No Doubt - Return of Saturn lyrics
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- Ex-Girlfriend *
- Simple Kind of Life *
- Bathwater
- Six Feet Under
- Magic's In The Makeup
- Artificial Sweetner
- Marry Me
- New *
- Too Late
- Comforting Lie
- Suspension Without Suspense
- Staring Problem
- Home Now
- Dark Blue Too Late (hidden track - instrumental)
Ex-Girlfriend
(written by G. Stefani, T. Dumont, T. Kanal)
I kinda always knew I'd end up your ex-girlfriend Whoa oh I kinda always knew I'd end up your ex-girlfriend I kinda always knew I'd end up your ex-girlfriend I hope I hold a special place with the rest of them And you know it makes me sick to be on that list But I should have thought of that before we kissed You say you're gonna burn before you mellow I will be the one to burn you Why'd you have to go and pick me When you knew that we were different-- completely
I kinda always knew I'd end up your ex-girlfriend Whoa oh I kinda always knew I'd end up your ex-girlfriend I hope I hold a special place with the rest of them Whoa oh I kinda always knew I'd end up your ex-girlfriend And I'm another ex-girlfriend on your list But I should've thought of that before we kissed
You're wildness scares me So does your freedom You say you can't stand the restrictions I find myself trying to change you I you were meant to be my lover I wouldn't have to And I feel so mean I feel in between Cause I'm about to give you away
I kinda always knew I'd end up your ex-girlfriend For someone else to take I kinda always knew I'd end up your ex-girlfriend Am I making a mistake? I hope I hold a special place with the rest of them All the time that we spent I kinda always knew I'd end up your ex-girl, friend
And I'm another ex-girlfriend on your list But I should've thought of that before we kissed I'm another ex-girlfriend on your list But I should have thought of that before we kissed
I'm about to give you away for someone else to take I'm about to give you away for someone else to take We keep repeating mistakes for souvenirs And we've been in between the days for years And I know that when I see you I'm going to die I know I'm gonna want you and you know why It's gonna kill me to see you with the next girl Cause I'm the most gorgeously jealous kind of ex-girl But I should've thought of that before we kissed
I kinda always knew I'd end up your ex-girlfriend Whoa oh I kinda always knew I'd end up your ex-girlfriend Whoa oh I hope I hold a special place with the rest of them All the time that we spent I kinda always knew I'd end up your ex-girlfriend And I'm another ex-girlfriend on your list But I should've thought of that before we kissed I'm another ex-girlfriend on your list I should've thought of that before we kissed
Simple Kind of Life
(G. Stefani)
For a long time I was in love Not only in love-- I was obsessed With a friendship that no one else could touch It didn't work out I'm covered in shells
And all I wanted was the simple things A simple kind of life And all I needed was a simple man So I could be a wife
I'm so ashamed-- I've been so mean I don't know how it got to this point Oh I always was the one with all the love You came along I'm hunting you down Like a sick domestic abuser looking for a fight And all I wanted was the simple things A simple kind of life
If we met tomorrow for the very first time Would it start all over again? Would I try to make you mine?
I always thought I'd be a mom Sometimes I wish for a mistake The longer that I wait the more selfish that I get You seem like you'd be a good dad
Now all those simple things are simply too complicated for my life How'd I get so faithful to my freedom? A selfish kind of life When all I ever wanted was the simple things A simple kind of life A simple kind of life Simple kind of life... (repeat, fade)
Bathwater
(Stefani, Kanal, Dumont)
You and your museum of lovers The precious collection you've housed in your covers My simpleness threatened by my own admission
And the bags are much too heavy In my insecure condition My pregnant mind is fat full with envy again
But I still love to wash in your old bathwater Love to think that you couldn't love another I can't help it... You're my kind of man
Wanted and adored by attractive women Bountiful selection at your descretion I know I'm diving into my own destruction
So why do we choose the boys that are naughty? I don't fit in so why do you want me? I know I can't tame you But I just keep trying
Cause I love to wash in your old bathwater Love to think that you couldn't love another I'm on your list with all your other women But I still love to wash in your old bathwater You make me feel like I couldn't love another I can't help it... You're my kind of man
Why do the good girls always want the bad boys?
So I pacify problems with kisses and cuddles Dilligently doubtful through all kinds of trouble Then I find myself choking on all my contradictions
Cause I still love to wash in your old bathwater Love to think that you couldn't love another Share a toothbrush... You're my kind of man I still love to wash in your old bathwater Make me feel like I couldn't love another I can't help it... You're my kind of man
No I can't help myself I can't help myself I still love to wash in your old bathwater
Six Feet Under
(Stefani, Kanal)
In the morning I wake up And in the night I sleep Since the day that I was born Repeat repeat repeat Brought to this life Born to this life Where was I before? Non-existent, not at all? Will I ever know?
