i was driving to work when this classic tune from the barenaked ladies came on.  i haven't listened to alternative tunes for quite some time now since i bought the tribute album to the apo hiking society, bossa nova princess sitti, and got my fix of trance and house tunes, so i decided to randomly pick an alternative cd from my collection and popped it into the car stereo.  i have to admit, it was quite a welcome relief to hear past but great songs from matchbox twenty, hoobastank, goo goo dolls, and dave matthews just to name a few.  but when this song came on, i just felt… i dunno… sentimental, i guess.  not that the song touched a chord inside me, but rather how the mood of the song was.  how he'll always be there for her, yet he ends up being used, abused and left hanging by her.  story of my life?  maybe.  just thought i'd share the lyrics of a song that ended up playing in my head the rest of the day at work.

 

call and answer

barenaked ladies

 

I.

i think it's getting to the point

where i can be myself again

i think it's getting to the point

where we have almost made amends

i think it's getting to the point

that is the hardest part

 

Chorus:

and if you call, i will answer

and if you fall, i'll pick you up

and if you court this disaster

i'll point you home

 

II.

you think i only think about you

when we're both in the same room

you think i'm only here to witness

the remains of love exhumed

you think we're here to play

a game of who loves more than whom

 

repeat chorus

 

III.

you think it's only fair to do what's best for

you and you alone

you think it's only fair to do the same to me

when you're not home

i think it's time to make this something that is

more than only fair

 

repeat chorus

 

bridge

but i'm warning you, don't ever do

those crazy, messed up things that you do

if you ever do, i promise you

i'll be the first to crucify you

now it's time to prove that you've come back

here to rebuild… rebuild… rebuild… rebuild… rebuild…