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lately i've been wishing i had one desire
something that would make me never want another
something that would make it so that nothing matters
all would be clear then
but i guess i'll have to settle for a for a few brief moments
and watch all dissolve into a single second
and try to write it down into a perfect sonnet
or one foolish line
because that's all that you'll get so you'll have to accept
you are here and then you're gone
but i believe that lovers should be tied together and
thrown into the ocean in the worst of weather
and left there to drown
left there to drown
in their innocence
but as for me i'm coming to the final chapter
i read all of the pages and there is still no answer
only all that was before i know must soon come after
that is the only way it can be
so i stand in the sun
and i breathe with my lungs
trying to spare myself the weight of the truth
saying everything you have ever seen was just a mirror
and you've spent your whole life sweating in an endless fever
and now you are laying ina bathtum full of freezing water
wishing you were a ghost
but once you knew a girl and you named her lover
and danced with her in kitchens through the greenest summer
but autumn came, she disappeared
you don't remember where she said she was going to
but you know that she is gone because she left you a song
that you don't want to sing
we're singing i believe that lovers should be chained together
and thrown into a fire with their songs and letters
and left there to burn in their arrogance
but as for me i'm coming to my final failure
i've killed myself with changes trying to make it better
but i still ended up becoming something other than what i had planned to be
now i believe that lovers should be draped in flowers
and layed entwined together on a bed of clover
and left there to sleep
left there to dream of their happiness
Every Day And Every Night
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02. A Perfect Sonnet
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25 comments on this song.
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TheVelouriumCamper
some of the greatest lyrics ever written
added: 12/02/2003, 03:13 PM
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Grazi-J
oh my god, absolutely amazing. powerful lyrics, conor oberst delivers the words so well
added: 02/19/2004, 03:03 PM
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thecraftylefty
So much emotion and feeling. It's almost too much. Awesome freaking song.
added: 02/27/2004, 11:02 AM
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killgirlx
One of my favourite Bright Eyes songs. It's also probably the most popular song, but it really does explain how it feels to be without someone, so maybe it's loved because of how many people can relate to it.
added: 03/25/2004, 02:31 PM
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aperfectsonnet
"i believe that lovers should be chained together, thrown into a fire with their songs and letters, left there to burn...left there to burn in thier arrogance" beautifully written. the most powerful and well written lyrics ive ever heard. i love how he evolves througout the song too
added: 05/15/2004, 10:29 PM
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shouldertothewheel
Conor Oberst is, hands down, the best lyricist in music today, yesterday, and forever.
added: 05/15/2004, 11:38 PM
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mwasson
amazing song. this is...the perfect sonnet
added: 06/27/2004, 11:16 PM
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mackenzie
this song just sends chills through my spine...that should be description enough
added: 07/12/2004, 02:11 PM
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Fae
wow... this song brings tears to my eyes, it's so powerfully beautiful..such emotion put into a song about how it feels to be broken hearted and alone. so fucking sad.
added: 08/11/2004, 10:34 PM
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Doyle116
" but i believe that lovers should be tied together and
thrown into the ocean in the worst of weather
and left there to drown
left there to drown
in their innocence" such good lyrics
added: 11/11/2004, 02:28 PM
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kills4smiles
Conor always makes me say wow backwards: woW. This, without a doubt is the perfect sonnet and i love it ten times more everytime i listen to it. Its just fucking amazing. It shatters me and makes me cold, alone and makes me sing even though i don't want to.
added: 11/22/2004, 07:11 PM
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a shotgun kiss
so beautiful
added: 11/26/2004, 11:13 PM
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checkmarks
conor's nebraskan accent shows itself quite obviously throughout this song. it kind of makes me high on depression.
added: 12/05/2004, 04:35 PM
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hernamestragedyx
wtf this is the fucking best song in the fucking world
added: 02/01/2005, 09:01 PM
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cheidiotou
One of Bright Eyes' 10 best songs here! Coupled with "A New Arrangement", this makes the EP worth the money! This truly is a powerful and emotional song in both lyrics and music; Conner ties the music to the lyrics so masterfully in this song. You get the climax so well in both the lyrics and music... Wow
added: 04/09/2005, 03:23 AM
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This Is Brian Cherry
checkmarks is a faggot
added: 05/11/2005, 08:19 PM
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Mich
Best song ever created. Ever.
added: 06/27/2005, 06:34 PM
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bignothing245
this is brian cherry really has no appreciasion for musical opinion or a creative sentence
added: 07/27/2005, 01:15 PM
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bignothing245
really a real display of emotion by coner, lyricaly and vocaly
added: 07/27/2005, 01:20 PM
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This Is Brian Cherry
i have no appreciation for assholes who cant spell like you and for faggots who think they are artsy and creative because they listen to bands such as bright eyes and try to get attention by saying they are depressed. i can appreciate someones opinion, but it wasnt a creative sentence...'high on depression'...come on
added: 08/05/2005, 08:39 PM
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WelcomeToPlanetPod
Fantastic song. Everything about it is solid and I like how the lyrics evolve and change by the end to show a change in him where he becomes more positive.
added: 09/09/2005, 10:07 PM
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Anthony B
this is really an amazing song. his voice is just ridiculously awsome, and there lyrics are incredible
added: 09/26/2005, 12:22 AM
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ERiCASAURUS
amazing. as usual.
added: 02/10/2006, 11:48 AM
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Loaf
man. I've heard this song, many many times. but, I never knew who sang it or anything. Now I do. and this is an amazing song. Incredible lyrics.
added: 03/07/2006, 11:02 PM
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kaitiemac374
I'vent really listened to much of what Conor Oberst's written, but my friend made a disc with this song on it and I just adore it. It's one of the most amazing songs I have heard.
added: 07/02/2008, 11:52 AM
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