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Caroline Says I by Lou Reed
Performed by
Lou ReedProduced by
Bob EzrinWrited by
Lou ReedAbout
Before eventually putting it on “Berlin,” Lou Reed had recorded many variants of this song with The Velvet Underground. It tells us about Caroline’s treatment of Jim and is again told from Jim’s perspective. Because of that, the song creates the illusion that Caroline is the evil-doer in their storm...
Caroline Says I Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Caroline says that I'm just a toy
She wants a man, not just a boy
Oh, Caroline says, ooh, Caroline says
Caroline says she can't help but be mean
Or cruel, or oh so it seems
Oh, Caroline says, Caroline says
[Chorus]
She says she doesn't want a man who leans
Still she is my Germanic Queen
Yeah, she's my Queen
[Bridge]
The things she does, the things she says
People shouldn't treat others that way
But at first I thought I could take it all
Just like poison in a vial
Hey, she was often very vile
But of course, I thought I could take it all
[Verse 2]
Caroline says that I'm not a man
So she'll go get it catch as catch can
Oh, Caroline says, yeah, Caroline says
Caroline says moments in time
Can't continue to be only mine
Oh, Caroline says, yeah, Caroline says
[Chorus]
She treats me like I am a fool
But to me she's still a German Queen
Ooh she's my Queen, ya
Queen, hey baby, she's still my Queen
[Outro]
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