This song is def a twin to "Unfair" (a song she has been quoted as saying is about falling in love with someone who is already in a relationship) so it is presumably about the same person. Given the references to buying an apartment and not being able to see her love interest "after tonight," it's most likely that she's moving away and she'll "wait a day to break the bad news" (i.e. notifying him that she's leaving once she's already gone).
And, of course, the fact that she sees in him a fellow "idealist" and "dreamer" (terms commonly given to people with the INFP personality on the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)) portends that she'll always be left wondering if they would've been perfect together.
Wake up, (Wake up)
Grab a brush and put a little makeup,
Hide the scars to fade away the shakeup
Why'd you leave the keys upon the table?
Here you go create another fable
You wanted to,
Grab a brush and put a little makeup,
You wanted to,
Hide the scars to fade away the shakeup,
You wanted to,
Why'd you leave the keys upon the table,
You wanted to,
I don't think you trust,
In, my, self righteous suicide,
I, cry, when angels deserve to DIE! RRRRRRRAAA!
Wake up, (Wake up)
Grab a brush and put a little makeup,
Hide the scars to fade away the shakeup
Why'd you leave the keys upon the table?
Here you go create another fable
You wanted to,
Grab a brush and put a little makeup,
You wanted to,
Hide the scars to fade away the shakeup,
You wanted to,
Why'd you leave the keys upon the table,
You wanted to,
I don't think you trust,
In, my, self-righteous suicide,
I, cry, when angels deserve to die,
in, my, self-righteous suicide, I, cry
when angels deserve to die.
Father, Father, Father, Father,
Fall into your hands, I commend my spirit,
Fall into your hands,
Why have you forsaken me,
In your eyes forsaken me,
In your thoughts forsaken me,
In your heart forsaken, me oh,
Trust in my self-righteous suicide,
I, cry, when angels deserve to die,
In my self righteous suicide,
I, cry, when angels deserve to die.
Grab a brush and put a little makeup,
Hide the scars to fade away the shakeup
Why'd you leave the keys upon the table?
Here you go create another fable
You wanted to,
Grab a brush and put a little makeup,
You wanted to,
Hide the scars to fade away the shakeup,
You wanted to,
Why'd you leave the keys upon the table,
You wanted to,
I don't think you trust,
In, my, self righteous suicide,
I, cry, when angels deserve to DIE! RRRRRRRAAA!
Wake up, (Wake up)
Grab a brush and put a little makeup,
Hide the scars to fade away the shakeup
Why'd you leave the keys upon the table?
Here you go create another fable
You wanted to,
Grab a brush and put a little makeup,
You wanted to,
Hide the scars to fade away the shakeup,
You wanted to,
Why'd you leave the keys upon the table,
You wanted to,
I don't think you trust,
In, my, self-righteous suicide,
I, cry, when angels deserve to die,
in, my, self-righteous suicide, I, cry
when angels deserve to die.
Father, Father, Father, Father,
Fall into your hands, I commend my spirit,
Fall into your hands,
Why have you forsaken me,
In your eyes forsaken me,
In your thoughts forsaken me,
In your heart forsaken, me oh,
Trust in my self-righteous suicide,
I, cry, when angels deserve to die,
In my self righteous suicide,
I, cry, when angels deserve to die.
Lyrics submitted by gothic_hobbit
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OMG, and people are goin crazy about her covering greenday... system of a down are awesome, she murdered this song.. R.I.P Chop Suey.
O_O WHAT HAS THIS TIE-WEARING LITTLE OVERDRAMATIC WOMAN DONE TO SOAD???!!!!
Oh God, this is so horrible it's hilarious.
I love SOAD, and I love Avril, this song is soo good, I wonder what album it's on, like what SOAD album? I'd love to hear it. IF ANYONE HAS THIS SONG, PLEASE PLEASE SEND IT TO ME!!!! System Of A Down is an awesome band, and Avril is a great singer and a funky, happy, cheerleadery person and I'd love to meet her someday.
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Erm, okay. Maybe it's just me but she completely ruined a great song. Have to be honest though, cracked me up after awhile...
er????!!! it's not her bloody song! i feel for S.O.A.D! they rock!
Why is she covering Green Day and SOAD anyway?
One word... LOL.
by Ella_de_la_Noche on 07-15-2007 @ 03:51:13 AM
I love SOAD, and I love Avril, this song is soo good, I wonder what album it's on, like what SOAD album? I'd love to hear it. IF ANYONE HAS THIS SONG, PLEASE PLEASE SEND IT TO ME!!!! System Of A Down is an awesome band, and Avril is a great singer and a funky, happy, cheerleadery person and I'd love to meet her someday.
.. SERIOUSLY ???? she fails at singing and killed a song.