Friday, February 27, 2004

LYRICS OF NOTE
There are some songs that rode under the radar worthy of mention, this is one of them.

Susan (subhumans,from the time flies EP)

Susan finished school at 16 wants to be a secretary
two years later she's got nowhere ends up in a factory
making matches is so boring she gets sad and so depressed
hears her doctor smugly tell her "take these pills and get some rest"
But she takes it one stage further parents rescue her in time
Smile and tell her "when your married everything will be just fine"
She recovers and gets married further shuts the closing door
Though he says "I really love you" she feels worse off than before
9 months later she's a mother to a bouncing baby boy
"oh how super" say her parents but for her there is no joy
words like mummy don't mean nothing it's all she hears from 9 til 5
all alone at number 19 every single day she dies
19 years of hollow cliches now she wants to end it all
bored to death from doing nothing family drives her up the wall
Swingin' susan hanged herself she couldn't live her pointless life
He comes home to see through tears the rigid corpse that was his wife
The life and times of Susan Strange ended in that tragic way
With the money from insurance the family went on holiday
nothing left but rotting flowers on an unattented grave
the epitaph has faded badly
no one reads it anyway

All jangly piano and sharp guitar, it pokes a hole in your heart,really it does.I have tried to work out a version of this song with acoustic guitar forever and just can't get through it...someday maybe.someday.

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