Clark Gable lyrics
Artist Name - Postal Service, The
Song Lyrics - Clark Gable
 Send Postal Service, The "Clark Gable" Ringtones to your Cell  I was waiting for a cross-town train in the London Underground when it struck me that I'd been waiting since birth to find a love that would look and sound like a movie so I changed my plans, I rented a camera and a van and then I called you I need you to pretend that we are in love again and you agreed to I want so badly to believe that there is truth and love is real and I want life in every word to the extent that it's absurd I grease the lens and frame the shot using a friend as my stand-in The script had called for rain, but it was clear that day so we faked it The marker snapped and I yelled, 'quiet on the set!' and then called, 'action!' I kissed you in a style Clark Gable would have admired I thought it classic I want so badly to believe that there is truth and love is real and I want life in every word to the extent that it's absurd I know you're wise beyond your years but do you ever get the fear that your perfect verse is just a lie that you tell yourself to help you get by that you tell yourself to help you get by... |
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Such Great Heights
I am thinking it's a sign
that the freckles in our eyes
are mirror images
and when we kiss they're perfectly aligned. And I have ....
Sleeping In
Last week I had the strangest dream
where everything was exactly how
it seemed
where there was never any mystery
of who shot John F. ....
Nothing Better
(guy)
Would someone please call a surgeon
who can crack my ribs
and repair this broken heart
that you're deserting for better company I can't ....
Recycled Air
I take a breath
Hold the air until there's nothing left
I'm
feeling green
Teenage lovers between the sheets ba ba-ba-ba ba ba-ba-ba ba ba-ba-ba ....
Clark Gable
I was waiting for a cross-town train in the London Underground
when
it struck me
that I'd been waiting since birth to find a love ....
We Will Become Silhouttes
I've got a cupboard with cans of food
Filtered water and pictures
of you
and I'm not coming out until this is all over and ....
This Place Is A Prison
This place is a prison
and these people aren't your friends
Inhaling
thrills through twenty dollar bills
and the tumblers are drained and then flooded
....
Brand New Colony
I'll be the grapes fermented, bottled and
served with the table set
in my finest suit
like a perfect gentleman.
I'll be the fire escape ....
Natural Anthem
I'll write you a song
and it won't be hard to sing
it will be a natural anthem
familiar it will seem it will rally ....
The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
Smeared black ink
Your palms are sweaty
And I'm barely listening to
last demands
I'm staring at the asphalt wondering what's buried underneath
Where ....
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Such Great Heights
I am thinking it's a sign that the freckles in our eyes
are mirror images and when we kiss they're perfectly aligned. And I have ....
Sleeping In
Last week I had the strangest dream where everything was exactly how
it seemed where there was never any mystery of who shot John F. ....
Nothing Better
(guy) Would someone please call a surgeon who can crack my ribs
and repair this broken heart that you're deserting for better company I can't ....
Recycled Air
I take a breath Hold the air until there's nothing left I'm
feeling green Teenage lovers between the sheets ba ba-ba-ba ba ba-ba-ba ba ba-ba-ba ....
Clark Gable
I was waiting for a cross-town train in the London Underground when
it struck me that I'd been waiting since birth to find a love ....
We Will Become Silhouttes
I've got a cupboard with cans of food Filtered water and pictures
of you and I'm not coming out until this is all over and ....
This Place Is A Prison
This place is a prison and these people aren't your friends Inhaling
thrills through twenty dollar bills and the tumblers are drained and then flooded ....
Brand New Colony
I'll be the grapes fermented, bottled and served with the table set
in my finest suit like a perfect gentleman. I'll be the fire escape ....
Natural Anthem
I'll write you a song and it won't be hard to sing
it will be a natural anthem familiar it will seem it will rally ....
The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
Smeared black ink Your palms are sweaty And I'm barely listening to
last demands I'm staring at the asphalt wondering what's buried underneath Where ....
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