The Strokes

Talk to me now I'm older Your friend told you 'cause I told her Friday nights have been lonely Change your plans and then phone me. We could go and get 40s Fuck goin' to that party Oh really, your folks are away now? Alright, let's go, you convinced me. 12:5...

I was all just a dream, Oh no I wish it was real All my pets they were there and they smiled Take a shit - it was fine Everybody so inviting They got it in for me I know It's not that I don't really love you It's just that I don't really know The hat...

Why's she telling me the story of her life? All the things you wanna kill will give you spite And if you've taken all the prisoners inside As they're doling out their wisdom in the fire I will say! I will say don't judge me! I will say! I will say don'...

It's not the first time I'm watching you passing by I've tried too long to get back there But you're not on time Anymore Tried to believe in you for a second time You said the wall's closed in but you're crawling Back inside So please runaway So plea...

When on top of me You look this way Saying to me that I would say Every little creature that lived along Time gets enough To get him to sit right down And I try to reach her And I'm not there Yes I and I have said All the little people, they're in yo...

Those that try anything once Should we care about the only ones? All the time that I need is never quite enough All the time that I have is all that's necessary You're livin' it up, You're livin' it up, You're living too fast, You gotta pray for the be...

No choice now, it's too late Let him go, he gave up I gave up Lisa says, "Take time for me" Dropping him down to his knees Ah, chest down... Take me away See I've got to explain Things, they have changed In such a permanent way Life seems unreal Can we go bac...

Right, wrong, what to do? Someday it will come to you Hostile indians We named our summer camp for you I've got nothing to say I've got nothing to say I've got nothing to say I've got nothing to say I've got nothing to say I've got nothing to say I'...

So many fish there in the sea I wanted you, you wanted me That's just a phase, it's got to pass I was a train moving too fast Didn't understand what to see Yeah, then I got a different view It's you...no. Wait, I'm gonna give it a break. I'm not you friend,...

I didn't take no shortcuts I spent the money that I saved up Oh, Momma running out of luck Like my sister, don't give a fuck I wanna steal your innocence To me, my life, it don't make sense Those strange manners, I loved 'em so "Why won't you wear your new tr...

Watched her as she wiped her eyes; You don't make me sorry. Now I know That you never listened - Listen. Thinking about that high school dance Worrying about the finals Yes I know You're feeling lonely Oh lonely, so lonely. Never needed anybody, I ne...

Close the door Not all the way We don't understand We don't understand So don't you wanna remind me I don't know a thing And some of us remember And some run out of place Can I waste all your time here on the sidewalk? Can I stand in your light Ju...

Wait time is the worst I can hardly sit No one has the time Someone is always late I look for you And you look for me I don't know why I came down I hold your phone Don't wake up I hear a voice In the ground Tell me, don't tell me The hard part...

Iwaited for ya I waited for ya I waited on ya But now I don't You didn't see it I didn't see it I didn't see it But now, oh, I do I play your game I play your game Now I play your game I play your game I take my chances alone Get on your horse...

Knowing you you'll wait for clear skies to tell us how changes come about with the sunlight so we'll count drop that falls while you throw us some old line this will pass, this will pass and I'm spending any time wasting any time you will, that's all...

80s people dancing, oooh Always get it right I'd listen but I can't tonight I can't tonight, I can't tonight Well, it's something that you do to get it right End up reviled for it Yeah, that's the thanks I get I don't understand Your fucked-up system...

Oh with strangers to impress so near Old friends don't realize I'm here I wish two drinks where always in me I'd pretend I had the perfect day Take me to the water Make me understand That I was wrong For me tomorrow is my first day So please don't te...

I was just sitting there Dime in hand I will be the one And it's so easy darling, Please take off and I'll be safe He's all alone outside And if you try too hard then you got to let go I had it all worked out And in the end I'll still be alone In you...

They love you or they hate you But they will never let you be They thrill you or sedate you But they will never let you see In the evening sun In the evening sun Encourage and deranged you Watch you walking scared alone Despite intimidation Pleased to watch...

