Why Can't You Be
Third Eye Blind"Why Can't You Be" is a song by Third Eye Blind, released in 2009 in the Pop genre. The song is 5:16 long and contains 84 lines and 483 words.
Lyrics
0:01Are you frightened by
0:02The weight you possess Oh
0:04Is this life just weightlessness
0:06And smoggy twilight in LA
0:11I can't think of one real thing to say
0:14And you and me are walking
0:15In the canyons
0:17She forgets that we were friends
0:20I guess it all depends on your mood
0:25Why can't these meds be any damn good
0:30And she said why can't you be
0:34Like my Waterpik shower massager
0:37A sweet reliable machine
0:41And to tell the truth
0:43I don't feel less alone
0:45A water massager's the purest love
0:48I've ever known
0:51Why can't you be like
0:56When I was thirteen
0:58And I said why can't you be
1:01Like an art house foreign movie
1:04Frank and sexy red balloons and ennui
1:09And allude to me and why can't you be
1:14A little more of a mystery
1:17Why can't you be the part of me
1:21That's missing
1:23Instead of leaving me for some other
1:25Said we're perfect for each other
1:28And I know we won't go spend
1:32This life alone
1:36And she said why can't you be
1:39Like an outsourced government contract
1:42I'm a fat cat getting away with anything
1:47Kicking some secret special powers
1:50Illumination rounds in showers
1:55'Cause you're tearing your hair out
1:58While we can have a bed of flowers
2:00And I said why can't you be
2:04Like the chicks out on the road
2:06Some girls are happy just to see me
2:09'Cause you got moxy and a broken nose
2:12Take 'em away from this prose
2:15Sometimes a blow job's not enough
2:20Why can't you play a little less rough
2:26Why can't you be the part of me
2:30That's missing
2:31Instead of leaving me for some other
2:34Say we're perfect for each other
2:37And I know we won't go spend
2:40This life alone
2:50Can we just leave it be
3:02We could live our lives separately
3:14Could you forget what happens to you
3:20To you and me
3:26When we're dead and we'll be dead
3:32We'll have eternity
3:37And I will spend it all missing you
3:45Missing you and me
3:50So while I'm alive I will always be
4:03Seeking you out digging you out
4:06Wondering about how it goes
4:08So far down
4:09And what's wrong with you
4:11What's wrong with you and me
4:15And she said why can't you be
4:18Someone looking deeper into me
4:21Like JD Salinger
4:24Why do I challenge her
4:26In all these selfish ways
4:28That you displease
4:30Why can't you be a little more at ease
4:35Well why can't you be
4:38Like a hand rolled cigarette
4:40I'm not joking
4:42This masochistic self-pity of smoking
4:48And this city ditty
4:50I keep provoking you to leave me
4:56And she said
4:57Why can't you be like a candle
5:01I can snuff
5:02You're still the diamond in the rough
5:06And I swear to God I've had enough
5:10How can I call your bluff
5:16Why can't you be - Third Eye Blind
Are you frightened by The weight you possess Oh Is this life just weightlessness And smoggy twilight in LA I can't think of one real thing to say And you and me are walking In the canyons She forgets that we were friends I guess it all depends on your mood Why can't these meds be any damn good And she said why can't you be Like my Waterpik shower massager A sweet reliable machine And to tell the truth I don't feel less alone A water massager's the purest love I've ever known Why can't you be like When I was thirteen And I said why can't you be Like an art house foreign movie Frank and sexy red balloons and ennui And allude to me and why can't you be A little more of a mystery Why can't you be the part of me That's missing Instead of leaving me for some other Said we're perfect for each other And I know we won't go spend This life alone And she said why can't you be Like an outsourced government contract I'm a fat cat getting away with anything Kicking some secret special powers Illumination rounds in showers 'Cause you're tearing your hair out While we can have a bed of flowers And I said why can't you be Like the chicks out on the road Some girls are happy just to see me 'Cause you got moxy and a broken nose Take 'em away from this prose Sometimes a blow job's not enough Why can't you play a little less rough Why can't you be the part of me That's missing Instead of leaving me for some other Say we're perfect for each other And I know we won't go spend This life alone Can we just leave it be We could live our lives separately Could you forget what happens to you To you and me When we're dead and we'll be dead We'll have eternity And I will spend it all missing you Missing you and me So while I'm alive I will always be Seeking you out digging you out Wondering about how it goes So far down And what's wrong with you What's wrong with you and me And she said why can't you be Someone looking deeper into me Like JD Salinger Why do I challenge her In all these selfish ways That you displease Why can't you be a little more at ease Well why can't you be Like a hand rolled cigarette I'm not joking This masochistic self-pity of smoking And this city ditty I keep provoking you to leave me And she said Why can't you be like a candle I can snuff You're still the diamond in the rough And I swear to God I've had enough How can I call your bluff Why can't you be - Third Eye Blind
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