Would you stop talking,
Because I don't think we agree,
You're always keeping all your borders up,
I'm thinking something must be wrong with me.
Well, I know you don't like it,
You're no exclusive company,
You're always keeping all your borders up,
And it's a little more than you and me.

Well, somebody's had a harder time,
But your always on the attack,
Have they been giving you the run-around,
And now you're trying to get your own back?
Well, I know you don't like it,
You're no exclusive company,
You're always keeping all your borders up,
And it's a little more than you and me,
I'm not guilty.

Oh well, I better say something,
To stop us creeping round these avenues,
You're always keeping all your borders up,
I bet you're getting a little confused,
I don't think so.
Well, it's time to turn this thing around,
Well there's no reason for this thing you found,
We're always keeping all our borders up,
I think it's time we tore them all down.

You've got to fight for a reason, what's your reason? You never cared,
You've got to fight for a reason, what's your reason? You never cared...



Lyrics submitted by Fortunatus

Track duration: 04:02


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    General Comment:This song is about a man finally confronting a liar, cheat and fraudster. A sociopath. Someone who he loved deeply, but has finally ddecided to move on and expose her lies.

    Fantastic song
    Flag zemstyon June 05, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:I agree with what most people have said here. I loved this song when it first came out and it came on my shuffle the other day and it now resonates with me so much. I have been seeing this guy for a year now and everytime we get really close or have a nice few days together he spends the next few days ignoring me and I know he likes me as we plan stuff together in the future, books holidays, gigs etc all the time. It's so frustrating as he's had two long term relationships in a row go bad and he just can't let go of those bad memories, or realise that it might not happen to us.

    I'm getting to this point now :"Oh well, I better say something, To stop us creeping round these avenues".. Because I think that even if I step up and say soemthing and he runs at least it gets us out of limbo....

    Ace song :-D
    Flag LMVon August 05, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:haha simmy2k6.

    i love this song for a lot of reasons, also sort of because its what my guy "friend" used to tell me all the time. we ended up having a big falling out too so i can relate to this song and listening to it has given me a bit of perspective to his side .
    Flag clever.ruse.on September 12, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:"sweet sweet lovin"

    that is actually fantastic
    Flag bringthekettleon June 09, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Simmy2k6...


    what was that, now?
    Flag Jamalteikorexoon May 31, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:its aboot likin a burd, bt shes wantin ti b suhin special when shes no, n she kens shes no sa shes insecure, n aw he wants ti dae is make sweet sweet lovin ti her, bt he finds it hard ti talk ti her
    Flag simmy2k6on May 31, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:I just love the way he sings this :)
    Flag NixiVonGrimmon September 23, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I think the song is basically this guy has tried to have a relationship with this girl but its got to the stage where they should be close and he doesn't feel he can ever really get close to her because she keeps her borders up.

    Its him trying to explain that some people have it worse off and she can't cling onto her past and keep shutting people out. The last verse thing, I think is him saying that he has to say it because otherwise they will just be tip toeing round the subject and he just wants to let her know because he wants to help her lower her borders and let him in. And the end bit is him giving up, he believes that she never cared and thats why she wouldn't let him know her better.
    Flag ticklemeellenon May 11, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:basically.
    he just wants to help her
    but she never listens to him, shes always hiding behind a wall.
    she doesnt want to hear anyone say a bad thing about her because shes 'always on the attack'
    even if hes just trying to help

    theyre both in the wrong at times but
    the guy thinks he 'better say something, '
    because theyre always making up and falling out
    ('To stop us creeping round these avenues')

    they guy thinks that if he can't get through the 'border' then there is obviously something wrong with him.
    or
    it could mean that the girl starts to believe that theres something wrong with her

    in the end they make up
    'Well it's time to turn this thing around, Well there's no reason for this thing you found,'


    but then it ends with
    'You've got to fight for a reason, what's your reason? You never cared,'

    so theyve probably fallen out again.









    i think.
    Flag scrapthaton April 29, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:obviously the person he's singing about is really guarded and won't let people get through to them. he's saying that it's not his fault, it's other people's and things from her past maybe (like georgie said). i think he wants to know what's going on in her head because he likes her a lot but because she's got her borders up, they aren't getting on as well.
    its a nice song anyway :)
    Flag Handguns_For_Heartson April 15, 2007   Link

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