Today's my birthday And I get one every year And someday, Hard to believe, but I'll be buried six feet underground
Subconsciously motivated Natural instinct Alter nature for the pleasure Orthocycline Flirt with conception Slow the cycle Will the baby grow? Social tradition interference Control control control
Today's my birthday And I get one every year And someday, Hard to believe, but I'll be buried six feet underground I'll be dead and gone, no longer around
Spinning spinning Before I can recall all the unknown chemicals Control the cycle The successive generations From dust to dust Burying my grandma Then give birth to my own daughter
Today's my birthday And I get one every year And someday, Hard to believe, but I'll be buried six feet underground Today's my birthday And I get one every year And someday, Hard to believe, but I'll be buried six feet underground I'll be dead and gone, no longer around I'll be buried six feet underground
Magic's In The Makeup
(Stefani, Dumont)
Can you tell I'm faking it? But I wanna be myself A counterfeit disposition can't be good for my health So many different faces Depending on the different phases My personality changes I'm a chameleon There's more than one dimension I can fool you and attract attention Camoflauge my nature Let me demonstrate
Chorus: (My) Makeup's all off Who am I? If the magic's in the makeup (Then) Who am I?
If you bore me, then I'm comfortable If you interest me, I'm scared My attraction paralyzes me No courage to show my true colors that exist
But I wanna be the real thing But if you catch my eye can't be authentic The ones I loathe are the ones That know me the best
[chorus]
[instrumental interlude, then back to chorus]
Magic's in the makeup But I wanna be the real thing But the magic's in the makeup And I wanna be the real thing... My makeup's all off Who am I?
Artificial Sweetner
(Stefani, Dumont, Kanal)
Oh yes I'm guilty for leasing myself out Not ready to go up for sale Can't seem to give it up Stubborn, so selfish I'm showing off the worst in me The return of Saturn Assessing my life Second guessing
Chorus: I'm full of artificial sweetner My heart's been deceitful It's all artificial sweetner I'm faking I love you's You're forcing me to
You really deserve love I want to love you But I can't seem to find myself My wilting efforts Our progress report I'm only sure that I'm not sure
And I shudder To be honest Who's behind it all now? Who's the author?
(chorus)
Re-read, re-write, redo, undo I'm stuck on this page I was born two weeks late Is that why I hesitate?
I'm on the fence Push me off it I want to be on your side now And keep a promise
(chorus)
Marry Me
(Stefani, Kanal)
I can't help that I like to be kissed And I wouldn't mind If my name changed to Mrs. This is one side, my conventional side An attraction to tradition My vintage disposition My sincere architecture And I want to cook him dinner But I'm more indecisive than ever And who believes in forever?
Who will be the one to marry me?
A girl in the world barking up the wrong tree A creature conditioned to employ matrimony Crumbling continuity, I pick up the pieces The ceremony makes me zealous As the past quickly ceases Fear from being neutered I'm now prude, now defensive Quickly I'm altered and tempted by new love only rented Do you believe you'll marry me? You might be the one to marry me
Back, looking back, looking back at me I'm not how I used to be Take me back, take me back into history Diamond ring, tie me down just like it used to be
Who will be the one to marry me? Who will be the one to marry me? I'm not how I used to be I'm not how I used to be Looking back, looking back at me I'm not how I used to be Take me back, take me back into history Diamond ring, tie me down just like it used to be
Marry me, marry me Forever and ever and ever and ever Happily ever after Happily ever after Happily ever after Happily ever after
Resented Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue Rented Here comes the bride all dressed in white Here comes the bride all dressed in white Forever and ever and ever and ever Happily ever after You and me You and me
New
(Stefani, Dumont)
Chorus: Don't let it go away This feeling has got to stay Don't let it go away This feeling has got to stay And I can't believe I've had this chance now Don't let it go away
New, you're so new You, you're new And I never had this taste in my past New, you're so new
My normal hesitation is gone And I really gravitate to your will Are you here to fetch me out? Cause I never had this taste in my mouth
Oh you're not old And you're not familiar Recently discovered and I'm learning about you
New, you're so new You, you're new And you're consuming me violently And your reverence shamelessly tempting me Who sent this maniac? Cause I never had this taste in my past
Oh you're different You're different from the former Like a fresh battery I'm energized by you (chorus)
Why am I so curious? This territory's dangerous I'll probably end up back at start I'll be back in line With my broken heart
New, you're so new You, you're new And I never had this taste in my past (chorus)
