You don�t
You might think that things will change,
But take my word �
They won�t
You paint a lovely picture,
But reality intrudes
With a message for you
And it�s real bad news
I was undecided like you
At first
But I could not stem the tide of overwhelm
And thirst
You try to keep it going, but a lot of avenues
Just aren�t open to you
When you�re real bad news
I�ve got love and anger
They come as a pair
You can take your chances
But buyer beware
And I won�t
Make you feel bad
When I show you
This big ball of sad isn�t
Worth filling with air
And baby, let me tell you
You can get some things confused
Like whose secrets are whose
And that�s real bad news
Real bad news
Real bad news
Aimee Mann � �Real Bad News�
There comes a time when you swim or sink
So I jumped in the drink
Cause I couldn�t make myself clear
Maybe I wrote in invisible ink
Oh I've tried to think
How I could've made it appear
But another illustration is wasted cause the
Results are the same
I feel like a ghost
Who's trying to move your hands
Over some Ouija Board in the hopes
I can spell out my name
What some might take for magic at first glance
Is just sleight of hand
Depending on what you believe
Something gets lost when you translate
It�s so hard to keep straight
Perspective is everything
And I know now which is which,
And what angle I ought to look at it from
I suppose I should be happy to be misread �
Better be that than some of the other things I have become
Well, nobody wants to hear this tale
The plot is clich�d, the jokes are stale
And baby we�ve all heard it all before
Oh, I could get specific but
Nobody needs a catalog
With details of a love I can�t sell anymore
And aside from that,
This chain of reaction, baby, is losing a link
Though Id� hope you�d know what
I tried to tell you, and if don�t
I could draw you a picture
In invisible ink
But nobody wants to hear this tale
The plot is cliched, the jokes are stale
And baby we�ve all heard it all before
Oh, I could get specific but
Nobody needs a catalog
With details of a love I can�t sell anyone
Aimee Mann � �Invisible Ink�
Say you were split, you were split in fragments
And none of the pieces would talk to you
Wouldn�t you want to be who you had been?
Well, baby I want that too
So better take the keys
And drive forever
Staying won�t put these
Futures back together
All the perfect drugs
And superheroes
Wouldn�t be enough
To bring me up to zero
Baby, you�re great, you�ve been more than patient
Saying it�s not a catastrophe
But I�m not the girl you once put your faith in
Just someone who looks like me
So better take the keys
And drive forever
Staying won�t put these
Futures back together
All the perfect drugs
And superheroes
Wouldn�t be enough
To bring me up to zero
So get out while you can
Get out while you can
Baby, I�m pouring quicksand
And sinking is all I had planned
So better just go...
Oh, better take the keys
And drive forever
Staying won�t put these
Futures back together
All the perfect drugs
And superheroes
Wouldn�t be enough
To bring me up to zero
All the king�s horses and all the king�s men
Couldn�t put baby together again
Aimee Mann � �Humpty Dumpty�
Guys like me
We don�t know how it feels
Absentee
Even closing the deal
With every player there�s a
Pay-off in the final reel
But never with guys like me
Cause guys like me
We look good at the gate
But you�ll agree
With the odds on the slate
And put your money on a bona fide
Heavyweight
And take it off guys like me
Take it off guys like me
Who pull you close
But never really
Looking warm
But feeling chilly
You�ll describe us as �impassioned�
When it�s just a front we�ve
Fashioned
Cause guys like me
We all vow to become
Clear and free
Of the fife and the drum
And block the circulation
�Til we�re all completely numb-
Let�s hear it for guys like me
Let�s hear it for guys like me
Aimee Mann � �Guys Like Me�
The moth don�t care when he sees the flame
He might get burned, but he�s in the game
And once he�s in, he can�t get back
He�ll beat his wings �til he burns them black
No, the moth don�t care when he sees the flame
No, the moth don�t care when he sees the flame
The moth don�t care if the lame is real
Cause moth and flame got a sweetheart deal
And nothing fuels a good flirtation
Like need and anger and desperation
No, the moth don�t care if the flame is real
No, the moth don�t care if the flame is real
So come on, let�s go - - ready or not
Cause there�s a flame I know, hotter than hot
And with a fuse that�s so thoroughly shot away
The moth don�t care if the flame burns low
Cause moth believes in an afterglow
And flames are never doused completely
All you really need is the love of heat - -
No, the moth don�t care if the flame burns low
No, the moth don�t care if the flame burns low
So come on, let�s go - - ready or not
Cause there�s a flame I know, hotter than hot
And with a fuse that�s so thoroughly shot away
Aimee Mann � �The Moth�
Aimee Mann is a musical genius. Her music is so fluid and beautiful. I could listen to it all day and all night. And, come to think of it, perhaps I will.
Melodic Bliss