Foreign Films (or What I Think He Said At The End Of Lost In Translation)

[SockMonkeyRiot]

Foreign Films (or What I Think He Said At The End Of Lost In Translation)

I've been writing love songs
to characters in movies
they never write me back
well now let's be honest
I was never really honest
to myself or anyone

and I know it's oh so wrong
blaming it on you
but I saw your eyes on mine
and thought maybe I could stay awhile

as I've been getting older
it's getting harder to stay sober
and to clean myself up
but let's be honest
you were never really honest
with yourself or anyone at all

and it's all the things I said
that keep running through my head
your smile calms me down
I just thought maybe I could straighten out here

'cause I thought your eyes just looked a bit like mine,
lost among the city lights
ruby red and neon green
and the darkest shades of integrity

I thought that we could sit here awhile
and you could guard me from all those things that I've done
thinking disease and the bottled heat
that so kindly are keeping me from sleep

she said "why are you so obbsessed with dying when we're alive?"
I said "why are you so obbsessed with living when all you do is die?"
all we do is die

she said, she said could you make my dreams come true if I came with you"
well I said, "I don't know, maybe for just the night"
"I've never felt so goddamn hopeless"
I said "girl, you can be hopeless with me"

she said she said could you make my dreams come true if I came with you
well I said, I don't know hun, maybe for just tonight"
baby, all of us are hopeless
come on kid, you can be hopeless with me

(Promise me, the next time that your husband makes you feel that
you're not special, you cry if you have to and tell him the truth, okay? okay)


she said she said I don't know what it is, but when I'm with you I feel a little less hopeless


you can listen to it here http://www.myspace.com/johnnymainstream

[TK]

The song was okay. The one thing I really didn't like about it, was how there's that pause between almost every line, other than that, I thought it was quite enjoyable.

[cris545]

The song was okay. The one thing I really didn't like about it, was how there's that pause between almost every line, other than that, I thought it was quite enjoyable.
I didn't like that either.

I enjoyed reading the lyrics more than listening to the song, and I thought the lyrics were a bit cheesy with the ''I said's'' and stuff. I'd clean that up a bit and express it some other way. Overall it was fine though, not amazing.

[SockMonkeyRiot]

I'm kind of disappointed that you guys didn't like the song as much, I focused more on it musically than the lyrics this time. I originally played it quicker, with less pauses in there, maybe I should revisit that.

Thanks for the input.

[leezer]

I've only listened to the start of this, it's good, I like the bit where you sing You were never really honest, just goes to show a line that doesnt necessary stand out on paper comes to life with words