You Could Have It So Much Better
Franz Ferdinand
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The Fallen
03 : 42
2
Do You Want To
03 : 34
3
This Boy
02 : 21
4
Walk Away
03 : 36
5
Evil and a Heathen
02 : 05
6
You’re the Reason I’m Leaving
02 : 47
7
Eleanor Put Your Boots On
02 : 49
8
Well That Was Easy
03 : 02
9
What You Meant
03 : 24
10
I’m Your Villain
04 : 03
11
You Could Have It So Much Better
02 : 41
12
Fade Together
03 : 03
13
Outsiders
04 : 02
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Track Lyrics
The Fallen Lyrics
[Verse 1]
So they say you're troubled, boy
Just because you like to destroy
All the things that bring the idiots joy
Well, what's wrong with a little destruction?
And the Kunst won't talk to you
'Cause you kissed St Rollox adieu
'Cause you robbed a supermarket or two
Well, who gives a damn about the prophets of Tesco?
[Pre-Chorus]
Did I see you in a limousine?
Fling out the fish and the unleavened?
Turn the rich into wine as you walk on the mean
[Chorus]
Well, the fallen are the virtuous among us
Walk among us, never judge us
Yeah, we're all
[Verse 2]
Up now and get 'em, boy
Up now and get 'em, boy
Drink to the devil and death at the doctors
[Pre-Chorus]
Did I see you in a limousine?
Flinging out the fish and the unleavened?
Well, five-thousand users fed today
Oh, as you feed us, won't you lead us
To be blessed?
[Verse 3]
So we stole and drank champagne
On the seventh seal, you said you never feel pain
"I never feel pain, won't you hit me again?"
"I need a bit of black and blue to be a rotation"
In my blood, I felt bubbles burst
There was a flash of fist, an eyebrow burst
You've a lazy laugh and a red white shirt
I fall to the floor, fainting at the sight of blood
[Pre-Chorus]
Did I see you in a limousine?
Flinging out the fish and the unleavened?
You turn the rich into wine, walk on the mean
Be they Magdalene or virgin, you've already been
You've already been, and we've already seen
[Chorus]
That the fallen are the virtuous among us
Walk among us, never judge us
To be blessed
[Bridge]
La, la-la-la
La, la-la-la
La-la, la-la
La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
[Verse 4]
So I'm sorry if I ever resisted
I never had a doubt you ever existed
I only have a problem when people insist on
Taking their hate, placing it on your name
Some say you're troubled, boy
Just because you like to destroy
You are the word, the word is 'destroy'
I break this bottle, think of you fondly
[Pre-Chorus]
Did I see you in a limousine?
Flinging out the fish and the unleavened?
To the whore in a hostel and the scum of a scheme
Turn the rich into wine, walk on the mean
It's not a jag in the arm, it's a nail in the beam
On the barren Earth, you scatter your seed
Be they Magdalene or virgin, you've already been
You've already been, you've already seen
That the one who, one who, one who, one who
One who, one who, one who, one who
Yeah, you've already been, you've already seen
[Chorus]
That the fallen are the virtuous among us
Walk among us, oh, if you judge us
We're all damned
Do You Want To Lyrics
[Intro]
Oh, when I woke up tonight, I said I’m
Going to make somebody love me
I’m going to make somebody love me
And now I know, now I know, now I know
I know that it’s you
You’re lucky, lucky, you’re so lucky
[Refrain]
Do-do, do, do-do-do-do-do
Do-do, do, do-do-do-do-do
Do-do-do, do-do-do-do
[Chorus]
Well, do you, do you, do you want to?
Well, do you, do you, do you want to, want to go
Where I’d never let you before?
Do-do, do, do-do-do-do-do
Well, do you, do you, do you want to?
Well, do you, do you, do you want to, want to go
Of what I’d never let you before?
