152 Album Lyrics by Taking Back Sunday

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Amphetamine Smiles

So you're standing on the corner
You were waiting for me
It must've been past midnight
Started thinking to myself
It's been a bad couple years
Soon everything will be alright

The moon shines down on amphetamine smiles
We've finally got some time to kill
You ask if I can make the best of these bad decisions
You know I can and I will
I can and I will

We talked until the sun came up
It meant so much, we don't remember what
You better save yourself before you try
And save somebody else
Now this is all you have
A moment that we won't ever get back
You better save yourself before you try
And save somebody else

A half drunk Messiah with a smile on her face
When she told me not to take them pills
I said, "Girl, you've got no faith in medicine"
(Girl, you have no faith in medicine)

Love you like a brother
Love you like no other
I'ma love you 'cause no other can

We talked until the sun came up
It meant so much, we don't remember what
You better save yourself before you try
And save somebody else
And this is all you have
A moment and you won't remember it (you won't remember it)
You better save yourself before you try
And save somebody else (somebody else)

Love you like a brother
Love you like no other
I'ma love you 'cause no other can

Talked until the sun came up
It meant so much, we don't remember what (we won't remember)
You better save yourself before you try
And save somebody else

You better save yourself before you try
And save somebody else

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S'old

You're going to get s'old
You're going to get so old
You're going to get so old either way, yeah

Well I was at a loss, call me conjecture
You seemed happy enough to have me stay
Well I am one of God's great creatures
'Cause science never lies, it only learns

And I could use a bit of both
A little less your high hopes
A little more your love

You're going to get s'old
You're going to get so old
You're going to get so old either way
(Alright, here)
You're going to get s'old
You're going to get so old
You're going to get so old either way
Yea-yeah, yeah
Well either way

Used to be I stood a head taller
Long before your legs began to sway
Beneath the weight
Beneath the weight

And I could use a bit of both
A little less your case load
A little more your love

You're going to get s'old
You're going to get so old
You're going to get so old either way
(Alright, here)
You're going to get s'old
You're going to get so old
You're going to get so old either way

S'old
S'old
So old
So old

You're going to get s'old
You're going to get so old
You're going to get so old either way

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The One

Held down, turned on, tuned out
Killed off, drink it up
'Cause enough is never enough
Keep 'em out, let 'em in
Unrepentant, unforgiven
Holy hell, high heaven
It's a destination wedding

I'm the only one who knows you
I'm the only one who knows
When there's a feeling, there's a promise, there's an innocence gone
And it's not coming back, so you keep moving on
Yeah, I'm the only one, only one who knows you

Give a smile, give a nod, find yourself
Find your God, holy hell
Tell yourself it's a match made in heaven, heaven

And I'm the only one who knows you
I'm the only one who knows
When there's a feeling, there's a promise, there's an innocence gone
And it's not coming back, so you keep moving on
And I'm the only one, only one who knows you

You're staring blank in the mirror, you've got nothing to prove
'Cause you can't see yourself the way they see you
And just because you're winning it doesn't mean you got nothing
You got nothing to lose

See, I'm the only one who knows you
Yeah, I'm the only one who knows

Staring blank in the mirror, you've got nothing to prove
'Cause you can't see yourself the way they see you
And I'm the only one, only one who knows you
I'm the only one, only one who knows you

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Keep Going

Oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh

You could forget about the devil
But the devil won't forget about you
Because you're winning
That don't mean you've got nothing to lose
Saw you walking down Lennox
Real human teeth
With a mouth full of promise
And no guarantees

You say it's all over now
Call it blood under the bridge
You say what's done is done
You don't know what you did
You say it's all over now
Call it blood under the bridge
I know what you did

Long past, summer on my teeth
Long since you meant everything to me
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Nobody knows the trouble you've been

Oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh-oh

I've got no reason to be here
I'm just trying to tell you the truth
Preaching to the choir never felt so f*cking good
You said it's all over now
Call it blood under the bridge
The problem isn't that I've changed
The problem isn't that I've changed
The problem is that you've stayed the same
The problem is that you've stayed the same

You're boot stomping
Blood letting
Son of a bitch
I know what you're doing
I know what you did

Long past, summer on my teeth
Long since you meant everything to me
Nobody knows the trouble I've seen
Nobody knows the trouble you've been

The problem isn't that I've changed
The problem is that you've stayed the same

Long past, summer on my teeth
Long since you meant everything to me
Nobody knows the trouble you've seen
Nobody knows the trouble you've been

The problem isn't that I've changed
The problem is that you've stayed the same
The problem isn't that I've changed
The problem is that you've stayed the same

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I Am The Only One Who Knows You

Held down, turned on, tuned out
Killed off, drink it up
'Cause enough is never enough
Keep 'em out, let 'em in
Unrepentant, unforgiven
Holy hell, high heaven
It's a destination wedding

I'm the only one who knows you
I'm the only one who knows
When there's a feeling, there's a promise, there's an innocence gone
And it's not coming back, so you keep moving on
Yeah, I'm the only one, only one who knows you

Give a smile, give a nod, find yourself
Find your God, holy hell
Tell yourself it's a match made in heaven, heaven

And I'm the only one who knows you
I'm the only one who knows
When there's a feeling, there's a promise, there's an innocence gone
And it's not coming back, so you keep moving on
And I'm the only one, only one who knows you

You're staring blank in the mirror, you've got nothing to prove
'Cause you can't see yourself the way they see you
And just because you're winning it doesn't mean you got nothing
You got nothing to lose

See, I'm the only one who knows you
Yeah, I'm the only one who knows

Staring blank in the mirror, you've got nothing to prove
'Cause you can't see yourself the way they see you
And I'm the only one, only one who knows you
I'm the only one, only one who knows you

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Quit Trying

Oh me, oh my
I just quit trying
Oh me, oh my
Goddamn it, I'ma take my time

Whatever you heard, it's true
All of the worst parts, all up for auction
I was a kid then, didn't know better
You won't have to look far
You won't have to look hard

Just up and away, fire away
Say my name, say my name
Fire away

But I'ma always find my way
I'ma always find my way right back
This place, right back, my name

I just quit trying
I just quit trying

Oh me, oh my
Hold it, I really won't take my life
Oh me, oh my
I take my time

Something safe words make you vibrant
Northern lightning, ultra violet
I just keep trying, trying, trying, trying, trying, trying, trying

Fire away
Say my name, say my name
Fire away

I just quit trying
I just quit trying
I, I just quit trying, trying, trying
Trying, trying, trying
I just quit trying

Oh me, oh my
Hold it, I really won't take my life

See, I'ma always find my way
I'ma always find my way right back
This place

I just quit trying (oh me, oh my)
I just quit trying (oh me, oh my)
I just quit trying
I just quit trying (oh my, oh my)
I just quit trying, trying, trying
Trying, trying, trying
I just quit trying (oh me, oh my)

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Lightbringer

You try not to think about it
'Cause you don't know what to call it
When those banshees in your head coming to collect
Five o'clock 'round dinner dancing in the mirror
Caught 'em kissing on the tail end of the truck
You were happy once

Or am I making it all up? Making it all up
Am I making it, making it, make it up

You wore your hair back, back when
Not sure now, had to have been
Skin tight, where's that life?
I can't remember when we crossed that line
I can't remember when we crossed that line

Oh, it's just like you, just like you said
Hell is what you're gonna get (Hell is what you're gonna get)
Thinking only (thinking only) about you only (about you only)
How could you not have been in love?
How could you not have been in love?

