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 4th 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

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

Track duration: 02:27


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    General Comment:i wrote a trite message years ago loosening my lips because the movie juno pissed me off, for some self righteous reason. i was aware of the irony, that was part of the joke that i played on myself. i posted under a different anonymous name. who are we stupid people on here. not you others but me, really i mean. but kimya continues to be amazing and kimya don't forget that i will always love you and diablo cody made young adult and my knee jerk reaction to juno put me back to, ohhh, yeah, juno was a pg-13 trojan horse. and, kimya, belle and sebastian and spoon will survive and find a way to get by. i take things too seriously. have fun. my rollercoaster is our rollercoaster and we can all be level and good in the end most likely. i shall slow my fingers in the future. whatever. this was to clean my slate even though i shouldn't hit add comment i will. now.
    Flag iLikeIton April 13, 2013   Link
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    General Comment:This song is great. It has a lot of themes, yeah? But I want to know who "Matt Rouse and Chester" are. Any ideas?
    Flag snugglebunny1997on December 06, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I've learned and memorized this song during 6th grade because right when i heard it, it was just one of those songs you needed to know completely. I love it so much =)
    Flag Eedy3on November 05, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:the song just made me smile. it expresses so many feelings and opinions at once and yet its still so happy.
    "we won't stop until somebody calls the cops
    and even then we'll start again and just pretend that
    nothing ever happened"
    Flag amimusicon January 01, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I've been listening to Kimya since i was nine, she was and still is my inspiration for life she's pro-peaceful movements, if we were ever have anything close to Woodstock again she would defiantly be on top five with iron & wine, sometimes when I'm walking around town i dance around and sing her songs, and this is defiantly one of her best songs, if you like this one you should look up Underground & Moving On.
    Flag MurderOfTheMindon November 23, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:my war paint is sharpie ink and i'll show you how much my shit stinks

    Is this talking about graffittiing a point of view?
    Flag mayaboobaon October 07, 2009   Link
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    My Opinion:She mentions "Tech TV hotty, do it for Scotty" after the line about San Fran. She could be talking about Tech TV's Scott Herriot (and G4 is based in San Fran).
    Flag ZaphodBeeblebroxon July 17, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Oh my God.
    I love this song. It's soo catchy.
    It makes me wanna dance. :D
    Flag sarebearexohon April 27, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:i love that her sngs are so upbeat but she sings about the most morbid things and uses such foul language sometimes. and she sounds so young. i dont know why, but i love that. i also love the little bits of advice and maturity she throws into her songs. "broken hearts hurt but they make us strong"
    Flag kaityisradon March 14, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:does anyone know what she means by fourth quarter pipe dreams?
    Flag taybot6on February 24, 2009   Link

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