Written in Reverse

Album: Transference (2010)
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  • I'm writing this to you in reverse
    Someone better call a hearse
    I can see it all from here
    From just a few glimpses
    Now that lightbulb's gone off
    And it's pulling my wince
    And now the lightbulb's gone off
    I've seen it in your eyes
    I've seen you blankly stare
    And I wanna show you how I love you
    But there's nothing there

    I'm not standin' here!
    Oh I'm not standin' here!
    And I'm writing in reverse
    I know it could be worse
    I'm not standing here, I'm not standing here
    (I'm not standing here, I'm not standing here)
    (And I'm writing in reverse, I know it could be worse)
    And I hear that famous song
    And I hear that can't be wrong

    No nothin' was planned
    You just can't help yourself
    Some people are so easily shuffled and dealt
    If there's only one of us you truly felt
    We're gettin' you raw
    And it feels real good
    Although only briefly
    Like high school poppers would
    Will you lose a bit of yourself?
    Will you lose a bit of yourself?

    I'm not standin' here!
    Oh I'm not standin' here!
    And I'm writing in reverse
    I know it could be worse
    I hear that famous song
    And I hear that can't be wrong

    All I know, is all I know,
    Yes, all I know, is all I know
    Is all I know

    I'm writing this to you in reverse
    Someone better call a hearse (woo! )
    I can see it all from here
    From just a few glimpses
    Now that lightbulb's gone off
    And it's pulling my wince
    And now the lightbulb's gone off
    I've seen it in your eyes
    And there's nothing there
    There's nothing there
    I wanna show you how I love you
    I can see you blankly stare Writer/s: BRITT DANIEL
    Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Joe from Washington DcThis song is never discussed as one of Spoon's best but I love some of the lines in this song. "There's only one of us you truly felt" is not only a clever line but spat out out by Britt Daniel brilliantly.
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