Do-do, do, do-do-do-do-do
[Verse 1]
Well, he’s a friend and he’s so proud of you
He’s a friend and I knew him before you, oh yeah
(Do-do, do, do-do-do-do-do)
Well, he’s a friend and we’re so proud of you
Your famous friend, well, I blew him before you, oh yeah
[Refrain]
Do-do, do, do-do-do-do-do
Do-do, do, do-do-do-do-do
Do-do, do, do-do-do-do
[Chorus]
Well, do you, do you, do you want to?
Well, do you, do you, do you want to, want to go
Where I’d never let you before?
(Do-do, do, do-do-do-do-do)
[Verse 2]
Well, here we are at the Transmission party
I love your friends, they’re all so arty, oh yeah
[Refrain]
Do-do, do, do-do-do-do-do
Do-do, do, do-do-do-do-do
[Bridge]
Oh, when I woke up tonight, I said I’m
Gonna make somebody love me
I’m gonna make somebody love me
And now I know, now I know, now I know
I know that it’s you
You’re lucky, lucky, you’re so lucky
[Refrain]
Do-do, do, do-do-do-do-do
Do-do, do, do-do-do-do-do
Do-do, do, do-do-do-do
[Chorus]
Well, do you, do you, do you want to?
Well, do you, do you, do you want to, want to go
Of what I’d never let you before?
[Outro]
Oh, lucky, lucky (Lucky, lucky)
You’re so lucky (You’re so lucky)
Lucky, lucky (Lucky, lucky)
You’re so lucky (You’re so lucky)
Lucky, lucky (Lucky, lucky)
You’re so lucky (You’re so lucky)
Lucky, lucky (Lucky, lucky)
You’re so lucky (You’re so lucky)
Lucky, lucky (Lucky, lucky)
You’re so lucky (You’re so lucky)
Oh lucky, lucky (Lucky, lucky)
You’re so lucky, yeah!
This Boy Lyrics
[Intro]
Yeah
[Verse 1]
It seems this boy's bathed in ridicule
Ah, too forward, way too physical
It's time that I had another
I'm always wanting more if there's another one
Give me some more, I'll have another one
I'll have a slice of your mother
[Chorus]
And this boy's so spectacular
Not a boy, but a wealthy bachelor
I want a car, I want a car, yeah
I want a car, I want a car, yeah
[Verse 2]
I see losers losing everywhere
If I lose, I'll only lose the care
That I might have for another
I am complete, invincible
If I have a one principle
Then it's to stand on you, brother
[Chorus]
And this boy's so spectacular
Not a boy, but a wealthy bachelor
I want a car, I want a car, yeah
I want a car, I want a car, yeah
[Post-Chorus]
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna
I wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna
Wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna
Wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna
Wanna, wanna, wanna, wanna
I want a car, I want a car, yeah
I want a car, I want a car, yeah
[Verse 3]
If I like cocaine, I'm racing you
For organic fresh echinacea
One kick's as good as another
If I'm tired, I'm tired of telling you
I'm never tired, I'm always better than you
Bye, boy, run to your mother
[Chorus]
And this boy's so spectacular
Not a boy, but a wealthy bachelor
Oh yes, I am spectacular
Not a boy, but a wealthy bachelor
I want a car, I want a car, yeah
I want a car, I want a car, ah-ha
I want a car, I want a car, yeah
I want, I want, I want, I want
I want, I want, I want, I want
Walk Away Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I swapped my innocence for pride
Crushed the end within my stride
Said I'm strong now I know that I'm a leaver
I love the sound of you walking away
You walking away
Mascara bleeds a blackened tear, oh
[Bridge 1]
And I am cold, yes, I'm cold
But not as cold as you are
I love the sound of you walking away
You walking away
I love the sound of you walking away
Walking away, hey, hey
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Why don’t you walk away?
Why don’t you walk away?
Why don't you walk away?
[Chorus 1]
No buildings will fall down
Don't you walk away
No quake will split the ground
Won't you walk away?
The sun won't swallow the sky
Won't you walk away?
Statues will not cry
Don't you walk away
Why don’t you walk away?
Why don’t you walk away?