And I can't believe it Can't believe it Can't believe it Can't believe it Don't let it go away This feeling has got to stay Don't let it go away (New, you're so new)
Too Late
(Stefani, Dumont, Kanal)
I just want to take you away from everyone And keep you stashed under my pillow And then I'd take you out simply for my own pleasure And wear you when the occasion's special Then I'd put you on like a diamond So I can sparkle and be the envy of my friends I'd proudly hold the leash that I'd have you on So you can't stray and follow me around all day
Chorus: It's too late now I don't think it can fade It's too real now Fufillment just adds fuel to the blaze
Compulsion has stained me I'm nervously cradling our young love Without known limits love Like a butterfly cupped in my hands I peek in to see beauty trapped Confined it flutters then It leaves behind colorful dust To remind me of the special times we spent But of course it has to leave my clutch But enough's never enough to make a dent (chorus)
And in time it will end And there isn't hope for the two of us But right now I give in (chorus)
Fufillment just adds fuel to the Fufillment just adds fuel to the blaze It's too late It's too late It's too late It's too late
Comforting Lie
(Stefani, Dumont, Kanal)
I started out on the wrong foot Now I'm not myself I am Jekyll, I am Hyde Found this place to hide Come seek me Oh, so up and down So back and forth So insecure Can't get this taste out of my mouth Swallow it down Pretend
Chorus: Hold it, hold it all in Let it build up Build a bomb Blow it, blow it away Clear it all out Just end it
I'm just a normal person Without those problems When did it change? Admissions so embarrassing I'm on the verge of tears again (chorus)
Oh look, I took the band-aid off Did I take it off too soon? Hysterical confession My big courageous move
Don't gasp at the predictable A comforting lie can't last Preordained checklist of this awkward love It's so sad (chorus)
Sort it, sort it out Just give it back No thank you Toss it, toss it away Eliminate Just give up
I can't decide This tug of war I'm feeling weak
Suspension Without Suspense
(Stefani)
My divorce from dependence That's when you found me I was still soft And we always were in trouble Odds stacked against us And trouble's what we are
Chorus: We get so far And then it just starts rewinding And the same old song We're playing it again Suspension without supense
Now that I've murdered your inspiration And I forced you off Do you hate me? Do you want revenge? Well I want to call you But I won't (chorus)
The pessimistic protection plan Moderation loving I've been hardened by the circumstance We knew this was coming (chorus 2x)
Oh intentions without intent But I don't want the love we have to end
Staring Problem
(G. Stefani, Kanal, E. Stefani)
My eyes are so rootless They wander And I follow I keep staring I can't stop it I know I shouldn't but I can' t stop it
Such a cute girl I'm so jealous I wish I looked exactly like her What's it like to have that body? I'm gawking while I wonder
Chorus: S-T-A-R-I-N-G I can't stop staring S-T-A-R-I-N-G I can't stop staring
With my envy I steal glances Resentful fault finder This peek-a-boo's become a problem Predisposed cat fighter (chorus 2x)
S-T-A-R-I-N-G P-R-O-B-L-E-M (chorus 3x)
Home Now
(Stefani, Kanal, Dumont)
I'm hanging out with me And you're a vacant chair A chosen compromise This space we rarely share
And if you lived here you'd be home now So what you giving up for me? What shall I give up for you? Aimless expectations passing by If you lived here you'd be home now If you lived here you'd be home now
And to make it real I need to have you here I need to have you I need to hold you
Barren wasted heart Neglect of normalcy And if you lived here you'd be home now If you lived here you'd be home now
And to make it real I need to have you here I need to have you It can't be sincere unless you spend time here I need to see you
Supervision is what I need Some consistence Tangibility Some casual light days Part of the furniture I want to take you for granted And see you regular
So what you giving up for me? What shall I give up for you? The separation's tired, it's been too long
And to make it real I need to have you here I need to have you It can't be sincere unless you spend time here I need to see you I need you I need you I need you I need you (if you lived here) Come home now
Dark Blue
(Stefani, Dumont)
I'm tired from exploring you I'm sorry you've had some scary days I'm lucky, they had me on a leash Exposing, sometimes you frighten me
And it's too bad you're so sad I wish you could have had what I had
I'm loathing most of your history Hesitation, but then you siphon me Your potential, well I'll indulge in that Violent timing explains the aftermath
And it's too bad you're so sad I wish you could have had what I had And it's so sad, it's too bad Maybe I can make you feel better Oh maybe I'm supposed to make you feel better
I want to comfort you I want to comfort you I want to comfort you
Unlike you I had it easy You're dark blue Stained from previous days
And you're so sad, it's too bad I wish you could have had what I had And it's too bad you're so sad Maybe I can make you feel better
I'm sorry I'm sorry I want to comfort you I want to comfort you