Against Me!
Against Me!
Against Me!
Against Me!
Against Me!
Against Me!
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Against Me!
Against Me!
This song is mainly about the apprehension that comes with trying to meet someone new or find a potential partner in life. With Laura Jane Grace coming out as trans in 2012 the song has taken on another layer of meaning that she has said was always intended, but not fully expressed and this intentio...
[Verse 1]
What are you gonna say when she picks up the phone?
Should you leave a message if she's not at home?
I wanted to know if you'd like to see a movie or get a drink
It'd be cool just to be in your company
And if she says yes, know what intentions might be
If one thing leads to another and there's some chemistry
You cannot lie, you have to tell the truth
You have to explain why this could never be, because
[Chorus]
There are things that cannot be undone
There are mistakes that will never be forgiven
Sometimes at night, I pray to wake
A different person in a different place
[Verse 2]
Maybe we could just be friends
I'm being a bit presumptuous
The stomach churns, the mind starts to race
You nervously start to exaggerate
Oh, I just want to be young, I want to live
Oh God, I want to be healthy, I don't want this problem
Oh, you wouldn't think something like irresponsibility
Would complicate something like asking for some company
[Chorus]
But there are things you must accept as said and done
There are truths you must learn to confront
You can pray all night and day
You'll always wake the same person in the same place
[Outro]
Drunk mouth ruined it again
Sometimes, I say the dumbest things
Oh, but baby, it's not you specifically, it could be anybody
I've gone and built this up in my head and now it's already over
It's already over, it's already over before it started
Pretty Girls (The Mover) was written by Laura Jane Grace & James Bowman & Andrew Seward & Warren Oakes.
Pretty Girls (The Mover) was produced by J. Robbins.
Against Me! released Pretty Girls (The Mover) on Tue Sep 06 2005.