Why don’t you walk away? Hey
[Verse 2]
I cannot stand to see those eyes
As apologies may rise
I must be strong, stay an unbeliever
And love the sound of you walking away
You walking away
Mascara bleeds into my eye, oh
[Bridge 2]
And I’m not cold, I am old
At least as old as you are
La, la, la, la, la, la-la, la
La-la, la, la, la, la
La-la, la-la-la, la-la, la-la-la-la
La-la, la-la, la
[Pre-Chorus 2]
And as you walk away
Oh, as you walk away
And as you walk away
[Chorus 2]
My headstone crumbles down
As you walk away
The Hollywood wind's a howl
As you walk away
The Kremlin's falling
As you walk away
Radio 4 is static
As you walk away
Oh, as you walk away
Oh, as you walk away
Oh, as you walk away, hey
[Outro]
The stab of stiletto
On a silent night
Stalin smiles and Hitler laughs
Churchill claps Mao Tse-Tung on the back
Evil and a Heathen Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Words fall from our mouths
Like plates from shaking hands
Smash upon the silence
Of the smooth naked canal
[Chorus]
Well, I'm evil and a heathen
I'm evil and a heathen
Well, I'm a heathen and evil like you
There's not a lot, not a lot I couldn't do, woo
[Verse 2]
Well, I like how you pretend
That the end will be the end
So fill up first, then drink a curse
To the death of death instead
[Chorus]
Well, I'm evil and a heathen
I'm evil and a heathen
Well, I'm a heathen and evil like you
There's not a lot, not a lot I couldn't do
[Bridge]
Utrecht led me to the Sacre Coeur
Where the smoke curled 'round
Now the ice blows off Lake Michigan
When the ice blows, the ice flow knocks you down
Oh, the ice flow knocks you down
Oh, the ice flow knocks you down
Mmm, the ice flow knocks you down
Yeah, the ice flow knocks you down
[Verse 3]
Your teeth are black with wine
As you place those lips on mine
The moon hangs heavy and forbidden high
On the night of our lives
[Chorus]
Well, I'm evil and a heathen
I'm evil and a heathen
Well, I'm a heathen and evil like you
There's not a lot, not a lot I couldn't do, oh
[Outro]
I'm evil like you, oh
I'm evil like you, woo
I'm evil like you
Oh, I'm evil like you
You’re the Reason I’m Leaving Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Some granite wall
Numbs our bones, numbs our all
As we sit on skinny hands
Nothing to say, nothing at all
Oh-oh, I don't know you and I, I don't want to
You're so awkward just like me but I don't care
[Chorus]
Oh, you're the reason I'm leaving
You're the reason I'm leaving
And by leaving, we don't stop living, you know
[Verse 2]
I'd no idea, oh-oh
That in four years
I'd be hanging from a beam
Behind the door of Number Ten
Singing, "Well, fare thee well
Fare thee well, fare thee well"
I am leaving
Yes, I leave it all to you
[Chorus]
You're the reason I'm leaving (Leave him alone)
Yeah, you're the reason I'm leaving (Leave him alone)
And by leaving, we don't stop living, you know
I'm the reason you're leaving (Leave him alone)
Oh, you're the reason I'm leaving (Leave him alone)
And by leaving, we don't stop living, you know
[Verse 3]
As we ride along under an optimistic sun
The radio sings that 'Everybody' song by R.E.M.
