Thursday, October 2, 2008

You Don't Know Me


Sorry to you two who read this. My computer has been...frustrating. Thats a way to but it euphamistically. Anyway, one of my absolute favorite songwritters released a new cd this week. It has been like 4 years since his last album so when I saw his newest effort on iTunes, I immediatly surrendered my 13 dollars. So I listen right? and guess who is featured on one of the songs. Regina! freakin'! Spektor! This colaboration is brilliant. I tried to get it on my playlist but it's nowhere to be found. Here are the lyrics for now. It's amazing.

I wanna ask you - Do you ever sit and wonder,
It's so strange That we could be together for
So long, and never know, never care
What goes on in the other one's head?

Things I've felt but I've never said
You said things that I never said
So I'll say something that I should have said long ago:

(You don't know me)
You don't know me at all
(You don't know me)
You don't know me at all (at all)

You could have just propped me up on the table like a mannequin
Or a cardboard stand-up and paint me (paint me)
Any face that you wanted me to be seen.
We're damned by the existential moment where
We saw the couple in the coma and
It was we were the cliche but we carried on anyway.

So, sure, I could just close my eyes.
Yeah, sure, trace and memorize,
But can you go back once you know

(You don't know me)
You don't know me at all
(You don't know me)
You don't know me at all (at all)

(You don't know me)
You don't know me at all
(You don't know me)
You don't know me

If I'm the person that you think I am (Ah ah ahh)
Clueless chump you seem to think I am (Ah ah ahhh)
So easily led astray,
An errant dog who occasionally escapes and needs a shorter leash, then
Why the fuck would you want me back?!

Maybe it's because

(You don't know me at all)

Ahhh ah
Ahhh ah

(You don't know me,
you don't know me.)

Ahhh ah
Ahhh ah

So, what I'm trying to say is
What (What?)
I'm trying to tell you
It's not gonna come out like I wanna say it cause I know you'll only change it.
(Say it.)

(You don't know me)
You don't know me at all
(You don't know me)
You don't know me at all (at all)

(You don't know me)
You don't know me at all
(You don't know me)
You don't know me at all (at all)

What?

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