Lyrics for That's Not My Name as interpreted by bing_redboy

That's Not My Name Lyrics
Four letter word just to get me along
It’s a difficulty and I’m biting on my tongue and I
I keep stalling, keeping me together
People around gotta find something to say now

Holding back, everyday the same
Don’t wanna be a loner
Listen to me, oh no
I never say anything at all
But with nothing to consider they forget my name
ame .. ame .. ame

They call me hell
They call me Stacey
They call me her
They call me Jane
That’s not my name
That’s not my name
That’s not my name
That’s not my name

They call me quiet girl
But I’m a riot
Mary, Jo, Lisa
Always the same
That’s not my name
That’s not my name
That’s not my name
That’s not my name

I miss the catch if they through me the ball
I’m the last kid standing up against the wall
Keep up, falling, these heels they keep me boring
Getting glammed up and sitting on the fence now

So alone all the time at night
Lock myself away
Listen to me, I’m not
Although I’m dressed up, out and all with
Everything considered they forget my name
ame .. ame .. ame

They call me hell
They call me Stacey
They call me her
They call me Jane
That’s not my name
That’s not my name
That’s not my name
That’s not my name

They call me quiet girl
But i’m a riot
Mary, Jo, Lisa
Always the same
That’s not my name
That’s not my name
That’s not my name
That’s not my name

Are you calling me darling?
Are you calling me bird?
Are you calling me darling?
Are you calling me bird?

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yttling_jazz
03-21-2008

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brilliant. and self-explananatory.

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littlesong89
04-25-2008

Rated -1 
I heard this at Reading and didn't know who it was and just today played on xfm and they didn't say, NOW I know haha. great song!

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El_Fishe
05-01-2008

Rated -1 
such a fuckin brilliant song. love it

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aceripper
05-04-2008

Rated +1 
"Maybe joleisa"
I believe it is "Mary-Joe, Lisa"
I could be wrong, but I doubt it. ^.^

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lassiecewis
05-07-2008

Rated +1 
what is the guy saying in the background?
i could only figure out a few words.
haha.

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MuisicallyJenny
05-10-2008

Rated -2 
I've heard this song in Old Navy, Forever XXI, GossipGirl, everywhere!
I love it, very funky!

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Bambini
05-16-2008

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The Guardian says that this song is a "tale of music industry indifference to White's previous outfit, pop trio Dear Eskiimo."

So basically the song has exactly the same meaning as Mika's "Grace Kelly."

The TIng Tings are so shit you just want to yell at the radio.

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isthelottiex
05-19-2008

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her voice makes me want to stick a large scaffolding pole through my skull.

catchy tune, though..

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deltasunlight
05-20-2008

Rated -1 
Hang on, a Mika fan is calling the Ting Tings shit? Hypocrite much!?

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nat leehunni4667
05-20-2008

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what the hell is this song?

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wee yin
05-21-2008

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i am not a big fan of the ting tings, but i fell in love with this song the first time i heard it.

i can relate to the song too, i am "errrr... that girl" at school the teachers ALWAYS call me my friends names, i dunno why, coz unlike the girl in this band say she is i am not the one who stays silent in class!

i am a bit of a loud mouth cow.

but in a nice way.

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stacichu
05-22-2008

Rated +1 
Great song! I tried to figure out what Jules was saying:

.. it's in my head, now it's in my mind
Call it, reach it, get some words and get some timin'
Though I realize, I cannot emphasize
Sittin' round with just a promise, nothing binding
Whatever, can't you see that it's so desperately
Standing joker like a ..
Instead I sit alone, the sound is monotone
I gotta get some soul, I gotta get some feelin'

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liliroze
05-22-2008

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that line in jules bit...
could it be
"standing joking, a one liner"??

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sianii
05-22-2008

Rated +1 
Part of this song is about when Katie White (frontwoman) went to school with a girl called Stacy Pike (name checked in the chorus) , everyone kept calling her Stacy pike and she was like 'thats not my name, im not that forgettable am i'?
Also its about how they were feeling frustrated with the record company they were with at the time.

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sianii
05-22-2008

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Part of this song is about when Katie White (frontwoman) went to school with a girl called Stacy Pike (name checked in the chorus) , everyone kept calling her Stacy pike and she was like 'thats not my name, im not that forgettable am i'?
Also its about how they were feeling frustrated with the record company they were with at the time.

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tommyhaych
05-23-2008

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Clearly she's annoyed that no-one can remember her name. Thats my interpretation :-)

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Jenezzy
05-28-2008

Rated +2 
I thought it was about a girl who sleeps around and in the morning when theres "nothing to consider" they forget her name. The suggestion that she sleeps aroud lies in the lyrics "don't want to be a loner" and "four letter word (her name) just to get me along". She also sings that people think she's quiet but she actually goes around sleeping with people and is therefore a 'riot'. The kyrics "these heels they keep me boring
Getting glammed up and sitting on the fence now" suggest that its not enough to just go out coz she feels the same as everyone else, so she'll sleep with someone to feel different... until the morning when they forget her name. She does this to prevent here from being "So alone all the time at night". It can't be about school since "bird" and "darling" are predominantly used by guys to girls if they don;t know their name and the lyrics"Are you calling me darling? Are you calling me bird?" suggest this is what she is often called

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nat leehunni4667
05-29-2008

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I thought it was about guys too.
plus, why would record companies call her darling?

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distro
06-03-2008

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Jenezzy that is both ridiculous and sad, your interpretation (although the concept of interpretation is rather hard to accept in the case - delusional/stupid guess, comes to mind).

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kevin123
06-03-2008

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I thought the line was "they call me ho" not "hell". Makes sense to me.

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wee yin
06-04-2008

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i luv the cool kid-ish voice she puts on at the
"Are you calling me darling?
Are you calling me bird?
Are you calling me darling?
Are you calling me bird?"
bit.

good.

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yay4steven
06-08-2008

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I concur with Jenezzy.
Although at first it may seem a bit out-of-the-ordinary and quite the far reach, it makes perfect sense after a lot of evaluation.
The deciding factors for me are the lines
"Are you calling me darling?" and "Are you calling me bird?"

Because a record company wouldn't call her that, nor would class mates or other random people that she possible could be singing about.

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Jenezzy
06-15-2008

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Distro, I appreciate you don't agree with my interpretation but you have failed to say what you DO agree with and what your interpretation is. How am I supposed to re-evaluate what I interpret the song to be about if you don't tell my why my is sad and ridiculous and why your interpretation would be more appropriate

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farlda
06-21-2008

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I'd always thought when she said the 'darling' but she was addressing someone, as in "Are you calling me, darling?" as 'darling' can be used in that sort of patronising way. It makes sense to me, seeing as she's called so many different names, it's only natural to ask if it's her being called.
I don't agree with the sleeping around theory, seeing as I'd imagine someone that whore-ish would at least earn a reputation and be remembered. Everyone knows the name of the local bike. =P

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The_$t!G
06-24-2008

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I like the song :)

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