She's American

Album: I Like It When You Sleep... (2016)
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  • Big town
    Synthetic apparitions of not being lonely
    "Look, he's having a breakdown
    Oh, what a let down, a shame, I think he might die"
    And now she's dancing enthralling, I guess I gotta wait my turn
    I said, "Don't fall in love with the moment"
    She said, "I've got a lot to learn"

    And you know I'm in love with this city
    But the green is turning brown
    And I just look pathetic now

    If she likes it 'cause we just don't eat
    And we're so intelligent, she's American
    If she says I've gotta fix my teeth
    Then she's so American (she's American)
    And if she likes it 'cause we just don't eat
    And we're socially relevant, she's American
    If she says I've gotta fix my teeth
    Then she's so American (she's American)

    She's inducing sleep to avoid pain
    And I think she's got a gun divinely decreed and custom made
    She calls on the phone like the old days, expecting the world
    And don't fall in love with the moment
    And think you're in love with the girl

    There's no more water in this city
    But be careful or you'll drown
    You think you've got it figured out

    If she likes it 'cause we just don't eat
    And we're so intelligent, she's American
    If she says I've gotta fix my teeth
    Then she's so American (she's American)
    And if she likes it 'cause we just don't eat
    And we're socially relevant, she's American
    If she says I've gotta fix my teeth
    Then she's so American (she's American)

    Well, your face got a hold on me
    But your brain is proper weird
    Are you feeling the same?
    You just keep nodding at me, looking vacant

    She's American
    She's American

    If she likes it 'cause we just don't eat
    And we're so intelligent, she's American
    If she says I've gotta fix my teeth
    Then she's so American (she's American)
    If she likes it 'cause we just don't eat
    And we're socially relevant, she's American
    If she says I've gotta fix my teeth
    Then she's so American (she's American) Writer/s: Adam Hann, George Bedford Daniel, Matthew Timothy Healy, Ross MacDonald
    Publisher: CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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  • Seth This has got to be the Hookiest damn song I've ever heard
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