Lyrics for Okay I Believe You, But My Tommy Gun Don... as interpreted by BrandNew1208

Okay I Believe You, But My Tommy Gun Don... Lyrics
I'm heaven sent,
don't you dare forget
I am all you've ever wanted,
what all the other boys all promised
Sorry I told
I just needed you to know

I think in decimals and dollars
I am the cause to all your problems
Shelter from cold
We are never alone
Coordinate brain and mouth
Then ask me what it's like to have myself so figured out
I wish I knew

I hope this songs starts a craze,
the kind of song that ignites the airways
The kind of song that makes people glad to be where they are
with who ever they're there with
This is war
Every line is about who I don't write about anymore
Hope you come down with something they can't diagnose,
don't have the cure for
Holding on to your grudge
Oh it's so hard to have someone to love
Keeping quiet is hard
'Cause you can't keep a secret if it never was a secret to start
At least pretend you didn't wanna get caught

We're consentratin' on fallin' apart
We were contenders, now throwin' the fight
I just wanna believe, I just wanna believe, I just wanna believe in us

Oh we're so c-c-c-c-c-controversial
We are entirely smooth
We fit to the truth
We are the best at what we do
And these are the words you wish you wrote down
This is the way you wish your voice sounds,
handsome and smart
Oh, my tongue's the only muscle on my body that works harder than my heart
And it's all from watching TV
and from speeding up my breathing
Wouldn't stop if I could
Oh it hurts to be this good
You're holding on to your grudge
Oh it hurts to always have to be honest with the one that you love
Oh so let it go

We're consentratin' on fallin' apart
We were contenders, now throwin' the fight
I just wanna believe, I just wanna believe, I just wanna believe in us

We're consentratin' on fallin' apart
We were contenders, now throwin' the fight
I just wanna believe, I just wanna believe, I just wanna believe in us

This is the craze only we can bestow
This is the price you pay for loss of control
This is the break in the ground
This is the closest of calls
This is the reason you're alone, this is the reason you fall!

We're consentratin' on fallin' apart
We were contenders, now throwin' the fight
I just wanna believe, I just wanna believe, I just wanna believe...

We're consentratin' on fallin' apart
We were contenders, now throwin' the fight
I just wanna believe, I just wanna believe, I just wanna believe in us

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BrandNew1208
06-09-2003

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I hope this songs starts a craze,
the kind of song that ignites the airways
The kind of song that makes people glad to be where they are
with who ever they're there with
This is war
Every line is about who I don't write about anymore
Hope you come down with something they can't diagnose,
don't have the cure for

^best part of the song

brand new matured alot since YFW and the new cd is amazing. Ihavennt really heard nething this good in a looong time

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Equilibrium
06-09-2003

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Honestly, this song kind of reminds me of the whole rockstar attitude, and maybe they are mocking it because their best friends (taking back sunday) are having a lot of problems. Who knows, i think they did write it for TBS though.

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no_seatbelt_girl
06-10-2003

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I am all you've ever wanted,
what all the other boys all promised

The kind of song that makes people glad to be where they are
with who ever they're there with
This is war
Every line is about who I don't write about anymore


I cannot wait until Deja entendu comes out. This is probably my favorite song on their new album. Starts out slow but gets harder. Check out Guernica too - its pretty good.

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knifextoxeyes
06-11-2003

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I'm so glad that all the tracks are on WinMX now, yay. Brand New is definently more mature and have a deeper meaning in their songs. This is the good stuff, right here. The only truly great music that I've heard this year, other than The Ataris "So Long, Astoria" album. <3

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myslead
06-12-2003

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...theres no more feud between adam and jesse they got over it like big kids.

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Atreyu8604
06-13-2003

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best brand new song ever...period

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crashintome
06-13-2003

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"Oh we're so c-c-c-c-c-controversial "
yeah i kinda think this song is mocking.. i hope jesse isn't that cocky.. what does the title mean??

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sh-sh-sh-shelley
06-13-2003

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it means he's going to shoot you in the face.

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BrandNew1208
06-14-2003

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hah that and it's a quote from the movie "Home Alone 2".

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azure_emily
06-17-2003

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This was my favorite song on the CD until I heard Play Crack The Sky. It's so funny, I love the way they're making fun of rock stars. And the way Jesse's voice sounds when he sings "Oh, my tongue's the only muscle on my body that works harder than my heart" [which by the way, those lyrics are wrong] makes me giggle like a little girl. Their new stuff is definately nothing short of amazing.

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sundaybest
06-18-2003

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the instrumental sound of this song reminds me alot of some Brandtson song i can't quite put my fingers on, or maybe its Modest Mouse...or both...oh well i love this song...good shtuff.

