You know that I would love to see you next year,
I hope that I am still alive next year,
You magnify the way I feel about myself,
Before you came I rarely thought about myself,

*little strum with some "chordage" goodness*

Behind your veil I find the body underneath,
Inside your head were things I never thought about,
You know that I would love to see you next year,
I hope that I am still alive next year.

What's my view?
Well how am I supposed to know,
Write to review?
Well how objective can I be? [x2]

I like to wait and see how things turn out,
If you apply some pressure [x2]

What happens when you lose everything?
You just start again, you start all over again [x2]

I like to wait and see how things turn out,
If you apply some pressure [x2]

What happens when you lose everything?
You just start again, you start all over again [x2]

What happens when you lose everything?
You just start again, you start all over again
What happens when you lose some pressure,
Apply some pressure, lose some pressure,
Apply some pressure, lose some pressure,
Apply some pressure, lose some pressure,

You know that I would love to see you next year,
I hope that I am still alive next year,
You know that I would love to see you in that dress,
I hope that I will live to see you undress.



Lyrics submitted by Random Boy, edited by thnks0fr0th0mmrs


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    Song Meaning:I think it's the state of mind after a long term relationship and being scared to get close to someone again (apply some pressure) he still has feelings for this girl (you know that I would like to see ya next year) but he knows that he has to move on and find someone new, even though he's scared to get close to someone in case they hurt him (what happens when you lose every thing? you just start again, start all over again.) he misses what they had and wants to be close to her but knows that he will never have her again (you know that i would love to see you in that dress, i hope that i will live to see you undress) he's confused and doesn't know where to place his feelings (what;s my view, well how am i supposed to know, write to review, well how objective can i be?). he learned so much in the relationship and this girl taught him to come out of his shell and be himself and he doesnt understand why she's given up on him "behind your veil, i found a body underneath, inside your head, things i never thought about). so all in all dylan if you are reading this, you did all of the above to be and i hope you burn in hell with whatever whore you have this week, since you've had like, four in 6 weeks... well i kept you "faithful" (if you dont count all ypur texts to the other girl) almost six months, do i get a medal for putting up with your bull?????? "how'd ya feel? i found a body underneath!"
    Flag thnks0fr0th0mmrson September 17, 2012   Link
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    Memory:Song is sooo catchy! I thank SSX On Tour for introducing me to this song.
    It inspires me. :)

    What happens when you loose everything?
    You just start again! You start all over again! :)
    Flag SweetWildFlowerson March 29, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:sheeyit you above me. take care of yourself. of course you should die a natural death. every life should have it's natural course.

    this song reminds me of my old friend who is gay, which is fine, because my motto is FUCK HATE. (i love everybody!) so my gay pal and non- gay beatnik jesus fall in love. way back when. it was difficult for both of them. Beat Jeez went her own way. gay boy couldn't come to terms with his feelings in any positive way. (i mean, wth? in LOVE with a woman? Weeeeird and wrong!) so after much pain for both, his way of "applying pressure" was to invite BJ somewhere and try to hurt her. And OF COURSE BeatJeez went! Why? cuz she loved (and of course loves) her friend! she would have done almost anything for him! So he and his buddies shouted "Let's rough up Beatnik Jesus! Let's play FUCK THE DOWNTRODDEN JESUS GAME!" Which was fine and fun because BJ is resilient, forgiving, loving, happy and dandy. MOST of the time. Every now and then The Jeez gets ticked off and beneath her very calm exterior is a seething cauldron of rage. NOT OFTEN THOUGH. Phew. And luckily the anger isn't directed at anyone in particular. In fact, instead of dealing with an unproductive beast like anger, BJ channels her feelings. She lives by another motto of hers: when life gives you lemons, make lemonaids. Or something. so all she chooses to do is vent a weeee bit on a web site she loves. she does this in order to move forward in a positive manner with her mostly hilarious and festive life. she is grateful for the web site, because she knows she has cyber friends who will read what she writes and that helps her with her teensy bouts of madness. she feels since she was "invited" here, that the least the people who hang here can do is hear her out. The Holy Christ ventured here for your pleasure! She died for your sins. Treat her with the kindness, respect and fairness she deserves!

    A few things BJ wants you to remember. don't be evil. learn from your mistakes. don't get down on yourselves for your rotten actions. you have a friend in jesus.

    and more. remember that jesus has friends in high places. (jesus has high friends in places, too! ahahah!) jesus is here to forgive. just do BeatJesus a favor. know that you are lucky that you chose to fuck with hippie, beatnik jesus. And that a life or two could be entirely different is she wasn't such a loving and forgiving person. (not a threat. just reality.)

    what drew the gay-friend to Beat Jesus is EXACTLY what is giving him his life. And I hope he enjoys it to the fullest.
    Flag BeatnikJesuson January 25, 2010   Link
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    Memory:Caned graffiti hit it on the head for me. It reminds me of waking up in the hospital after taking 120 ambien, 60 tylenol, and slashing my wrists. It's pretty much a feel good song now, when I hear it I just think about coming to in the ER, saying OH FUCK, this is not the afterlife, there is no relief, and starting all over again. 10 days in the hospital with the OH FUCK reverberating. I guess I am meant to die a natural death.
    Flag lindseygranton January 24, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:to me, what this reminds me of, is that someone has been down for awhile, and theyre getting involved in this relationship..but before their hesitant to let their heart go and kinda wanna see what happens when you "apply some pressure" kinda like trial by fire? maybe because of how things have gone in the past...but they know that even if everything goes wrong, you just start over again, thats life. your heart keeps beating.
    and maybe that hes tying in their relationship with his continuing living or not? like hes already got a lot pinned on this person even if he doesnt quite wanna admit it yet

    maybe im way off though
    Flag Rllngstn72on December 16, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I looove this song. Heard them perform it at V festival, where I was with a guy who'd recently broken up with me after 13months of dating, and the words "what happens when you lose everything, you just start again, you start all over again" really helped me feel better! Like I actually could cope and survive. =) xx
    Flag duckssayquackon August 18, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I strongly suspect theres something in it to do with cocaine addiction.

    I first noticed it while watching the video for the song and towards the end, Paul Smith has a bleeding left nostril. This fits nicely with a lot of the lyrics but you have to think a bit to make it fit the others.

    Thats my two cents anyhoo. Supoib song.
    Flag Dr-Funkensteinon December 31, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:oh shit i didnt notice that someone above me did that already
    fuck lol
    well, anyway.... amazing song; indie rock at its finest
    Flag Traces23on November 26, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:you just start again.
    you start all over again.
    Flag Traces23on November 26, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:what happens when you lose everything?
    Flag Traces23on November 26, 2007   Link

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