Nada Surf

So quiet
It's neither heaven nor space, it's just high
And the ring around the moon
looks like light and love
Neither of which I get enough of
Down there
Where alot of people lie, In a deep sleep
And months on end go by, in a single week
Down there
But much too slow
Can't you see I'm trying so hard to plug up this hole
The air is running out we're sinking much too low
And if you sit long enough
you can hear ghost trains
As if the city speed
is just in our brains
And coke's close as we get to sugar cane
Down there
But much too slow
Can't you see I'm trying so hard to plug up this hole,
The air is running out we're sinking much too low
So quiet, So quiet
It's neither heaven nor space, It's just high
And the ring around the moon
Looks like light and love
Neither of which I get enough of
Neither of which I get enough of

stale mate
when do i jump out of the cake
when do we admit it's a fake
when do we jump out of the cake

I'm the nervous watcher
and i watch
time to turn it on
but i turn it off
70% of the time i watch useless and over the line
stuck

stale mate
jailbreak
when do we admit it's not safe
it's not safe in a jail
it's not safe in a safe

should have been a wreck
might have been a wreck
i don't know how it could last
i don't know why it doesn't crash

stale mate
when do i jump out of the cake

step in my shoes, wait till you see the big flash now
glued to the sheets, sleep with the sheep all month long
easy to please, hard to believe it's a tease
stuck in a rut, don't give a fuck if we're us

lie in a haze, hope it's a phase and not hate
you know that i know that you know that i know that you know
i want you to kiss me

i try to open my eyes
to the days going by
but the trash in everything it keeps me hypnotized
i'm hypnotized
i got the poison in me
but it's amplified

no TV

Three important rules for breaking up
Don't put off breaking up when you know you want to
Prolonging the situation only makes it worse
Tell him honestly, simply, kindly, but firmly
Don't make a big production
Don't make up an elaborate story
This will help you avoid a big tear jerking scene
If you wanna date other people say so
Be prepared for the boy to feel hurt and rejected
Even if you've gone together for only a short time,
And haven't been too serious,
There's still a feeling of rejection
When someone says she preferres the company of others
To your exclusive company,
But if you're honest, and direct,
And avoid making a flowery emotional speech when you brake the news,
The boy will respect you for your frankness,
And honestly he'll appreciate the kind of straight foward manner
In which you told him your decision
Unless he's a real jerk or a cry baby you will remain friends

I'm head of the class'm popular
I'm a quarter back I'm popular
My mom says I'm a catch I'm popular
I'm never last picked
I got a cheerleader chick

Being attractive is the most important thing there is
If you wanna catch the biggest fish in your pond
You have to be as attractive as possible
Make sure to keep your hair spotless and clean
Wash it at least every two weeks
Once every two weeks
And if you see Jonny football hero in the hall
Tell him he played a great game
Tell him you like his article in the newspaper

I'm the party star
I'm popular
I've got my own car
I'm popular
I'll never get caught
I'm popular
I make football bets
I'm a teachers pet.

I purpose we support a one month limit on going steady
I think It will keep you both more able to deal with weird situation
And get to know more peopleI think if you're ready to go out with Jonny
Now's the time to tell him about your one month limit
He wont mind he'll apreciate your fresh look on dating
And once you've dated someone else you can date him again
I'm sure he'll like it
Everyone will appreciate it
You so novel what a good idea
You can keep you time to your self
You don't need date insurance
You can go out with whoever you want to
Every boy, every boy, in the whole world could be yours
If you'll just listen to my plan

THE TEENAGE GUIDE TO POPULARITY

there's a way to drive, i see it once in a while
i watch the tail-lights and memorize
i won't be too scared, i won't be too tired
i'm becoming hard-wired
feeling hazy, waking up inertia
i'm having dreams i'm in the wrong picture
am i older than you thought
did you get less than you bought

dan you wanna roast it dan
we're gonna kick it in the head if we can
me i'm just, me i'm just, i never got to read the plan
dan you wanna roast it dan
you know i never know the right way around
i need a map to get us out of this town

now your hand is flashing danger
i'm underdressed and you're getting stranger
i can't tell you i'm incomplete
you're gonna step on me

if i fell down a big hole
would you tell
how do you know
it's a deepening well
like the big o

i know
it's a bad scene to be whole
it's a bad dream i hope
Marie
to feel
they're following me

if i painted a tear
would you figure it out
would it make matters clear
would it shed some doubt
it's been happening for years
it's a roundabout

pull back from the front
there's a bigger gap
than you thought
a bigger trap
in which to be caught

i've got to get away from the bricks
all these straight lines are making me sick

Main:
Sit on a train, reading a book
Same damn planet every time I look
Try to relax and slow my heartbeat
Only works when I'm dead asleep
Been thinking and drinking all over the town
Must be gearing up for some kind of meltdown

