The Faint – Desperate Guys

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Was it more than attraction
And a physical lust?
Or loins, my imagination
That first inconceivable touch
That I was planning
I mean wishing
How embarrassed I'd have been
If you knew what I was thinking

And, whoa, when it started
My first thought was love
And not just lust
Because when I heard you speak
I felt warm
In the evening I saw you
You were warming the bass up
Your hair covered your face up
I was acting indifferent at the merch booth
Putting on makeup

We met up at a party
In a swamp, on a yacht
I spun the helm but we were docked
I crossed my fingers
But I didn't beg
Because I knew you knew
Because I knew you knew I liked you

I knew you knew I liked you
I knew you knew it
But I figured desperate guys
Never had a chance with you
I figured desperate guys
Never had a chance with you

Close to you, wishing
We're conjoined at the tongue
Can you hear me thinking?
I should stop
I crossed my fingers
But I didn't beg
Because I knew you knew
Because I knew you knew I liked you

I knew you knew I liked you
I knew you knew it
But I figured desperate guys
Never had a chance
I knew you knew I liked you
I knew you knew it
Because I figured desperate guys
Never had a chance with you
I figured desperate guys
Never had a chance with you
I knew that desperate guys
Would never have a chance with you

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    General Comment:In the evening I saw you
    You were warming the bass up
    Your hair covered your face up
    I was acting indifferent at the merch booth
    Putting on makeup

    that is such a great image! i can totally picture it... kick ass song.
    Flag pirate-sammyon January 13, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:It's about puppy love when you're in your 20's. haha.
    Flag DrDuBoison June 24, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:The violin intro is bitchin'.
    Flag laurentertainingon February 28, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:i love this song. its so catchy. its prett sexual too.
    Flag modestmousenirvanaon February 10, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Phantombreeze, I love that little part afterwards... when its like boo-wop wop.
    Flag thebennieboion November 08, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:Ever since I started indulging in listening to the faint an infatuation has grown like an incurable disease. It seems no matter how much I continue to listen I must be fed my daily dose or else I feel incapable of carrying out everyday functions. Most likely you will quickly label this absurdity but one of my favorite portions of the faint is the fact that they use voice synthesizers to make their vocals sound monotonous. Whenever I hear this images of automatonic moving mechanisms automatically fill my mind. If you enjoy the faint than I highly recommend checking out Joels solo project{Joel is the faints bassist}His band which is ironically also from Saddle Creek is called Broken Spindles and he also uses synthesizers to produce new innovative electronical melodies.
    Flag sinkthepartylineon March 21, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:nifty sounding...full of sex. I love it.
    Flag Heather200408on February 17, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:totally catchy.. loving it
    Flag drownedinsoundon January 08, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:!!!!!!!!! AMAZING
    Flag her__loinson August 21, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:these guys were great live. I saw them at coachella and they blew me away. this song is one of my favorites.
    Flag francisnoon July 09, 2005   Link

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