And here I am fighting, fighting
Yes, I'm fighting not to cry
And that's another reason
Why I ought to hate you like I do
Oh, like I do
Oh, like I do
[Chorus]
You're the reason I'm leaving (Leave him alone)
You're the reason I'm leaving (Leave him alone)
And by leaving, we don't stop living, you know
I'm the reason you're leaving (Leave him alone)
Oh, I'm the reason you're leaving (Leave him alone)
If we're leaving, we don't stop living, you know
Eleanor Put Your Boots On Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Eleanor, put those boots back on
Kick the heels into the Brooklyn dirt
I know it isn't dignified to run
But if you run, you can run to the Coney Island roller coaster
Ride to the highest point and leap across the filthy water
Leap until the Gulf Stream's brought you down
Mm-hmm
[Chorus]
I could be there when you land
I could be there when you land
[Verse 2]
So, Eleanor, take a Greenpoint three-point turn
Towards the hidden sun
You know you are so elegant when you run
Oh, if you run, you can run to that statue with the dictionary
Climb to her fingernail and leap, yeah, take an atmospheric leap
And let the jet stream set you down
Mm-hmm
[Chorus]
I could be there when you land
I could be there when you land
I could be there when you land
[Outro]
So, Eleanor, put those boots back on
Put the boots back on and run and run
Come on over here
Come on over here
Come on over here
Well That Was Easy Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Well, that was easy waiting, everything's easy now
Oh, and the days are oh so normal
But oh, Hannah, how I miss you
Oh, Hannah, how I miss you
Oh, Hannah, how I miss you now
[Refrain]
Now-now-now-now, now
Now-now-now
Oh, now-now-now-now
Now-now-now, now-now-now-now
Now, now-now-now-now, now
Oh, now-now-now-now
Now-now-now, now-now-now-now
[Verse 2]
I used to lock myself in your bathroom
Swallowing the codeine kept for your back
Numb, so numb
I'd let your words come and come
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
[Pre-Chorus]
So come, come on, come
Come on, kill me now
Kill me now, kill me now
'Cause I'm leaving you now
[Chorus]
That was easy, how I miss you
Oh, that was easy, but I still miss you
That was easy, how I miss you now
[Refrain]
Now-now-now-now, now
Now-now-now-now
Now-now-now, now-now-now-now
Now, now-now-now-now, now
Now-now-now-now, now
[Verse 3]
I watched you clean the filth off your phone dial
Swallowing the things your finger picked up
Tongue, your tongue
I watched your tongue licking on
Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
[Pre-Chorus]
So come, come on, tongue
Come on, kill me now
Kill me now, kill me now
Because I'm leaving you now
[Chorus]
That was easy, but how I miss you
Oh, that was easy, but how I miss you
Oh, that was easy, but how I miss you now
That was easy, but I still miss you
That was easy, but I still miss you
That was easy, but how I miss you now
That was easy, but I still miss you
That was easy, but I miss you
That was easy, but I miss you now
What You Meant Lyrics
[Verse 1]
As I took step number four
Into the close of your tenement
You cast your darkened eyes so low
Said we're cold as the step cement
[Chorus]
But I just don't know
Oh, what you meant
What you meant
[Verse 2]
So Alec, you may want a pill
We are so cruel, and to communicate
Without the red stuff being spilled
We must MDMA our sentiment
[Chorus]
Oh, but I just don't know
Oh, what you meant
What you meant
What you meant
[Verse 3]
If we were feckless, we'd be fine
Sucking hard on our innocence
But we've been bright in our decline
Been left as blackened filament
[Chorus]
But I just don't know, oh
Oh, I don't know
No, I don't know
No, I don't know (What did you mean?)
No, I don't know (What did you mean?)
No, I don't know (What did you mean?)