Chorus:
All I am is, a body floating downwind (x2)

-What's wrong?
-Nothing
-Are you sure nothing's wrong?
-Yeah
-But you're sad about something?
-Yeah
-So tell me what
-I don't know

I can't tell you (x4)

Chorus (x1)
Main (x1)

As the express train passes the local
It moves by just like a paper boat
Although it weighs a million pounds
I swear it almost seems to float
And as we pass by each other
Our heads all full of bother
We can't look, we can't stop
We can't think, we can't stop
Because we're stuck in our own paths
And it's the way it always lasts
But I need something more from you

All I am is, a body floating downwind (x2)

floating downwind...

Movies like zoos
Try another me and I will
Try another you
Or put my arms around you
Like I think you want me to
But tell me what you're thinking
I so often misconstrue

Treading water
Treading white wine
Seeing borders seeing straight lines
I get these feelings that I don't have much time
Always rushing always late (x2)

Movies like zoos

I talk to missionaries when they're standing at my door
They tell me what I should be reading I still can't see what for
We both stand there politely trying to change each other's core

When other angels float by
They seem likely to fall from the sky
What I want is difficult I must try
I see traces when you walk

Other voices when you talk
When you talk

When other angels float by
They seem likely to fall from the sky
What I want is difficult I must try
I see traces when you walk

Treading water
Treading white wine
Seeing borders seeing straight lines
I get these feelings that I don't have much time

Always rushing always late (x2)
always late (x2)
I'm always rushing
always late (x4)
I'm always rushing (x2)
always late

i can see
the things she does for me
i'm living in a treehouse

i live in constant fear
awakening must be near
i'm sleeping in a dreamhouse

a tine in the fork in the road
is pointing to heaven
but the sky is old
a tine in the fork in the road
is pointing at nothing
cos it's all been sold

i live with you
to die in a jamais vu
i love you
but this isn't true

don't push me cause i'll fall in love
with whatever you just said
don't push me cause i'll fall in love
with the way you wear your head

CHORUS:
out in the corner
you're glowing white. (X2)

i want to want you
i need to need you
i'd love to love you
i want to want you
i need to need you
i'm begging to beg you

CHORUS:
out in the corner
you're glowing white. (X2)

i'd like to say good-bye
to a complicated mind
but when i walk and wave
i'm stalked all day
by california lives
and things i didn't try
ways you were unkind
and the strangest colored eyes

CHORUS:
out in the corner
you're glowing white. (X2)

I'm putting this night down to bed
'cause I was sitting at the bar
Hoping you'd walk in the door
That says Killian'S red
'cause I left you a note that said
Come on out and we'll both get
Right off of our heads
And float up off the chair
We'll go on vacation tonight
Under a sun of neon light
And I almost love this town
When I'm by your side
You woke me from a long sleep
And I'm almost back
Closer than ever
To finding the hidden track
If I told you the truth
You wouldn't like what I said
I almost believed I was dead
There'll be no more waiting
You're gonna melt all the ice in our heads
There'll be no more crying
You're gonna make it all better instead
...
I get secrets at night
But they don't stay
I get secrets at night
But they go away
...

Do you ever feel like you just landed on this earth?
You see the creatures all do their dances back and forth
You get restless and then you join them on the floor
Suddenly it's tomorrow

It's not today anymore (X2)

Chorus:

You talk to the ceiling every day
The speakers are shaking
Why do i hear you okay?
They're playing soul at the wrong speed
It sounds right now
What are you doing to me?

D'you ever feel like what we call real life is not so real?
Tripping up on the same old problems you had last year
We'll pretend it's another planet not so uptight
The stars are shining above the city every night
They come every night

Chorus (x1)

Where are we going?
I don't care
Our friends all left
Let's go anywhere
It's getting late
I don't care
It's just you and me
Let's go anywhere

cats and dogs are coming down
14th street is gonna drown
everyone else rushing round.

