Plus Ones
Okkervil River"Plus Ones" is a song by Okkervil River, released in 2007 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:26 long and contains 40 lines and 343 words.
Lyrics
0:06No one wants to hear about your 97th tear
0:10So dry your eyes or let it go uncried my dear
0:15I am all out of love to mouth into your ear
0:20And not above letting a love song disappear before it's written
0:31And no one wants a tune about the 100th luftballoon
0:35That was seen shooting from the window of your room
0:40To be a spot against the sky's colossal gloom and land deflated
0:47In some neighbor state that's strewn with 99 others
0:538 Chinese brothers
1:01Well there's a reason why the last is smiling wide
1:05And sitting higher than the others
1:08Swinging his arms
1:14You would probably die before you shot up 9 miles high
1:19Your eyes dilated as light plays upon the sight
1:23Of TVC one-six as it sings you goodnight
1:27Relaxed as hell and locked up in cell 45
1:32I hope you're feeling better
1:36The 51st way to leave your lover
1:43Admittedly doesn't seem to be as gentle
1:47Or as clean as all the others
1:50Leaving its scars
1:53All in the after hours of some Greenpoint bar
2:01I told you I can't listen baby
2:03About the 4th time you were a lady
2:06And how your forthrightness betrayed a secret shyness
2:08Stripped away by days of being hailed as Your Highness
2:16And what's new pussycat is that you were once a lioness
2:21They cut your claws out
2:25Kitten not everyone's keen on lighting candle 17
2:30The party's done The cake's all gone The plates are clean
2:35The chauffeur's leering from the cheerless mezzanine
2:40And in just 1 year the straight world can pay to see
2:44What they have been missing
2:50You were caught kissing 8 Chinese brothers
2:55But there's a reason why the last is smiling wide
2:59And sitting higher than the others stinking with charm
3:08And he says Let's get lost Let them send out alarms
3:15He says Let's get crossed out and come to harm
3:20Let's make the world's stupidest stand and truly mean it
3:26Let's hit the limit of laws over lovers' arms - no let's exceed it
No one wants to hear about your 97th tear So dry your eyes or let it go uncried my dear I am all out of love to mouth into your ear And not above letting a love song disappear before it's written And no one wants a tune about the 100th luftballoon That was seen shooting from the window of your room To be a spot against the sky's colossal gloom and land deflated In some neighbor state that's strewn with 99 others 8 Chinese brothers Well there's a reason why the last is smiling wide And sitting higher than the others Swinging his arms You would probably die before you shot up 9 miles high Your eyes dilated as light plays upon the sight Of TVC one-six as it sings you goodnight Relaxed as hell and locked up in cell 45 I hope you're feeling better The 51st way to leave your lover Admittedly doesn't seem to be as gentle Or as clean as all the others Leaving its scars All in the after hours of some Greenpoint bar I told you I can't listen baby About the 4th time you were a lady And how your forthrightness betrayed a secret shyness Stripped away by days of being hailed as Your Highness And what's new pussycat is that you were once a lioness They cut your claws out Kitten not everyone's keen on lighting candle 17 The party's done The cake's all gone The plates are clean The chauffeur's leering from the cheerless mezzanine And in just 1 year the straight world can pay to see What they have been missing You were caught kissing 8 Chinese brothers But there's a reason why the last is smiling wide And sitting higher than the others stinking with charm And he says Let's get lost Let them send out alarms He says Let's get crossed out and come to harm Let's make the world's stupidest stand and truly mean it Let's hit the limit of laws over lovers' arms - no let's exceed it
Translation
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