No, I don't know
[Post-Chorus]
I've got to get away from
I've got to get away from you
[Verse 4]
But I feel blood inside the vein
I feel life inside the ligament
I feel alive, yeah, just the same
Same vigour and the same intent
[Chorus]
Oh, but I just don't know
Oh, if that's what you meant
I’m Your Villain Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You toss in a word
And I'm your villain
I see the passion emerge
And I'm your villain
But serious
You're so serious
Oh, like a waiter hating the rich
But taking their tips
[Chorus]
Oh, if I could laugh, I'd love you
Oh, if I could smile at anything you said
We could be laughing lovers
I think you'd prefer to be miserable instead
If I could love, I'd love you
Oh, if I could love like anybody else
Anybody else, anybody else, oh yeah
[Verse 2]
I know what I am
And I'm your villain
Oh, no, I don't give a damn
If I'm your villain
Because serious
You're so serious
But I've got ready-salted ready on your belly
If you want to have fun, uh-huh
[Outro]
Yeah
See you later
Baby, see you later (See you later)
See you later
Baby, see you later (Oh, yeah)
See you later
Baby, see you later (See you later)
See you later
Baby, see you later (Oh, yeah)
See you later
Baby, see you later (See you later)
See you later
Baby, see you later (Oh, yeah)
You Could Have It So Much Better Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The last message you sent said I looked really down
That I ought to come over and talk about it
Well, I wasn't down
I just wasn't smiling at you, yeah
As I look at you now, it seems
That you're slapping my back as if it's alright
But it's not
I'm trying to get up
But you're pushing me down
Oh yeah, you're pushing me down
[Chorus 1]
So I'll get up on my own
Oh, I'll get up on my own
Get up on my own
Oh, I'll get up on my own
Yeah, I'll get up on my own
Get up on my own
Oh, I'll get up on my own
Get up on my own, yeah
[Verse 2]
Now there's some grinning goon on my TV screen
Telling us all that it's alright because
She wears this and he said that
And if you get some of these, it'll all be alright
Yeah, if you get some of these, it'll all be alright, yeah
Well, I refuse to be a cynical goon
Passing the masses an easy answer
'Cause it won't be alright
Oh no, it won't be alright
Oh no, it won't be alright
It won't be alright
[Chorus 2]
Unless you get up, get up
Come on and get up, get up
Why don't you get up, get up?
Come on, get up, get up
So come on, get up, get up
Come on, get up, get up
Why don't you get up, get up?
Jump, get up, get up, yeah
[Bridge]
Uh-huh
Yeah
Alright
[Verse 3]
Well, I'm just a voice in your earpiece
Telling you no, it's not alright
You know you could have it so much better
Oh, you could have it so much better
If you tried, if you tried
If you tried, if you tried, woo
[Chorus 3]
So get up on your own
If you got up on your own
Get up on your own
If you got up on your own
Get up on your own
So, come on, up on your own
Get up on your own
Said, get up on your own, yeah
[Chorus 4]
Get up, get up, come on
Get up, get up, that's right
Get up, get up, come on and
Get up, get up, come on
Get up, get up, yeah
Get up, get up, come on and
Get up, get up, go on
Get up, get up, yeah
Fade Together Lyrics
[Verse 1]
So far away
Come on, I'll take you far away
Let's get away
Come on, let's make a getaway
Once you have loved someone this much
You doubt it could fade
Despite how much you'd like it to
God, how you'd like it, you'd like it to fade
[Chorus]
Let's fade together, let's fade forever
Let's fade together, let's fade forever
Let's fade together
[Verse 2]
If we get away
You know, we might just stay away
So stay awake
Oh, why the hell should I stay awake?
When you're far away
Oh God, you are so far away
I looked at your wall
Saw that old passport photograph
I look like I've just jumped the Berlin Wall
Berlin, I love you, I'm starting to fade
[Chorus]
Let's fade together, let's fade forever
Let's fade together, let's fade forever
Let's fade together, let's fade forever
Let's fade together
Outsiders Lyrics
[Verse 1]
There's been some change, but we're still outsiders
If everybody's here, then hell knows we ride alone
Oh, oh
I've seen some years, but you're still my Caesar
With everything I feel, I feel you've already been here
Oh, oh
The only difference is all I see
Is now all that I've seen
[Chorus]
It's bright on the outside
The bright love, the dark side, I know
It's obvious, but sometimes
You just have to say it so
You don't feel so weak
About being such a freak or alone
[Verse 2]
In seventeen years, will you still be my Camille
Lee Miller, Gala or whatever? You know what I mean, yeah
Oh, oh
Love'll die and lovers fade, but you still remain there
Squeezing in your fingers what it means for me to be, yeah
Oh, oh
The only difference is what might be
Is now what might have been
[Bridge]
When you saw me sleeping
You thought I was dreaming of you
No, I didn't tell you
That the only dream is Valium for me
[Verse 3]
I've seen some years, but you're still my Caesar
With everything I feel, I feel you've already been here
Oh, oh
Love'll die and lovers fade, but you still remain here
Squeezing in your fingers what it means for me to be, yeah
Oh, oh
The only difference is what might be
Is now
[Outro]
Fall asleep, fall asleep