How did anybody find out where I was? How did anybody find that out I was hiding from the world, I was a squirrel You chopped down my tree to get my fur Fear of sleep Fear of sleep Fear of sleep Fear of sleep Fear of sleep Fear of sleep Ooh Fear of sleep Can'...

With all the noise above He tried to call his name, The trial would go on, The day has just begun! Living in an empty world! Living in an empty world! Living in an empty world! Living in an empty world! The diamond cuts her eye The crowd behind went...

Oh b-baby, don’t you be so mad because I barely remember And she tries to recognize me with the eyes she saw me with in December And she’s starting to realize that it’s actually not a good thing And it’s so tough because you’re down to go out again and have an...

Say it all Just get it all off your chest Shake it up 500,000 times Say no more We don't believe anything Teenage angst Come all ages Baby, show me where to go Somethings I don't wanna know Baby, tell me if you're sure Out all the time Say it all...

Was an honest man Asked me for the phone Tried to take control Oh, I don't see it that way I don't see it that way Oh, we shared some ideas All obsessed with fame Says we're all the same Oh, I don't see it that way I don't see it that way Raised...

Whether you're in L.A., Sunny laid back L.A. Whether you're in New York, Comfort 'round your block. Whether you're in the U.K., Where the sky is dark And the grass is kinda green, You know like Central Park. Still my favorite place in this whole wide...

Well I don't feel better When I'm fucking around And I don't write better When I'm stuck in the ground So don't teach me a lesson Cause I've already learned Yeah the sun will be shining And my children will burn Oh the heart beats in its cage I don't want wh...

That was you up on the mountain All alone and all surrounded Walking on the ground you're breaking Laughing at the life you're wasting 1 - 2 tries won't do it You do it all your life and you never get through it Everything they had to say Had been erase...

Ten decisions shape your life, you'll be aware of 5 about, 7 ways to go through school, either you're noticed or left out, 7 ways to get ahead, 7 reasons to drop round, when i said ' I can see me in your eyes', you said 'I can see you in my bed', that'...

Well I lived this life and I was just seventeen This house was built on mama's broken dreams And it took me by surprise When she looked me in the eye Oh And I arrest these teachers for what they had read And give all your money to the living dead Like...

Can't you see I'm trying? I don't even like it. I just lied to Get to your apartment, now I'm staying Here just for a while I can't think 'cause I'm just way too tired Is this it? Is this it? Is this... it? Said they'd give you anything you ever wanted When...

Everybody sees me But it's not that easy Standing in the light field Standing in the light field Waiting for some action Waiting for some action Oh but why won't you come over here? Why won't you come over here? We've got a city to love Why won't yo...

Say a prayer now Don't be scared now You don't want trouble We might get some We might get some It's troublesome But don't you worry You can help me Killing lies Killing lies Killing lies Killing lies First you're worried Then you're hurried Do...

Last night, she said: "Oh, baby, I feel so down. See it turns me off, When I feel left out" So I, I turned 'round: "Oh, baby, don't care no more I know this for sure, I'm walkin' out that door" Well, I've been in town for just about fifteen minutes now And B...

Animals on TV singing about some pain that they once felt There's no one I disapprove of or root more far than myself I wanted to pretend that it was better, better, better on the phone Didn't want to tell you I was jealous, jealous, jealous and alone So...

Putting your patience to the test. Putting your body on the line, for less. Didn't you know there was a choice? It's never yours but someone else's voice. Selling your body to the street. Selling your girlfriend's to the night, for cheap. Wearing a jack...

When they say promises They mean promises. They'd say, "that's ok, Long as we can celebrate" You see, my uncle would say things would change when he's dead... "Meet me in the bathroom" That's what she said I don't mind...it's true. Never was on time...

I want to be outrageous But inside I know I'm plain So plain, just plain Always, in plain Silently obsessed with it Just like anyone I guess Tryin' for the perfect life End up bein' in denial I wanna be somebody Wanna be somebody like you Like you,...