CHORUS:
i've got blonde on blonde
on my portable stereo
it's a lullabye
from a giant golden radio.

i've got no time i wanna lose
to people with something to prove
what can you do but let them talk
and make your way down the block.

CHORUS:
i've got blonde on blonde
on my portable stereo
it's a lullabye
from a giant golden radio. (X3)

it's a lullabye
from a giant golden radio.

it's a lullabye
from wonder-woman's radio. (X2)

it's a lullabye. (X6)

left some food wrapped up
in a plastic bag
on the kitchen table
way too long
i sat down to eat
next to the bag
i was too tired
to throw it out
i saw a swarm of fruit flies
i took the bag downstairs
when i came back
they were still there
flying jerky patterns
like snowflakes in the air

i'm sorry you've got nowhere to go. (X2)

left straight right straight
i can't find a reason
i know i'll keep going but
i can't find a reason
nothing looks right
nothing smells right
and i can't land
geometric patterns
smearing out of control
only have enough gas left
for the beer can to the bowl

what can you do but go on? (X3)

oh no you make your own mistakes
i cannot bring them back to you
oh no you make your own mistakes
i cannot measure up to you. (X2)

Watching terrible TV, it kills all thought
Getting spacier than an astronaut
Making out with people I hardly know or like
I can't believe what I do late at night

I wanna know what it's like
On the inside of love
I'm standing at the gates
I see the beauty above

Only when we get to see the aerial view
Will the patterns show, we'll know what to do
I know the last page so well, I can't read the first
So I just don't start, it's getting worse

I wanna know what it's like
On the inside of love
I'm standing at the gates
I see the beauty above

I wanna know what it's like
On the inside of love
I can't find my way in
I try again and again

I'm on the outside of love
Always under or above
I can't find my way in
I try again and again

I'm on the outside of love
Always under or above
Must be a different view
To be a me with a you

I wanna know what it's like
On the inside of love
I'm standing at the gates
I see the beauty above

I wanna know what it's like
On the inside of love
Of course I'll be alright
I just had a bad night
I had a bad night

I'm just a happy kid
Stuck with the heart of a sad punk
Drowning in my id
Always searching like it's on junk
No matter who I hang out with
I can hear the clack-clunk
Of the chains that pull the cars up
The roller coaster mountain top so high
When it comes down it shoots back up
Straight back to the sky
I gotta laugh and then I'm asleep
And then I walk around and wanna cry

Out at night to do the strand
The little candles make the bottles glow
Got ink all over my right hand
Getting crushes with no chance to grow
It's like I'll never ever land
There's always too much sun
Or too much snow

Chorus:

I get slow days and no days
I get rusty and it's hard
But I get notions and oceans
Are coming to my call

(interlude)

You can learn to get along (x4)

Chorus (x1)

And I'm just a happy kid
Stuck with the heart of a sad punk
Drowning in my id
Always searching like it's on junk
No matter who I hang out with
I can hear the clack-clunk
Of the chains that pull the cars up
The roller coaster mountain top so high
When it comes down it shoots back up
Straight back to the sky
I gotta laugh and then I'm asleep
And then I walk around and wanna cry

I'm just a happy kid (x4)

in blizzard of '77
the cars were just lumps on the snow
and then later
tripping in 7-11
the shelves were stretching out of control
on a plane ride
the more it shakes
the more i have to let go
now the signals
still getting all mixed up
we're always doing damage control
but in the middle of the night i worry
it's blurry even without light
i know i have got a negative edge
that's why i sharpen all the others a lot
it's like flowers or ladybugs
pretty weeds or red beetles with dots
(chorus)
i miss you more than i knew
(repeat)

to moonn6pence from shootingstar



hands up who thinks it's now
home base is the bathroom where the lights are bright
it's never too late if you know how
we got our own brand of hyperspace
you cannot change anyone
there is no peace, there's only sun
when you want to go, i know you will
and i can see it all and i'm ok, but i wish there was another way
there's no right and there's no wrong
there's just the balance of the things you know

i'm going from strange to stranger every year
i take it back you're panicking
i just don't know
i really thought i wanted to go
but when we're close
you look through me just like a ghost
i like sleeping
i'm only safe when i'm dreaming
i need a new heart
this one's hollow
always scheming

you wait for summer
and then you wait for winter
but there's a total lack of splendor

zen brain throw away your crushes
all your childhood crutches
super brain never scared of nothing
violence or loving my way
today