Metaboy lyrics

Thanks

Thanks very much for setting me up
You say I ought to try, what's the harm?
I've heard that she's nice
But we've been through this twice
I don't think the third time's the charm

Thanks very much for setting things up
You say "Nothing ventured, nothing gained"
Now I need a new excuse
To pull my head out of the noose
At least the last two times it rained

She could be romantic
She could be so sweet
Then I'd cross the Atlantic
So we would never meet

Thanks very much for telling all your friends
I need a date--that's sophistry
I don't want to be alone
But I don't want to be known
I'd rather no one ever noticed me

Thanks very much for setting me up
So all that's left for me to do is fall
I'm not really scared of heights
But I won't make a good knight
I hope you didn't tell her that I'm tall

She could be an accountant
With an Alpine chalet
Then I'd climb any mountain
Just to get away

Thanks very much for setting things up
So now she wants to take me to a show
Under pressure I show grace
So at home I'll leave my mace
But honestly I do not want to go
But I'll need a new excuse if I don't show
Lucky me, I'll blame it on the snow

Love at First Sight

I told her it was love at first sight
I didn't mean to be unkind
It was a poor choice of words I used that night
Because it turned out that she was blind

She announced that she was getting too fat
I think she's gorgeous, so that's what I told her
When she said she didn't know about that
Why'd I say "Beauty's in the eye of the beholder"?

I've got a girlfriend who can't see
That she's the only one for me
She isn't fooled by my disguise
She shows me things that open up my eyes

She was worried that the gas was too low
But I could see the gauge showed plenty
Halfway there she said "I told you so"
Which pissed me off so I said "Hindsight is 20-20."
But my antagonism doesn't faze her
I think she'd win staring down a laser

I've got a girlfriend who can't see
That she's the only one for me
She doesn't mind leaving on the lights
She's so special she is out of sight

She took a trip so I told her I'd better
Get something from her in the mail
I think she wrote me a "Dear John"-letter
But I'm not sure 'cause I can't read braille

So it sort of seemed as if we were through
But I didn't know how to read her signs
She said "I wish that you could see my point of view"
Christ, now she's stealing my lines
(I think she's mocking my indecision
When she says that I'm a man of vision)

I had a girlfriend who couldn't see
She was the only one for me
But I'm still hoping I can change her mind
'Cause she's the one for whom I've pined
She's the best that I'll ever find
If she says "no" then I'll have to admit she's really blind

The Perfect Song

In Bed

I hope I find the girl of my dreams
And everything she wants I have got
You're probably thinking something obscene
But you see, I dream quite a lot

I bumped this woman while I was shopping
I said I was sorry, and she just smiled
Once we got started, there was no stopping
But I wanted hot sauce, she wanted mild

My dream girl will want me to meet her parents
Next things she'll wonder where all of my hair went
It won't all be great, not every night
But I know we'll make it turn out all right

I went with a friend on a trip to Paris
I saw many things I had never before seen
We met a lady who wanted to share us
My friend chickened out though I was more keen

My dream girl will want me to meet her parents
Next things she'll wonder where all of our hair went
It won't all be great, we'll probably fight
But I know we'll make it turn out all right

A woman told me, "I like that song 'In Bed'"
She told me to call, then answered her phone
It seemed like with her, I could say nothing wrong
So we went on a date, unchaperoned

We both had a lot of fun at the zoo
We shared our recipes for pie
We tried out Monopoly, Sorry, and Clue
Then watched a tape: Seven Samurai In Bed

Our friends all say we're the perfect couple
I have to admit she's pretty supple
Now she wants me to meet her mother
I bet she'll look a lot like her brother

Anymore

I'm fond of intelligence
But not the kind used in war
I don't want to ask your best friend
To find out what's the score
But I know that you don't trust me
Anymore

I tried to put things down
In a form that you could hear
But no matter how I tried, you said
It didn't really sound sincere
What's the point in talking about
These things you're gonna ignore
When I know that you don't listen
Anymore

I could sing a lovesong
I wrote one every day
I never thought it was wrong
To put us on display
I put my feelings for you
In every verse and chorus
I built a bridge across
An ocean that had no shore...
I just can't express it in words

Any mourning I do these days
Is for the muse I knew back then
Every morning I wake up
Stare at my paper and pen
I want to write a happy song
But it feels like such a chore
I listen for your footsteps
As I watch the bedroom door
So I wrote this song about you
Not like the ones before
'Cause I don't need you to inspire me
Anymore

Punch

(instrumental)

Things

Let me put first things first
I want you but don't let you know
'Cause everything would work out worst
One more thing before you go

I've got so many things to do
I've got no time for a fling
But couldn't you say something new
And not just "How are things?"

