Something went wrong
You are not laughing
It's not so easy now to get you to smile
You gotta be strong
To walk these streets
And keep from falling
But when you're not, just let yourself cry

You've been working hard
Just trying to pay the rent
Trying to draw the line between who you are
and who you invent
But if you throw a stone
Something's gonna shatter somewhere
We're all so fragile
We're all so scared

You say you wanna learn how to live your life without tears
But we've been trying to do that for thousands of years
So go on and cry Ophelia
It's the only thing to do sometimes
You know I'm crying too
Right there with you
It's alright Ophelia
Everybody cries

Thank god for my bad memory
I've forgotten some of the stupid things that I've done
I've come to a little wisdom through a whole lot of failure
So I watch more carefully what rolls off my tongue

You pray for rain
But you don't want it from a storm
You find a rose
And cut your finger on a thorn
So go on and cry Ophelia
It's the only thing to do sometimes
You know I'm crying too
Right there with you
It's alright Ophelia
Everybody cries Ophelia

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Paper Cup

Wishful thinking I might be yours
Drifting on every step
I'm always drawn to the dark horse
Sweet sweet, oh nothing's said

And every dream, every, is just a dream after all
And everything stands so still when you dance
Everything spins so fast
And the night's in a paper cup
When you want it to last

Wishful thinking you might be mine
Every shiver sends
One breath under the bridge of sighs
Bending where the river bends

And every dream, every, is just a dream, after all

And everything stands so still when you dance
Everything spins so fast
And the nights in a paper cup
When you want it to last

And every dream, every, is just a dream after all
And everything stands so still when you dance
Everything spins so fast
And the night's in a paper cup
When you want it to last

And everything stands so still when you dance
Everything spins so fast
And the night's in a paper cup
When you want it to last

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Stay You

I love the way you speak and I love the way you swear
I love the way you walk in with your head held in the air
I love the way you words go over and I love the way you drive
I love the way you're scared of people, scared to be alive

(chorus)
Staaaaayyyyyy-hey-ayyyyyy stay you-ooo-ooo.
That's the toughest thing to do

I love the way you dress up on a Saturday night
I love the way you never speak until it feels just right
I love the way you're spendin all your money on yourself
I love the way you answer the phone and pretend you're someone else

(chorus 2x)

Now I don't want to talk about the things you overcame
By dragging up the past that puts you through it all again
I've got the greatest admiration for the way that you got through it
Couldn't ask nobody else to do it better than you do it

(chorus 2x)

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Letting Go

(chorus)
Don't call me
Don't write
Don't show up in the middle of the night
You know that
We needed
Some time and space to breathe

I still recall the words you said to me
It's what you did not say that sets me free
Now how can I find peace of mind when you keep coming back again?
It's okay for you to play this game of seesaw with my head

Now it hurts too much
And it hits too hard
And I won't play this part

(chorus)

So now I say the things I want to say
Sometimes it's better letting go this way
I'll always know
Down in my soul
We really had so far to go
I've given all I had to give
And now it's time for me to live
And I won't look back
And I won't regret
Though hurts like hell
Someday I will forget

(chorus)

To say that you've been thinkin
Cause I know it's just the drinkin

It's funny how we seem to end up here
I never thought I'd see this soul disappear

(chorus)

And this is letting go
This is letting go (3x)

(chorus 2x)

To say that you've been thinkin
Cause I know it's just the drinkin

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That I Would Be Good

That I would be good even if I did nothing
That I would be good even if I got the thumbs down
That I would be good if I got and stayed sick
That I would be good even if I gained ten pounds

That I would be fine even if I went bankrupt
That I would be good if I lost my hair and my youth
That I would be great if I was no longer queen
That I would be grand if I was not all knowing

That I would be loved even when I numb myself
That I would be good even when I am overwhelmed
That I would be loved even when I was fuming
That I would be good even if I was clingy

That I would be good even if I lost sanity
That I would be good
Whether with or without you

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Any Lucky Penny

* means I'm not sure if it's correct

Baby, look around
See that I'm nowhere to be found
You wanna feel me near
Then close your eyes and I'll appear

And dream of all of me without tears
Anything it takes to wish me here Oh, magic and sweet lullaby

Any lucky penny will do fine
Oh, wish me here

Your arms are open wide
Waiting for me to run inside
I'll meet you in the clouds
Please you, your part away too real and live and down*

And dream of me without the tears
Anything it takes to wish me hear
Oh, magic and sweet lullaby
Any lucky penny will do fine
Oh, wish me here

And when we're face to face
The world just fades away
So take me to the place
It's just you and I
Every single night

And dream of me without tears
Anything it takes to wish me here
Oh, magic and sweet lullaby
Any lucky penny will do fine
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah

Repeat

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Push It - Garbage

I was angry when I met you
I think I'm angry still
We can try to talk it over
If you say you'll help me out

Don't worry baby (don't worry baby)
No need to fight
Don't worry baby (don't worry baby)
We'll be alright

Chorus:
This is the noise that keeps me awake
My head explodes and my body aches
Push it, make the beats go harder
Push it, make the beats go harder

I'm sorry that I hurt you
Please don't ask me why
I want to see you happy
I want to see you shine

Don't worry baby (don't worry baby)
Don't be uptight
Don't worry baby (don't worry baby)
We'll stay up all night

Chorus

C'mon push it, you can do it
C'mon prove it, nothing to it
C'mon use it, let's get through it
C'mon push it, you can do it

Don't worry baby (don't worry baby)
Don't be uptight
Don't worry baby (don't worry baby)
We'll stay up all night

Chorus (3x)

Don't worry baby
We'll be alright
Don't worry baby
We'll be alright

Push it
Push it
Push it
Push it
Push it

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Speak of the Devil - Chris Isaak

The devil appears.
Waiting for some one.
Been waiting for years.
And it's alright now.
Yeah I'm alright now.

Watching her walking.
Like watching a flame.
Trying to forget her.
Don't mention her name.
And I'm alright now.
Yeah I'm alright now.

Lonely days without her.
Nights that would not end.
As long as I don't think about her.
I can still pretend.
..it's alright.

Speak of the devil.
The devil appears.
Been waiting for some one.
Lonely for years.
But I'm alright now
Yeah I'm alright now.
..it's alright.
..it's alright.

Speak of the devil.
Speak of the devil.
Speak of the devil.

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From my Head to my Heart

Once again I just can't get it straight
Wondering if wondering is my fate
Don't (?) on my quite yet, 'cause help might be on the way

(chorus)
From my head to my heart
I can't seem to find a way
They're so far apart
It's not you
It's not your fault
You've got everything I could ever want
And you've always understood my intentions were good
And we've been so close from the start
But the furthest distance I've ever known was from my head to my heart.
The furthest distance I've ever known is from my head to my heart
I feel the distance standing here next to you
I don't want to keep you waiting but I've been waiting, too.
Someday if I get there, and you still want me, too,
We can see it through.

(chorus)

My head to my heart.

(chorus 2x)

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