You were right) Modern girls always have to go Right on time Old-fashioned men always want a mistress You were right Modern girls always get their way I was wrong) Modern men dream of what they can't say That's alright (That's alright) I don't belong...

Oh! I meant - Ah! No, I didn't mean that at all Here in the streets of American nights Rise to the bottom of the meaning of life Studied all the rules, and I want no part But I let you in just to break this heart Even though it was only one night It was fuck...

Unchain me, It's not my midnight yet Act like a fox but think like a sheep. Wall Street. Unchain me, Cause this is my bank's advice We're gonna give it back to you some other day. Take off from the runway Thinking of a sad day... Racing down the h...

Up on his horse, up on his horse Not gonna wake up here anymore Listen one time, it's not the truth It's just the story I tell to you Easy to say, easy to do But it's not easy, well maybe for you Hope that you find it, hope that it's good Hope that you...

I'm tired of everyone I know Of everyone I see On the street And on TV, yeah On the other side On the other side Nobody's waiting for me On the other side I hate them all, I hate them all I hate myself For hating them so I'll drink some more I'll love them a...

Get dressed in your bed, while she’s asleep It isn’t right, but it isn’t hard Tell me, tell me, won’t you understand? Show me, show me, show me a better plan It’s summer lies, it’s someone else’s nothing Here it comes now You ask me to stay You ask...

I forgot your jacket outdoors Day's been something See if I care One; it's not okayish day, just so [?] But yes, if you insist Okay Oh, alright, I know where tonight Hey there, how goes it? Any time they're closing Might need a lawyer Let's all be...

Oh, the razorblade, that's what I call love, I bet you'd pick it up and mess around with it If I put it down It gets extremely complicated. Anything to forget everything. You've got to take me out, At least once a week Whether I'm in your arms, Or I'm at your...

Two can be complete without the rest of the world Two can be complete without the rest of the world Do it for the people that have died for your sake An entire generation that has nothing to say How'd yoo make your way to me? Let's say you made a deal with me...

He seemed impressed by the way you came in. "Tell us a story I know you're not boring" I was afraid that you would not insist. "You sound so sleepy just take this, now leave me" I said please don't slow me down If I'm going too fast You're in a strange part...

I'm tired of the lost so left alone Surrounded by the souls I've thrown Arriving just in time to see the earth destroyed, yeah I said drag me there, or just take me home See I don't mod rock Someday or never But I just keep rolling, rolling Protected...

In at the top of the tower Was the bottom of the hour I want it back and its just over there Knowing something else I reacted to the owner The only thing I'd seen with my eyes She said Run Run Run!! As fast as you can run or you walk They give you al...

Can the dark side light my way? Oh, yeah, yeah Lay your hand across my face, yeah, yeah Time we lost, that's all my fault Please don't be long, 'cause I want your love I don't have love without your arm Life is too short, but I will live for you How did...

You don't have to be so down Everyone can hear you in this whole damn crowd You don't have to try so hard I think they got the message, you were out of your mind It's not so good to see you this upset But the next generation will forget They're always scared o...

Soma is what they would take when Hard times opened their eyes Saw pain in a new way High stakes for a few names Racing against sun beams Losing against their dreams In your eyes And I am Stop And go In your eyes See I am Stop And go In your eyes Let's go W...

In many ways, they'll miss the good old days Someday, someday Yeah, it hurts to say, but I want you to stay Sometimes, sometimes When we was young, oh man, did we have fun Always, always Promises, they break before they're made Sometimes, sometimes Oh, My-ex...

Leave me alone I'm in control I'm in control And girls lie too much And boys act too tough Enough is enough Well, on the minds Of other men I know she was... I said, "Just take it or leave it And take it or leave it And take it or leave it And take it or lea...

Sister, it feels like just yesterday, Sister, don't you forget my number, on the door. You've got something and it's so good to see, Something wonderful that I could not be. Everybody hanging on for their lives, But you can't help them 'cos you don't have the...