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TakingBackStephen
06-18-2003

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Holy crap I cant believe brand new made a song BETTER THAN SEVENTY TIMES SEVEN!! this is by far my favourite song by them EVER!! ahhh!! If you wanna make this song sound even better listen very closely to the backup vocals that jesse sings during the chorus..especially on "I just want to believe" he's singing the same thing but just a bit higher and quieter but if you kind of listen closely to it it makes it so much catchier.....

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jonboy661
06-19-2003

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just to let thoes ignorant people like azure emily (no offence) that the somewhat lower sounding voice in most of the songs is not jessie, its the other singer who sings "Oh, my tongue's the only muscle on my body that works harder than my heart." jessie has a ver high voice if you didnt pic that up from YFV. This song is incredible, i love this song, its one of the best on the cd. there new sound is much better than before, dont get me wrong YFV was an incredible album too. but this has so much power to it. Some of the stuff on this album somewhat softer with the other singers voice, it almost reminds me of bright eyes or my man Conor Oberst. but over all this is incredible, and i havnt listen to anything eles sence the day it came out.

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Blue Eyed Devill
06-19-2003

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LOL BrandNew1208 thanks for confirming with me. i knew it was from home alone 2 when he watches the old gangsta movie. i'm not sure if the song is mocking tbs but it's definately my favorite track from the album.

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Black and Blue
06-20-2003

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this makes jesse sound cocky: I am heaven sent, dont you dare forget that, I am all you ever wanted" "This is the way you wished your voice sounds, handsome and smart"
I dunno I don't get it. Maybe it's about how he thinks other people see him, or how he really sees himself. The part I dont get is the chorus. My favorite line is "Then ask me what it's like to have myself so figured out "
But overall this song sounds sarcastic to me.

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po5er4lyfe0912
06-20-2003

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hey jonboy661
it is jesse who sing's the line 'oh my tounge...'...you see, when people grow older, their body starts to change and so does their voice...it gets lower...well, actually he just lowers his voice on a lot of their songs but on a song like 'me vs. maradona vs. elvis', his voice is still high and when he screams his voice is high...plus, when i saw them play at vintage vinyl, the backup singer sang all the higher background vocals.

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Blue Eyed Devill
06-20-2003

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Ya know the line "I am heaven sent, dont you dare forget that, I am all you ever wanted What all the other boys all promised. Sorry I told." may make Jesse sound cocky, but sometimes you just have to let people know how great you are or they'll never see it for themselves.

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FailureAtItsFinest
06-20-2003

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This is definitely my favorite song on Deja Ententu.

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azure_emily
06-20-2003

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thanks for backing me up, po5er4lyfe0912 :) I'm not easily offended, but I really don't like being called ignorant when I'm pretty sure that I'm right. Oh, and jonboy? It's Jesse. Jessie is the way to spell it if it's a girl's name.

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failurebydesign117
06-21-2003

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Alright...I'm gonna clear a few things up here. First, the whole song is sung by Jesse, all the main parts anyway. He has a very distinct voice. Two, the title is from the move "Rat Bait" featured in Home Alone 2. Three, the Ataris are worse than Linkin Park and Simple Plan. And fourth, the feud dramatized in "Seventy Times Seven" and "There's No I In Team" is not between Adam and Jesse. Adam and Jesse didn't grow up together, cuz Adam is from North Carolina, not Long Island like Jesse. However, TBS's guitarist John writes all the lyrics and the fued was between Jesse and John.

Brand New is the most innovative, talented band in the world.

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alkaloid
06-21-2003

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i don't think jesse's intentions are to sound cocky, but rather mock those who do. regardless of whatever the meaning is of this song, i love the way jesse's voice sounds...dripping raw emo. (my opinion)

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BrandNew24
06-21-2003

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to agree with failurebydesign i just saw brand new last night at their cd release show which by the way the greatest show ive ever been to and during this song jesse does in fact sing the full song. this is my favorite song off their new album. brand new frickin rocks

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jonboy661
06-21-2003

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yes the ataris new alum is horrible and was a great dissapointment to me and im hsure many others when the bought it, maybe i was wrong about jesse not singing alot of that, but it seems very much like the back up singer. Ill see them in concert soon to find out. sorry about calling you ignornat ;)

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jonboy661
06-21-2003

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yes the ataris new alum is horrible and was a great dissapointment to me and im hsure many others when the bought it, maybe i was wrong about jesse not singing alot of that, but it seems very much like the back up singer. Ill see them in concert soon to find out. sorry about calling you ignornat ;)

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jonboy661
06-21-2003

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yes the ataris new alum is horrible and was a great dissapointment to me and im hsure many others when the bought it, maybe i was wrong about jesse not singing alot of that, but it seems very much like the back up singer. Ill see them in concert soon to find out. sorry about calling you ignornat ;)

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