Substitute

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Much like Ice-T in his original “99 Problems” or Don Giovanni recounting his sexual history girl by girl. His list is shorter and with a different purpose: he’s showing you… Read More

Mar. 31, 20081 viewer

Substitute Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The first girl that I fell for was a fair and faithful fighter
She smoldered with her will to save the world
I did my best to help her, yeah, I stood shoulder to shoulder
On the front lines with my visionary girl
I wish that she had cared for me
But in the end her ideologies
Occupied the fortress of her heart
I wrote her fifteen songs, but still we had to part

[Chorus 1]
And if music was the food of love
Then I'd be a fat romantic slob
Well music, it's my substitute for love

[Verse 2]
The last girl that I loved, she was a low and lusty liar
She set my heart on fire, but made me choke
Her beauty was a sight to see, but she didn't save it all for me
I found other fires by following the smoke
I wish that she had either cared for me or let me be
But she chased me from my mind and from my home
I wrote her sixteen songs, but I ended up alone

[Chorus 2]
And if love is really all that we need
Then even all my singing is never gonna save me
Music, it's my substitute for love

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[Bridge]
Well I've had many different girls inside my bed
But only one or two inside my head
These days I cuddle up to my guitar instead
But oh, what I would give
Not to stumble, but to really fall in love
And I could substitute my singing for the sound of someone sleeping next to me

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Much like Ice-T in his original “99 Problems” or Don Giovanni recounting his sexual history girl by girl. His list is shorter and with a different purpose: he’s showing you that his relationships all fail, one way or another. Meanwhile he manages to write a lot of songs for these women, which clues him (and you) into the fact that his true love is none other than music itself.