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I swear I dreamed you up last week And when I found your image tweakedI said, "Can't we just get along?"An undone song tags alongShoed in Keds, flees your headIncomplete half-formed feetLeaves your lips, leather nipsI swear I found you at my fingertipsThinking this was something that shouldn't be wrongSmiling strong, front tooth goneCrooked grill, window sillHolds a plant, baskets can'tDeemed unpure, fishing lureI swear I thought we met beforeI heard a ring you knocked my doorAnd now I know which way to go, dearI swear we kissed at parties pastYou winked at me, I pinched your assAnd now I know which class you are, dearI think I dreamed my bedroom cleanSongtexteBut when I woke, the trash had teamedI thought can't we just get along?Run the seams, smile-sent beamsLight the way, trust no rayPay for paved, play it savedFilms get clipped, waiters tippedI think I found you using q-tipsThinking this was something that shouldn't be wrongFingers ring, words slurringReal life twice, gambler's diceMotor bikes, poor man's dykeAnti-leak, parrot's beakI think I sinked three ships last weekI burnt a bridge and climbed a peakAnd now I know, how not to make friendsI think I called your girlfriend fat and stole a song from RatatatAnd now I know what lawsuits feel likeAin't nothing but a little bite of sugarCan make these words go downAin't nothing but a little bite of sugarWill make it sweet to taste this frownI feel I dream I screwed the teamBut when I woke, my cleats were cleanI thought, I did it just for the songClothes breed rips, babes from hipsBlamed too much, bought for touchBear-like back, sweaters lackThreadbare kiss, part-time blissI feel the kiss was the right dismissBut there's always nothing you read straight wrongAll done song, tags alongNot questioned, tests done runChorus tossed, lyrics lostComprehend at the endI feel I've been a naughty friendI robbed your coat and stole your penAnd now I know what karma writes likeI feel the sand beneath my toesThe hours pass, the tension growsAnd now I know why day trips take longAin't nothing but a little bite of sugarCan make these words go downAin't nothing but a little bite of sugarWill make it sweet to taste this frown Aus Songtexte Mania