I set my hand to writing you...it drifted off the page.
I sold my one vision for a piece of the cake...
I haven't ate in days.
For unspoken value, aesthetic, and charm,
I'd smile at you sideways,
But the lighting is wrong.
I'm taking a picture, and counting the cost,
While the bells in my ears keep ringing.
I set my hand to writing you...it drifted of the page.
I nearly fell, I feel like a lowlife in hell
And I haven't slept in days and days, days and days...
Beat on my Fender through my Gemini 2,
Play to the posters on the wall of my room.
Thought I was crazy when I'd think about you...
And the bells in my ears keep ringing.
And the bells in my ears keep ringing.
In my ear bells are ringing.


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    It's about being an obsessive fan with a lot of dreams, right?

    Reinton August 30, 2009   Link
  • +1
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    i can't believe this song is being ignored...i think it's my favourite blondie tune, i'm not clear about the meaning, it's a little ambiguous...probably about a crush

    my_sharonaon February 17, 2007   Link
  • +1
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    wait....wrong song...haha, never mind, it's clear what this one is about and also one of my favourite blondies

    my_sharonaon February 17, 2007   Link
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    I love the keyboard and guitar solo it rally gets me crazy.

    Shagyon November 05, 2010   Link
  • -1
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    It's about being an obsessive fan with a lot of dreams, right?

    Reinton August 30, 2009   Link

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