Incubus – Crowded Elevator

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Fifteen minutes to six and fourteen floors to go
Thirteen suited strangers make a crowded elevator slow
And I've got a million words and phases on the tip of my tongue
For the only non-stranger next to me, soon she'll know
(let ?em stare)

If I could
I think I would give in
And let you in on how I feel
I need to spill
Let it all out right now
And expose every inch in front of them

Twelve more floors
And your eyes in mine are all I need to come clean
Or should I wait until the lobby
And spare the lives of some twenty-six nervous eyes
Being occupied by the little red numbers passing by?
If I wait one minute longer
I think I will die
(let ?em stare)

If I could
I think I would give in
And let you in on how I feel
I need to spill
Let it all out right now
Expose every inch in front of them

You help me to feel, see and know why all the while I've been so inquisitive
I can't go back ?cause now I know
How it feels to open up and breathe

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Lyrics submitted by Gobsow, edited by piercemonk

Track duration: 04:46

"Crowded Elevator" as written by Brandon Charles/einziger Boyd, Alex/pasillas Katunich

Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing

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    General Comment:Twelve more floors
    And your eyes in mine are all I need to come clean
    ...the alanon and aa program! amazing twelve steps
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    General Comment:I have two theories on this one. Either way I think the elevator represents a situation he is trapped in and the strangers represent either guilt or judgement. The girl with him could either be his girlfriend or the girl he'd rather be with. It seems to me that the big secret he has to tell is to come clean about his feelings for another girl to his girlfriend and the "nervous eyes'' are judgements being passed about his infidelities or the guilt he's having of wanting to be with someone else. Other side of it is that the girl he's with doesn't know that he has feelings for her but because he's already in a relationship it's hard to tell her because he feels guilty about it.
    Flag Wench13on November 14, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:dirk_lance you were tired of it being wrong but didn't correct everything!

    Fifteen minutes to six and fourteen floors to go
    Thirteen suited strangers makes a crowded elevator slow
    And I've got a million words and phrases, on the tip of my tongue
    For the only non stranger next to me, soon she'll know
    Know, know
    So let 'em stare

    (Chorus)
    If I could think I would give in
    And let you in on how I feel
    Need to spill
    Let all of it out right now
    And expose every inch in front of them

    Twelve more floors your eyes and mine are all I need to come clean
    Or should I wait for the lobby, spare the lives
    Of some 26 nervous eyes
    Being occupied by little red numbers passing by
    If I wait one minute longer, I think I will die
    Die, die
    So let 'em stare

    (Chorus)
    If I could think I would give in
    And let you in on how I feel
    Need to spill
    Let all of it out right now
    And expose every inch in front of them

    If I could think I would give in
    And let you in on how I feel
    Need to spill
    Let all of it out right now
    And expose every inch in front of them
    In front of them

    You help me to feel, see and know
    Why all the while I've been so inquisitive
    I can't go back cuz now I know how it feels to open up and breathe
    I can't go back cuz now I (x3)
    I can't go back cuz now I know

    If I could think I would give in
    And let you in on how I feel
    Need to spill
    Let all of it out right now
    And expose every inch in front of them

    If I could think I would give in
    And let you in on how I feel
    Need to spill
    Let all of it out right now
    And expose every inch in front of them

    Yeah
    In front of them (x3)
    Flag smilelookaliveon June 10, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Um...I know it's a couple of years after the fact but this song was released on a cd. The 'When Incubus Attacks Vol. 1' EP. It's a great song, one of my favorite Incubus songs. If anybody is looking for a copy of this OOP EP, I have a mint, opened but unused copy. Contact me.
    Flag lestat86on May 01, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Well, Brandon is in the elevator with this girl he has feelings towards. I assume they're feelings of lust, and the million words and phrases are kinda' a nice way to describe pick-up lines and small-talk even though he apparently already knows this girl. In any case it feels like in the Chorus he wants to have sex with her despite all of the people around. "So let 'em... stare." "Expose every inch in front of them."

    Either this or Brandon wants to profess his love for the girl.
    Flag Zetsumeion January 29, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:yea, im tired of it being wrong

    Fifteen minutes to six and fourteen floors to go
    Thirteen suited strangers makes a crowded elevator slow
    And I've got a million words and phrases on the tip of my tongue
    For the only non stranger next to me, soon she'll know
    So let them stare
    If I could, think I would give in and let you in on how i feel
    Need to spill, Let all of it out right now
    And expose every inch in front of them
    Twelve more floors, your eyes and mine are all I need to come clean
    Or should I wait for the lobby, spare the lies Of Some 26 nervous eyes
    Who argue by the little red numbers passing by
    If I wait one minute longer, I think I will die
    So let them stare
    If I could, think I would give in and let you in on how i feel
    Need to spill, Let all of it out right now
    And expose every inch in front of them
    You help me to feel, see, and know
    All the while I've been so inquisitive
    I can't go back 'cuase now I know how it feels to open up and breathe
    I can't go back 'cause now I ...
    I can't go back 'cause now I know
    If I could think, think I would give in and let you in on how i feel
    Need to spill, Let all of it out right now
    And expose every inch in front of them
    Yeah
    In Front of them
    Flag dirk_lanceon January 24, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:bmrhye That's the exact interpretation I thought of. I mean where else could you let all your thoughts wander and come to realize that you love the person you've been with then in an elevator? (There are other places, but since it's named Crowded elevator ;) ) And once this realization hits it's like he can't just blurt it out in front of all those unknowing people, he has to hold it in and hope that his emotions will remain until the lobby!
    Flag MakeYourSelf101on June 20, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:flirtychick215 got it down. It's about having a secret you want to tell but you're afraid of how people would react, but once you let it out, you can never go back.
    Flag Zytheon May 17, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:"And I've got a million words and phrases on the tip of my tongue for the only non stranger next to me soon she'll know."

    See, there's no way he could mean that there's something he wants to say to the suited strangers. He says right there that he has something to say to the only NON-stranger next to him.
    Flag bmrhyeon April 27, 2005   Link

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