Random Access Memories
© 2010 Kim Wright
All songs SOCAN. Lyrics reprinted with permission.
SUCKERPUNCH (Wright)
When the room starts to rock
and when your hands start to shake
you’ve got nothing to hide you finally feel alive
this could be your big break
and when you’re feeling all down inside
and when you’re feeling you’ve lost your drive
you’ve got nothing to lose nobody to refuse
and time is on your side
when your world starts to crash
and when your heart starts to ache
you feel left behind nobody to remind you
of the price that you paid
when you don’t get what you want from life
all you can do is put up a fight
you’ve got nothing to lose and nobody to bruise
and time is on your side
everybody’s gotta go for a reason
but you know that you’re just out of your mind
justifying everything that’s in season
but you know you’re gonna die die die die
so when you think that you’re wasting time
and when you know you’ve made up your mind
you’ve got nothing to lose nobody to refuse
and I am on your side
everybody’s gotta go for a reason
but you know that you’re just out of your mind
justifying everything that’s in season
but you know you’re gonna die die die die
everybody’s gotta go for a reason
but you know that you’re just out of your mind
just defying everything that’s apeasing
but you know that it’s a lie lie lie lie
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YOUR TURN (Wright)
First of all you’re a bad friend
you don’t call me
you don’t care how I am or if I’m on the mend
you don’t worry about me
while I’m sitting here tearing my hair out about you
I’ve had long days and longer nights
and for what should be delicious why am I always suspicious
you take me for granted
when you should just be taking my hand
that is why I am wasting time
I am wasting my time
someday it will be your turn
and someone won’t call you
and baby it will burn
and as a lover well I’m sorry
but once a month is really not good enough for me
if you call this just sleeping with me
baby I’d rather just sleep
you have no idea how hard I had fallen for you
or what I would do
you don’t know what’s good for you
oh yes I’m wasting time
I’m wasting my time
someday it will be your turn
and someone won’t call you
and baby it will burn
someday someone that you really like will not call you
and it will be your turn
and baby it will burn
baby I’m wasting time
I’m wasting my time
someday it will be your turn
and someone won’t call you
and baby it will burn
someday someone that you really like will not call you
and it will be your turn
and baby it will burn
I’m wasting time
I’m wasting my time
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YOU AND I (Wright)
So really who do I have to blame
for letting you get too close
I should have kept my damn mouth shut
I should have just given up the ghost
and there I go falling out of line again
and giving myself away for free
if I walk away with just one thing
it’s knowing that you never really knew me
so you and I nothing
you and I done
you and I over before you and I begun
so really why did I have to believe
everything you said to me
and I talked till I was blue in the face
what a lovely disgrace that’s me
so you and I nothing
you and I done
you and I over before you and I begun
so really why did I have to believe
and ask for answers that hurt me
so wipe that smile off of your face
that’s your last little taste of me
so you and I nothing
you and I done
you and I over before you and I begun
you and I nothing
you and I done
you and I over before you and I
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NEW WAYS TO HURT YOURSELF (Wright)
Darling help me out
cuz I’ve got an itch to scratch
only you can get out
you say that you’re suffering
you brought it on yourself
now you’ve got a bill to pay
but I’ve got a new way
find new ways to hurt yourself
darling there’s no doubt
that we’ve got some strings to pull
if this is gonna work out
I feel like I’m poisoning
don’t do this for my health
now you’ve got a chip to play
and I have no say
find new ways to hurt yourself
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SELFISH (Wright)
This isn’t even what I want
so why am I sitting here begging you
asking you for some answers when I knew
that you don’t even care what I’ve been through
I count the freckles on my hands
and watch you frowning staring down at me
lecturing me unsympathetically
and you wonder what the hell is wrong with me
I’ll never regret it but I’ll never forget it
I still think you’re selfish but you
you don’t think so now do you
this isn’t even what I planned
but I have friends that tell me what to say
they know I can’t think for myself these days
and without them I don’t know what I’d say
but as these words they leave my mouth
I don’t buy their authenticity
they lack their meaning to a large degree
cuz I’m still here grieving you violently
I’ll never regret it but I’ll never forget it
I still think you’re selfish but you
you don’t think so now do you
this isn’t even what I want
so why am I sitting here begging you
asking you for some answers when I knew
that you don’t even care what I’ve been through
I count the freckles on my hands
and watch you frowning staring down at me
lecturing me unsympathetically
and you wonder what the hell is wrong with me
I’ll never regret it but I’ll never forget it
I still think you’re selfish but you
you don’t think so now do you
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HOLDING OUT (Wright)
What am I holding out for
what have I done
when everything’s caving in on me I run
what am I holding out for
what have I done
when everything’s caving in on me I run
you run away from me faster
you run away from me if you can
you run away from me faster
you run away from me if you can
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GRAPEVINE POLITICS (Wright)
So this is how it goes
it doesn’t matter who you heard it from
you already know
one more day of this is all I can take
the day that I stop believing is the day I stop breathing
You’re sorry but you didn’t hear me screaming
for a moment there I didn’t recognize you
and with my new found information
I thought that I could not trust you
but had no reason to doubt you
am I awake or am I sleeping
cuz if it’s a dream I want to die
I can’t imagine never feeling this way
or wasting any more
wasting any more time
just listen to me
your words ripped right through me
we’re miles apart and nothing will change that you say
just tell me I’m wrong honey then I’m gone
and you’ll never know exactly what I wanted to say
because we are miles apart
because we have fallen hard
and now I am on my guard once again
because we are miles apart
because we have fallen hard
and now I am on my guard with you again
© 2010 Kim Wright
All songs SOCAN. Lyrics reprinted with permission.