They found our city under the water Gotta get my hands on something new You don't want to be without this Something isn't adding up Decide my past Define my life Don't ask questions Cause I don't know why Someone Didn't wanna know their name Drifti...

They've been sayin', "You're sophisticated" They're complainin', overeducated You are saying all the words I'm dreaming Say it after me Say it after me They will blame us, crucify and shame us We can't help it if we are a problem We are tryin' hard to g...

One by one, ticking time bombs won It's not the secret of the government That;s keeping you dumb Oh, it's the other way around - wait... What's that sound? One by one, baby, here they come. He wants it easy; he want it relaxed Said I can do a lot of things, b...

I think I know what you mean but watch what you say 'cause they'll be try to knock you down in some way Sometimes it feels like the world is falling asleep How do you wake someone up from inside a dream? Your mind would wander and searched for its place in th...

Up on a hill is where we begin This little story a long time ago Stop to pretend, stop pretending It seems this game is simply never-ending Oh, in the sun, sun having fun It's in my blood I just can't help it Don't want you here right now Let me go, oh...

She was still sleeping; the problem will stay One more day Said she's not sorry the wind blows her way Accidents happen, there's one planned today Oh you see... I wish it was not true But that's the way it is It's not your fault That's the way it is...

Okay, I see how it is now You don't have time to play with me anymore That’s how it goes, I guess Fuck the rest Be right there, honey! I’m gonna take my time to say Take my time today I’m gonna take what comes my way Take what they give me Yeah, I wa...

You said you couldn't stay You've seen it all before I know They sold you on their way Oh, honey, that's OK No harm, he's armed Setting off all your alarms When I find out I hope it's you who set this trap And storefronts rarely changed At least I'm on my o...

Happiness is two different things What you take and then what you bring One is pleasure One's discipline One's devotion One's just the ring Desire and reward Long term and short term joy Don't waste your heart Don't waste your heart One has nothing...

I don't want to waste your time, I don't want to waste your time. I just want to say - I've got to say, We worked hard, darling We don't have no control We're under control I don't want to do it your way, I don't want to do it your way. I don't want to give i...

Slip back out of whack at your best It's a nightmare So I'm joining the army No house phones, but can I still call? Will you wait for me now? We got the right 'cause they'll fight to use it Got everything but you can just choose it I won't just be a p...

Sing me a song, you can be Tell me a tale, just like me Don't turn it my way, Happy and free I'll turn it to shit, Happy and free Oh ooh All that I do is wait for you All that I do is wait for you I can't get along with all your friends Don't know ho...

If we don't watch the sun It will rise If we don't take our time It's not wise Putting posters up For your band (Hey, we're playing ... come by) Now I'll tear them down With my hand I didn't want to notice Didn't know the gun was loaded Didn't real...

I want to be forgotten, and I don't want to be reminded. You say "please don't make this harder." No, I won't yet. I wanna be beside her. She wanna be admired. You say "please don't make this harder." No, I won't yet. Oh dear, is it really all true? Did they...

Won't decide, but he won't debate Said, "Thanks my friend," but he was too late Oh why, oh why I don't know So you think things move pretty fast down here Well just wait my dear 'till you look up there Oh maybe someday you'll know Had his second kid,...

I sing a song, I paint a picture My baby's gone, but I don't miss her Like a swan, I don't miss swimming All my friends left, and they don't miss me Can't take it, babe Your body talks to me Like in a movie, babe I let it resonate, yeah I want your...

Ooooh Some people think they're always right Others are quiet and uptight Others they seem so very nice nice nice nice nice oh oh Inside they might feel sad and wrong Oh no 29 different attributes And only 7 that you like, uh oh 20 ways to see the world, oh o...

Now we're out of time I said it's my fault It's my fault Can't make good decisions It won't stop I can't stop Give me some time, I just need a little time Give me some time, I just need a little time Give me some time, I just need a little time Give me some...

Tell me what happened Tell me what happened Tell me what happened If you like Get off on the same floor Get off on the same floor Get off on the same floor Every night What are the reasons What are the reasons What are the reasons To fall out I wa...