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Do me this solid
If you would pretty lady
Please grab me a martini
And meet me on the balcony
I've prepared a light show
You could fake a melody
We could argue over where and when
the cymbal hits should be
Hannah takes the stairs
And I usually take the elevator
Every now and then she offers me
A lemon Now and Later
Please don't play the match maker
Please don't be a player hater
If you dig her recent work
You should go congratulate her
And if you're partial to the night sky
If you're vaguely attracted to rooftops
Hannah takes the stairs
Cause she can't tell that
its a winding spiral case
Is she right side up
Or upside-down?
So Hannah let your roots grow
Let your blue veins show
If I need to take a breath
Then you can take a trumpet solo
I'll work on the limbs if
You work on the torso
If it gets to be too much then
You can lend a helping hand
And if you're partial to the night sky
If you're vaguely attracted to rooftops
Hannah takes the stairs
Cause she can't tell that
its a winding spiral case
Is she right side up
Or upside-down?
Hannah takes the stairs
Cause she can't tell that
its a winding spiral case
Is she outside-in
Or inside out?
If you would pretty lady
Please grab me a martini
And meet me on the balcony
I've prepared a light show
You could fake a melody
We could argue over where and when
the cymbal hits should be
Hannah takes the stairs
And I usually take the elevator
Every now and then she offers me
A lemon Now and Later
Please don't play the match maker
Please don't be a player hater
If you dig her recent work
You should go congratulate her
And if you're partial to the night sky
If you're vaguely attracted to rooftops
Hannah takes the stairs
Cause she can't tell that
its a winding spiral case
Is she right side up
Or upside-down?
So Hannah let your roots grow
Let your blue veins show
If I need to take a breath
Then you can take a trumpet solo
I'll work on the limbs if
You work on the torso
If it gets to be too much then
You can lend a helping hand
And if you're partial to the night sky
If you're vaguely attracted to rooftops
Hannah takes the stairs
Cause she can't tell that
its a winding spiral case
Is she right side up
Or upside-down?
Hannah takes the stairs
Cause she can't tell that
its a winding spiral case
Is she outside-in
Or inside out?
Lyrics submitted by nohitter151
Track duration: 03:38
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I love the song and saw the movie after reading here... It is a very slow movie and the editing could've been much snappier. That said, it is a very smart movie and the character is very likable because of the personal hell she makes herself go through.
I feel the song (and the movie) is about taking the hard way, making life decisions way more painful than they should be. Perhaps also about following your gut too much - ir at least, not enjoying it...
Hannah constantly puts herself in situations where she is suffering. She is braking up from her boyfriend(s) and is so devastated about it that they feel they need to cheer her up. On the other hand, I identified with her a great deal. Excellent song and smart movie. Now I'm going to listen to the NPR show mentioned above.
As for the "noticed" or not
thing.. Well it was on either
VH1 or MTV wen i jotted down the title.
So tht prolly means tht b4 2 long
they will have all the "notice" they
can stand! haha
On another note..Gotta check out the
movie I suppose,to get the full circle
here. so thts wat I'll do! thnx
for the 411 :)
It isn't that they don't deserve it; it is just people now-a-day ruin
music for others. They obssese to much or brag about it then the artist
falls into the hands of the wrong people.
You're compleeeetely right :-)
so if you want to understand this hannah character, you need to watch the movie. if you don't care to get that in depth, that's cool but it's an interesting movie anyways.