User:AaronSw/Song lyrics


 * The Yes Men
 * Ally McBeal

Fade to Nothing

 * by David Schwartz feat. Kate Markowitz, Gabriel Mann (Arrested Development Season 1 soundtrack)

Another day wasted

Waitin' for your call

I'm all alone and self-destructive

Put me in a prison

Breakin' down these walls

Take an honest look

Look right through me

All these nights

They'll fade

Fade to nothing

All a game we played

Ay-he-yay-ay

Uh-huh

I look in the mirror

When the morning comes

I think I see the truth

Right behind me

So take me as I am

Take me as you see

Take an honest look

Look right through me

All these nights

They'll fade

Fade to nothing

All a game we played

All these nights

They'll fade

Fade to nothing

All a game we played

Ay-he-yay-ay

We played

La-la-la-la

Lalala

I Wish

 * sung by Ira Glass at 4:20 in episode #259 of This American Life; instrumental at 21:40

Oh the woman in Act 1 is wistful

But funny in a quiet way

And the guy in Act 2 has a tough job to do

A mission that's gone on 20 days

I only wish their stories will be gripping and special

Even though it's not the news and they're not stars

You'll remember they said

You'll mention them at dinner

And when they're on you will not leave your cars

Because it's radio...

Stories on the radio...

Can be funny and emotional

Can fill you with longing

My wish is that today's show lives up to this song and

Bring on the conflict

Let the people speak

Bring on that music we use, every week

I wish for radio...

Decent stories on the radio...

Here...

[bridge]

Oh I wish that you'll stay here

And not touch that dial

Please don't say "goodbye" or "I'll see ya"

We know you want to hear the final words we have from Tory Malatia

[Music for our original "I Wish" song at the top of today's program by Mr. Brian Morris. Thanks to Carrie Gaffney for recording that for us.]

On Automatic

 * Mr. Hollywood Jr., 1947 by Michael Penn

I'm on automatic

And you gotta flip the switch

Baby, there's a box in the attic

But I couldn't tell you which was which

And it's become a running joke

Of what do I call simple folk

But everything will turn out fine

Things are looking up

In the meantime

Things are looking up

I'm swingin' thru the top of the valley

Feeling like the missing link

There's another schematic

Look, she's gettin' me a drink

By putting flowers on his crypt

'Cause Valentino's lost the script

Everything will turn out fine

Things are looking

In the meantime

Things are looking up

bridge:

You blew another ring

I thought you quit

Along with calling misfits

But it's me you're looking up

On automatic

The only person left to frisk

I know I'm being overdramatic

But I think I'm going to run that risk

I'm walking down that same old plank

And baby I'm about to tank

But everything will turn out fine

Things are looking up

In the meantime

Things are looking up

In the meantime