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October 22, 2004

You Can't Look Away

The worst part about my site being down was that I couldn't share the bliss that is Jimmy Eat World's new CD, Futures. I drove to Circuit City on Tuesday during lunch in order to buy it ... and also picked up the JEW DVD (Believe In What You Want) for $10.

And, um, the Army of Darkness DVD also jumped into my hands and came home with me. But it was also just $10, so I didn't feel like I could refuse.

Anyway, I'm going to post my three favorite songs off of Futures. One is the title track (go vote, kids!), which has a great singalong chorus. "Work" is one of the more power-pop songs on the CD, and "Nothingwrong" is harder (and I love the churning guitar bit at the beginning). I listen to those last two tracks on repeat all day long at work.





Jimmy Eat World, "Futures"

I always believed in futures
I hope for better in November
Try the same booth, same lucky numbers
It could be a cold night
For a lifetime
Hey now
You can't keep saying endlessly
My darling
How long until this effects me?

Say hello to good times
Trade up for the fast ride
We close our eyes while the nickel and dime
Take the streets
Completely

I always could count on futures
If things would look up
They'd look up
Why, so hard to find a balance
Between living decent
And the cold and real
Hey now
What is it you think you see?
My darling
Now's the time to disagree

Say hello to good times
Trade up for the fast ride
We close our eyes while the nickel and dime
Take the streets
Completely

Hey now
The past is told by those who win
My darling
What matters is what hasn't been
Hey now
We're wide awake and we're thinking
My darling
Believe your votes can mean something

Say hello to good times
Trade up for the fast ride
We close our eyes while the nickel and dime
Take the streets
Completely

Jimmy Eat World, "Work"

If you only once would let me
Only just one time
Then be happy with the consequence
With whatever's gonna happen tonight
Don't think we're not serious
When's it ever not?
The love we make is give and it's take
A game to play along

All I can say
I shouldn't say
Can we take a ride?
Get out of this place
While we still have time

All the best DJs are saving
The slowest song for last
When the dance is through
It's me and you
Come on would it really be so bad
The things we think might be the same
But I won't fight for more
It's just not me to wear it on my sleeve
Count on that for sure

All I can say
I shouldn't say
Can we take a ride?
Get out of this place
While we still have time
You wanna take a ride?
Get out of this place
While we still have time
We still have time

Can't say I was never wrong
But some blame rests on you
Work and play they're never okay
To mix the way we do

All I can say
I shouldn't say
Can we take a ride?
Get out of this place
While we still have time
You wanna take a ride?
Get out of this place
While we still have time
We still have time

Jimmy Eat World, "Nothingwrong"

Hold them down, our bleeding suspects
Just because
Just 'cause
Just who are you?
By candle light, burn burn burn, baby
Burn, burn, whose turn
Who gets a taste today?

We've done nothing wrong
But we've done nothing
We can't look away
But we're just looking
It's second nature to say
We've done nothing wrong

Turn them off, all blacklist singers
Don't ask why
Don't cry
Don't make a scene
A 45 spin spin spin, give in
Spin spin, who wins
Who's not afraid to play?

We've done nothing wrong
But we've done nothing
We can't look away
But we're just looking
It's second nature to say
We've done nothing but

Nothing but take what's handed down
Said nothing
But words approved to shout
We wanna know
That we own the cake we're eating
Spit it out

Hold them down (burn, burn)
Hold them down, all bleeding suspects
Turn them off (turn, turn)
Turn them off, all blacklist singers

We've done nothing wrong
But we've done nothing
We can't look away
But we're just looking
It's second nature to say
We've done nothing wrong

Posted by Highwaygirl on October 22, 2004 06:55 AM to the category The Key of Life
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