
If it were up to me,
We'd have everything we need,
You'd have me and I'd have you.
Just stay right where-
I could be anyone you want,
I'm glad I got the job.
We've got something in mind,
And I've got all this time.
When you go away I get so low,
Like temperatures when they're at their coldest,
When you go away I get so lonely,
And I'm stranded by the side of the bed.
Just Stay right where I can see you.
Just stay right where I can, I can see you.
When you go away I get so low,
Like temperatures when they're at their coldest,
When you go away I get so lonely,
And I'm stranded by the (1, 2!)
When you go away I get so low,
Like temperatures when they're at their coldest,
Once you go away I get so lonely,
When you go away I get so lonely,
And I'm stranded by the side of the bed.
The B-List
Take another hundred names
And put 'em on a list
And curse yourself for ever watching it
I'm not gonna have to see it to the end
'Cause the fastest rat is always gonna win
You've gotta know the hustle
To make it in this town
'Cause competition's stiff as ever now
Take another hundred
And put it in her hand
Present the prize and not the ambulance
You've got a certain spark
You've got to show it off
What are you waiting for?
They've been expecting you
Have got the brightest spark
Don't let them blow it out
What are you waiting for?
They've been expecting your call
She walks on red carpets all the time
In my eyes
Others will scoff at her clothes coming off
They will talk, let 'em talk
Because you've given them just what they want
Harder than a drama
Softer than a porn
Oh come on, fill that purse a little more
You got something special (You got something special)
Put it on the air (Put it on the air)
Humiliation pays well by the tear
You've got a certain spark
You've got to show it off
What are you waiting for?
They've been expecting you
What have you been waiting for?
They've been expecting your call
She walks on red carpets all the time
In my eyes
Others will scoff at her clothes coming off
They will talk, let 'em talk
Because you've given them just what they want
Given them just what they want
Yeah, you've given them just what they want
He'll do most anything
You'll do most anything
For the camera
A mil for a wedding ring
A thou for embarrassing yourself
Keep that camera rolling, baby
What are you waiting for?
'Cause we've been waiting for you
What are you waiting for?
Wait for it
She walks on red carpets all the time
In my eyes
In my eyes
Others will scoff at her clothes coming off
They will talk, let them talk
Because you've given them just what they want
She walks on red carpets all the time
In my eyes (Why can't you see what you've become?)
In my eyes
Others will scoff at her clothes coming off
They will talk, let them talk
Because you've given them just what they want
The World
You've gotta hold, hold open my eyelids
If you're gonna shake, shake, shake 'til the morning
I'm gonna put, put things in perspective
And it's gonna take, take, take my precious time
All we need is a reason
For us to dance, dance, dance 'til the break of dawn
All I need is a hook now
For us to shout, shout, shout these words out
Cuz we're all, all, all
We're all...
You know we're all a part of the world, of course
If you know it sing out
Yeah, sing it out
I'm gonna snap back into formation
And get to work, work, work 'til the job gets done
Everyone's getting ready
Cuz they've been wait, wait, waiting for Friday night
All we need is a chance now
For, for us to get, get down in the after hours
All you need is a voice now
For us to shout, shout, shout these words out
Cuz we're all, all, all
We're all...
You know we're all a part of the world, of course
If you know it sing out
Yeah, sing it out
Cuz we're all a part
You know we're all a part of the world, of course
If you know it sing out
Yeah, sing it out
Work, work, work
Should, should, should
Good, good, good
I'm gonna keep it up, keep it up
Gonna keep it up, keep it up
Work, work, work if you
Should, should, should and you're
Good, good, good, all right now
Keep it up, keep it up, keep it
Cuz we're all, we're part
You know we're all a part of the world, of course
If you know it sing it out
Yeah, sing it cuz we're all, all, all
We're all
You know we're all a part of the world, of course
And if you're feeling me sing it out
Yeah, sing it cuz we're all
We're part
You know we're all a part of the world, of course
If you know it sing it out
Yeah, sing it out
Ready
I've been waiting for good news
We're to continue singing these ones
To the same demographic
Be it not perfect
Let it be heard by those taking an interest
Not for the critics holding their ears
Gonna get ready
Gonna get ready
I've been waiting for answers
Dancing in circles, making me sick
I've been chained like a tiger
To hundreds of liars all holding hands
Gonna get ready
Gonna get ready
Now I'm calling all the time
All I wanted was a little bit
Of time for me to try, try to get up
I'm gonna get up
All they wanted was a little bit of time for me
To clear my head, to clear my head
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Gotta clear it up
I'm calling all the time
All I wanted was a little bit
Of time for me to try, try to get up
I'm gonna get up
All they wanted was a little bit of time for me
To clear my head, to clear my head
Cut! Print It
So I flew across the country just to find your broken word
Like the dry wall in the bathroom of the hotel room she left me in alone
Excuse me while I let your secrets out
Does it comfort you to think about how wonderful this was up until now?
Cause this is closure once and for all
Oh, this has to stop right now
Cause I've been running for my life
And you could never catch me now
So I guess I'll just get going, I've got better topics now
And I'm off to find some blank pages to write all of them down
Because these ones have been dirtied with the mentioning of you
And you know I wouldn't say I hate you if it wasn't true
Because you're the talk of the town
And everybody's found it out
Cause this is closure once and for all
Oh, this has to stop right now
Cause I've been running for my life
And you could never catch me now
So I guess I'll cut my losses cuz I lost a lot
I guess I'll quit complaining and I'll starting walking it off
Because there is no point in living in a past with that unhappiness
Consider it a promise we both broke
Consider it mistakes on both our parts
Cause this is closure once and for all
Oh, this has to stop right now
Cause I've been running for my life
And you could never catch me now
Yeah, this closure once and for all
Yeah, this closure once and for all
And you could never catch me now