Or am I making it all up?
Am I making it, making it, make it up

Oh, you wore your hair back, back when
Not sure how, had to have been
Skin tight, where's that life?
I can't remember when we crossed that line

Are we making it, making it, make it up, yeah
We making it, making it, make it up
Make it up, yeah
We make it work

You wore your hair back, back when
Not sure how, had to have been
Skin tight, where's that life?
I can't remember when we crossed that line

Are we making it all up?
Are we making it all up?
Making it, making it, make it up
Are we making it, making it, make it up

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New Music Friday

Do you need somebody else?
I can't be, I can't be somebody else

The best laid plans of rats and men
You know it's never gonna end
Moving slow, stone cold hands
Dragging anchors through the sand
And I don't know, I'll see you there
Tell myself I don't care
That's a lie, I tell myself this all the time
I tell myself I don't mind

Do you need somebody else?
Can you live inside yourself?
Well, do you need somebody else?
I can't be, I can't be somebody else

(I tell myself that I don't mind)

The best laid plans of rats and men
You know it's never gonna end
So if we're embers in the clouds
When are we coming down?

(Are we coming down?)
I tell myself that I don't mind
(Are we coming down?)
I tell myself this all the time

Do you need somebody else?
Can you live inside yourself?
Do you need somebody else?
I can't be, I can't be somebody else

I tell myself that I don't mind
Everything that's gone, will come back
Everything I know, you'll forget
Everything that's lost, found again
(I tell myself this all the time)
It's never gonna end
I can't be, I can't be somebody else

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Juice 2 Me

You're a voice I needed out of my head
White cross stuck in the sand
And now that you're gone
I'm glad you're gone

Talking out the side of your mouth
Yeah, I could hear you all the way from the back of the house
What you said you knew nothing about
You should have been ashamed to be so proud
I've been broken down in so many ways
Sick of myself, too scared to change
I've been waiting for the day to come
When all that's left is moving on

You're a voice I needed out of my head
White cross stuck in the sand
And now that you're gone
I'm glad you're gone, I'm glad you're gone
You're a voice I needed out of my head
Talking all the time, leaving so much left unsaid
I'm glad you're gone

Yeah, I love you but I'd rather live without you
You, you, you, you became a weight around my neck
One regret onto the next
Hitting at the same dead end
Over and over and over and over

You're a voice I needed out of my head
White cross stuck in the sand
And now that you're gone
I'm glad you're gone
You're a voice I needed out of my head
Talking all the time, leaving so much left unsaid
I'm glad you're gone

Oh, you're a voice I need out of my head
You're a voice I need out of my head
You're a voice I need out of my head
I'm glad you're gone

I love you but I'd rather live without you
I love you but I'd rather live without you
And I'm glad you're gone (I'm glad)
I love you but I'd rather live without you
I'm glad you're gone (I'm glad)

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The Stranger

Every time you bend
Living for the rent
Tighter every time going gets hard
Shouldn't have to be this hard

Oh, don't you get lonely?
Like I know you get lonely
Come on, act like you know me
Well, don't you get lonely?

Ritalin the meter, don't make much sense
I know a couple guys that's gonna handle it
The problem in the mirror, it don't take no shit
'Cause I know a couple guys that's gonna handle it

'Cause don't you get lonely?
Like I know you get lonely?
Come on, act like you know me
Well, don't you get lonely?

There you go again
Leaning on the fence
Why's it always have to be this hard
It shouldn't have to be this goddamn hard

'Cause don't you get lonely?
Like I know you get lonely?
Come on, act like you know me
Well, don't you get lonely?

Well, don't you treat me like a stranger
Well, don't you treat me like a stranger
Oh, oh

Why'd you give me that look?
Is what you've got in the trunk
It opens, my love is a diesel engine
(Well, don't you treat me like a stranger)
Why'd you give me that look?
Is what you've got in the trunk
My love is a diesel engine
Why'd you give me that look?
Is what you've got in the trunk
My love is a diesel engine

(Well, don't you treat me like a stranger)
(Well, don't you treat me like a stranger)

Steve, it's your father
I'm calling to see if you had fun