Sound Effects and Overdramatics Lyrics

[Verse 1]
When the shirt came off, it was all in time
When a m-m-m-minute turned into a mile
And then I broke that grin, and I cut it out
And you got all turned on by the taste of the ocean
When I mentioned blue, all you thought was color
When you mentioned drugs, all I thought was sober
When your pants came off and I turned you over
When you mentioned blue

[Chorus]
Kill
Smile
Cut it out for me this time
Smile, haven't seen him smile in a little while

[Verse 2]
Keep the mask aligned
Get it up in time
There's a space between valleys
And try and catch a vibe
Make a circle square
A rectangle curve
Use a smile as a noun and I think like a verb

[Verse 3]
Run quick switch sides
Spill the filled up cancer
And the room is shaking
Now you're changing places
And I switched my pace
And my breathing races when you mention blue
[Chorus]
Kill!
Smile!
Cut it out for me this time!
Smile, haven't seen him smile in a little while (this is not!)
Kill! (this is not!)
Smile! (this is not!)
Cut it out for me this time! (this is not, this is not!)
Smile, haven't seen him smile in a little while (this is not!)

[Bridge]
Kill
Smile
Cut it out for me
Cut it, cut it out
Smile
Kill
Cut it out for me
Cut it, cut it out

[Chorus]
We cut it out
Kill
Smile
Cut it out for me this time
Smile, haven't seen him smile in a little while (this is not)
Kill (this is not)
Smile (this is not)
Cut it out for me this time (this is not, this is not)
Smile, haven't seen him smile in a little while (this is not, it's not)
[Outro]
Kill me
Take me
Break down and stay awake
Smile

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Singer Bert McCracken said at the February 12, 2020 The Used show at Theater of Living Arts in Philly: “This song is about sexual intercourse.”

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Recorded At
Foxy Studios (Marina del Rey, California)
Release Date
September 28, 2004
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