Loose lips might sink ships but loose gooses take trips
To San Francisco, double dutch disco
Tech TV hottie, do it for Scotty
Do it for the living and do it for the dead
Do it for the monsters under your bed
Do it for the teenagers and do it for your mom
Broken hearts hurt but they make us strong and

We won't stop until somebody calls the cops
And even then we'll start again and just pretend that
Nothing ever happened

We won't stop until somebody calls the cops
And even then we'll start again and just pretend that
Nothing ever happened

We're just dancing, we're just hugging
Singing, screaming, kissing, tugging
On the sleeve of how it used to be
How's it gonna be?
I'll drop kick Russell Stover, move into the starting over house
And know Matt Rouse and jest are watching me achieve my dreams

And we'll pray, all damn day, every day
That all this shit our president has got us in will go away
While we strive to figure out a way we can survive
These trying times without losing our minds

So if you wanna burn yourself, remember that I love you
And if you wanna cut yourself, remember that I love you
And if you wanna kill yourself, remember that I love you
Call me up before your dead, we can make some plans instead
Send me an IM, I'll be your friend

Shysters live from scheme to scheme and my fourth quarter pipe dreams
Are seeming more and more worth fighting for
So I'll curate some situations, make my job a big vacation
And I'll say, "fuck Bush" and, "fuck this war"
My war paint is sharpie ink and I'll show you how much my shit stinks
And ask you what you think because your thoughts and words are powerful
They think we're disposable, well, both my thumbs opposable
Are spelled out on a double word and triple letter score and

We won't stop until somebody calls the cops
And even then we'll start again and just pretend that
Nothing ever happened

We won't stop until somebody calls the cops
And even then we'll start again and just pretend that
Nothing ever happened

We won't stop until somebody calls the cops
And even then we'll start again and just pretend that
Nothing ever happened

We won't stop until somebody calls the cops
And even then we'll start again and just pretend that
Nothing ever happened

We're just dancing, we're just hugging
Singing, screaming, kissing, tugging
On the sleeve of how it used to be


Lyrics submitted by whatarewe, edited by xixivvi, flosmachine

Loose Lips Lyrics as written by Kimya M Dawson

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    I love her and this song

    Thats So 1982on March 17, 2005   Link
  • +1
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    "I'll show you how much my shit stinks and ask you what you think because your thoughts and words are powerful"

    -this is a truly incredible line, and it makes the listener want to befriend kimya dawson and have long, intense conversations with her.

    "spelled out in a double-word and triple letter score"

    -an obvious scrabble reference, but she not only references something that everybody is familiar with, she does it very well and it flows well with the rest of the song

    This song is just incredible.

    andwebreatheon July 02, 2006   Link
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    "so if you wanna burn yourself remember that I LOVE YOU and if you wanna cut yourself remember that I LOVE YOU and if you wanna kill yourself remember that I LOVE YOU call me up before your dead, we can make some plans instead send me an IM, i'll be your friend"

    Kimya really feels this way about her fans. She really will take out the time to talk to anyone and everyone if they're having troubles. When she was still on the EC, she invited people to her house for potlucks/shows/to say hi through her mailing list. She is one of the kindest human beings I've never met.

    sally biteson August 03, 2006   Link
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    I got one of these things so that you guys could actually know what this song is about...

    this song is about protesting... "We won't stop until somebody calls the cops And even then we'll start again and just pretend That nothing ever happened"

    she wants you to stand up for what you belive in... and protest for the rights you want... also she is very anti-bush anti-war... seriously listen to her other songs... its her belifes if you dont like them dont listen to her...

    ruinedplanson December 30, 2007   Link
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    Ace song

    drunkenbutterflyon December 24, 2004   Link
  • 0
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    love it

    precipitateon February 23, 2005   Link
  • 0
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    this song mesmorized me, and her voice does too. shes totally the female version of elliot smith its unbelievable. i LIKE how her voice sounds melencholly/childish and then sings about not childish things at all. yay

    Saranohon January 13, 2006   Link
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    heard this song on ausiie radio station Triple J to and i fell in love

    furious_on February 17, 2006   Link
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    Furious I heard it today on Triple J, its a wonderful song i love it..as well as "I like Giants" 2 powerfully eye opening songs.. Looking in shops for cd 2moro!

    G-reddyon June 08, 2006   Link
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    This was the first song by Kimya Dawson that i ever heard for the rest of the day i couldnt get her voice out of my head shes amazing

    jellyboneson August 26, 2006   Link

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