'Cause things are great
Things are fine
Things crawl on me when I'm sleeping
Next thing you know, I've lost my mind
Things are cool
Things are keen
I have got a thing for you
Have you got something for me?

I've got a thing about relating
I'm afraid of being smothered
But then again I can't stand waiting
If it ain't one thing it's another

'Cause things are great
Things are grand
I am sorry I'm a little late
It's not a thing I'd planned
And things are cool
Things are keen
I'll show you a thing or two
If you'll teach me a thing or three

In the end it's the same old thing
Hiding my thoughts in a song
Into a microphone I try to sing
Wondering "is this thing on?"

I don't have a thing to say
I don't have a thing to wear
I packed my things up yesterday
Didn't thing that you would care

'Cause aren't things great?
Aren't things swell?
Things were looking up 'til our first date
The thing is, it was hell
But things are keen
Things are cool
I'm not sure of anything since I've seen
Nothing else will do

Seven Hours Ago

I get the sinking feeling
As I'm staring at the ceiling
What did it mean to stay?
I should have run A way

Seven hours ago
All I had to do was go
Just walk out through that door
And now I wouldn't B unsure

And now I wonder what I'm going to do
I really wish that I had thought it through
I don't know what I can say to you

You'll wake, I'll be right there
Or is it just another nightmare
I can only fear
When you C me here

What will this new day bring
Is there a change in anything
Will you hear my heart sing
Or the sound of my D parting?

And now I wonder what I'm going to do
I really wish that I had thought it through
I don't know what I can say to you
I think I've made a mess
But I can only guess

Now as the sun rises
Am I in for surprises?
Have you played me for the fool
Or am I something E sin shall?

And now you start to stir
And soon I'll know what I'll endure
There's nothing I wouldn't give
But it wouldn't be F active

And now I know what I must do
I've got to make the right impression on you
But you know, the funny thing is
All I can think to say is: G whiz

No Turning Back

Come this far, I'm not about
To only go halfway
Something inside of me
Would rather go than stay
But I won't turn back
No turning back

Whispered sigh, a hollow smile
A tear upon your face
Scattered fragments of shattered dreams
Their existence I can trace
To the fact
That I won't turn back

Time that I was moving on
At least that's what I should say
But you'd say I was giving up
And that's just not my way
'Cause I don't turn back
And I won't be back

Every moment passes
Moments make up days
Some remain as memories
And some just slip away
Down the tracks
You can't go back
I can't turn back

The One

I know that I'm the one to blame
Still it seems not much to ask
For a chance to make it up, play the game
You were the first you'll be the last
You know it's true
I can't believe the things I do
All the games and all the lies
It came as a surprise

In my dreams I see the truths conspire
I've bound them to your funeral pyre
My hopes went up in smoke and fire
I fan the flames and they grow higher
I can't believe the things I'd say
To have you here today
I know you could never feel
How I always will
I can feel you still

Say You Will

One more endless day
My hair turns a little more gray
Pick a book up off the shelf
I don't want to be by myself
Staring at my feet
Where would I go, who else would I meet?
I know you might fit the bill
Am I right?
Say you will

Turn on my TV
Play a game or climb a tree
Look for ways to pass the night
Try to read, try to write
But distractions can't replace
Your movement full of grace
Now I yearn to get my fill
Please return
Say you will

Be the one to stay by my side
When I'm lost and need a guide
Be the one to steer me straight
When I can't escape my fate
Don't leave me here bereaved
Be the one who'll never leave

I'm counting down the year
Eleven months that you're not here
But each week that you're away
Feels like seven hundred days

The dark nights are drawing in
The time's right for the doubt to begin
Help me out, you know the drill
Call me up
Say you will

Be the one who stays with me
When I'm stuck and can't break free
Be the one who sees my soul
When I can't attain my goal
Prove it's not just make-believe
Be the one who'll never leave