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this thread has been done before, i bet, but i was listening to something and i liked the lyrics. so post your choice for favourite breakup song, either one about breaking up or that matches/d your feelings about that sort of thing.

so, the song was

headless horseman, by the microphones

i got hit hard, i'm on the ground
and if you swing again i'll duck
but i wish you the best of luck
you deserve yourself
and i will return from my trip to hell
as a headless horseman

cause oh, what a loss
i went back to get my stuff
and it was tangled up and tough
i stood there and stared you down
and i walked aimlessly around
with a flaming pumpkin head

oh, what a loss
my soft hands replaced by claws
you turned me into a stray dog
from a mighty human man

oh oh, what a loss
oh, what a loss
i miss my closest friend
now i cling to rocks and wind
it's a precious thing we lost.

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with an exclamation point? :]
I almost typed explanation point.
anyway, i have nothing to add.

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i like exclamation points. i wouldn't mind losing the one on my fake name, though.

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No Doubt- Don't Speak
Dave Matthews- Space Between

Or these-

Adam Sandler- Somebody Kill Me

You don't know how much I need you.
While you're near me I don't feel blue.
And when we kiss I know you need me too.
Can't believe I found a love that's so pure and true.

But it all was bullshit.
It was a goddamned joke.
And when I think of you Linda,
I hope you fucking choke.

I hope you're glad with what you've done to me.
I lay in bed all day long feeling melancholy.
You left me here all alone, tears running constantly.

Oh somebody kill me please,
somebody kill me plee-ase,
I'm on my knees,
pretty pretty please kill me.

I want to die.
Put a bullet in my head.

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The Cure- The Kiss

The Kiss

Kiss me kiss me kiss me! Your tongue is like poison So swollen it fills up my mouth

Love me love me love me! You nail me to the floor And push my guts all inside out

Get it out get it out get it out! Get your #####ing voice

Out of my head!

I never wanted this I never wanted any of this I wish you were dead I wish you were dead

I never wanted any of this I wish you were dead

Dead

Dead

Dead

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All Out of Love - Air Supply

I'm lying alone with my head on the phone
Thinking of you till it hurts
I know you hurt too
But what else can we do
Tormented and torn apart
I wish I could carry your smile in my heart
For times when my life feels so low
It would make me believe
What tomorrow could bring
When today doesn't really know
Doesn't really know
(Chorus)
I'm all out of love, I'm so lost without you
I know you were right believing for so long
I'm all out of love, what am I without you
I can't be too late to say that I was so wrong
I want you to come back and carry me home
Away from these long lonely nights
I'm reaching for you, are you feeling it too
Does the feeling seem oh so right
And what would you say if I called on you now
And said that I can't hold on
There's no easy way, it gets harder each day
Please love me or I'll be gone
I'll be gone
(Chorus)
Oh, what are you thinking of?
What are you thinking of?
Oh, what are you thinking of
What are you thinking of?

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so what you make me hard
if I was harder now I would crack into a million things
things I didn't really need
but how I wanted so
what a nice dream
didn't want to wake up
so I kept it dark all the time
dark enough so not to see
but not as dark as the plans that you had for me
so what you made me smile
I had smiled at lesser things before I ever thought of you
before I thought my soul was mine
now I think about me only when I can find the time
flowers all around
put your lover in the ground
flowers everywhere yeah yeah yeah
nowhere you can be found
I have put you in the ground
nowhere is everywhere
for you my flower
better get myself a drink
better get a couple so I can look you straight in the face
tell you that I think of you
almost as much as you think of you..

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Since you're aware of the consequences
I can pimp what's left of this wreck on you
Bit into a rotten one, now didn't you?
Now I can watch you chew
Did you have blinders on my dear
Or were you just willing?
Or was I unaware of the damage a lie can do?
I thought you knew

Listen up
Drive it off
Punctuate it with a smoker's cough
Light it up
Stick around
I told you somebody's going down now
Spit it up
Get it out
Let me kiss that beautiful mouth
Tell me is it the same?
My sweetness, my everything
And is this condescending a comfort at all to you?
We bit into a rotten one
Now didn't we?
Well, baby now it's through

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Tool. Sober.

Look up the lyrics yourself. Every time I go to a lyrics site I end up with some new shitware browser toolbar.

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It coulda been good
it coulda been something special
it may have had real potential
it never could show
It coulda been great
it could been something alright
but we never did keep it that tight
so whaddya know?
I get up at 5am I so don't need those dreams that I used to have

It coulda been swell
it coulda been off the hook now
if we ever had what it took now
I haven't a clue
I think it's as well
we may have been on the right track
finding all the pieces we lack
but what can you do?
Now I see that these are cards we drew some time ago,
so if you don't know:

I can do it anywhere with anyone at anytime don't you forget
this is my life and it's going to be good, don't you know
not a promise or a threat or an ultimatum,
though I can do that too
I'm just telling you, I've got this life I've got to live
I'm just following through

I dishonor the past
being so loose with my time
I could stand accused of high crimes
in the court of the dead
and I could be next
on a page about to turn soon
so I'm movin' my ass at high noon
you heard what I said
I could say I hope I'm not misread, but that's all right
I'm quite OK with losing that fight

(dismemberment plan - following through)

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We've been crying now for much too long,
And now we're gonna dance to a different song,
I'm gonna scream and shout til my dying breath,
I'm gonna smash it up till there's nothing left,
oooh, smash it up,
Smash it up, smash it up,
oooh, Smash it up
Smash it up, smash it up,
People call me villain, oh it's such a shame,
Maybe its my clothes must be to blame,
I don't even care if I look a mess,
Don't want to be a sucker like all the rest,
oooh, Smash it up,
Smash it up, Smash it up,
oooh, Smash it up,
Smash it up, Smash it up
ooooh, Smash it up, smash it up
Smash it up,
Smash it up
Smash it up,
Smash it up
smash it up
You can keep your Krishna burgers,
and your Glastonbury hippies,
You can stick your frothy lager,
And your blow-wave hair styles!

We've been crying now for much too long,
And now we're gonna dance to a different song,
I'm gonna scream and shout til my dying breath,
I'm gonna smash it up till there's nothing left,
oooh, Smash it up
smash it up, smash it up,
oooh, Smash it
smash it up, smash it up,
everybody's smashing things up,
I said, everybody's smashing things now.

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Stabbing Westward-What Do I Have To Do?

You make it hard to breathe
It's as if I'm suffocating
And when you're next to me
I can feel your heartbeat through my skin
It makes me sad to think
This all could be for nothing
I wish there was a way
For you to see inside of me
I've never felt this way
About anyone or anything
Tell me
What do I have to do to make you happy?
What do I have to do to make you understand?
What do I have to do to make you want me?
And, if I can't make you want me
What do I have to do?

I know exactly what you're thinking
But I swear this time I will not let you down
I'm not as selfish as I used to be
That was a part of me that never made me proud
Right now I think I would try anything
Anything at all to keep you satisfied
God I hope you see what loving you would do to me
All I want is one more chance, so tell me...
What do I have to do to make you love me?


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Divine Thing-Soup Dragons


You are the one supreme being
Just dressed to kill and fulfill
Just any dream
And you are the one heart's desire
All hips and lips to trick any fool
And I could've sworn that you were an angel
'Cause you're a
Sweet,
Sweet,
Sweet divine thing
But I should've known that you were the devil
Dressed like a
Sweet,
Sweet,
Sweet divine thing
And you lack the one thing
That is devotion
Not always there
In your hair
In a daze
Just too mixed up in your own emotions
Your vanity will always be your greatest thing.

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Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U


It's been seven hours and fifteen days
Since you took your love away
I go out every night and sleep all day
Since you took your love away
Since you been gone I can do whatever I want
I can see whom-ever I choose
I can eat my dinner in a fancy restaurant
But nothing - I said nothing can take away these blues
Cause nothing compares - Nothing compares to you

It's been so lonely without you here
Like a bird without a song
Nothing can stop these lonely tears from falling
Tell me baby where did I go wrong
I could put my arms around every boy I see
But they'd only remind me of you
I went to the doctor n'guess what he told me
Guess what he told me
He said girl you better try to have fun
No matter what you do - But he's a fool
Cause nothing compares, Nothing compares to you

All the flowers that you planted, mama
In the back yard
All died when you went away
I know that living with you baby was sometimes hard
But I'm willing to give it another try
Nothing compares, Nothing compares to you
Nothing compares, Nothing compares to you
Nothing compares, Nothing compares to you

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unfortunately, posting these means Ive cheated.. as I dont feel that way about anyone anywhere(just now saw the stipulations in the first post).

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quote:

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Originally posted by karen
as I dont feel that way about anyone anywhere(just now saw the stipulations in the first post).

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ok.. this one is more fitting.. and I'm pretty sure I've posted it already multiple times before.


Everything is quiet
Since you're not around
And I live in the numbness now
In the background

I do the things we did before
I walk Haight Street to the store
And they say where's that crazy girl
You don't get drunk on red wine
And fight no more
I don't see you anymore
Since the hospital

The plans I make still have you in them
'Cause you come swimming into view
And I'm hanging on your words
Like I always used to do
The words they use so lightly
I only feel for you
I only know because I carry you around
In the background

Words they come and memories all repeat
Lift your head while they change the hospital sheets
And I would never lie to you
No, I would never lie to you
No, I felt you long after we were through
When we were through

The plans I make still have you in them
'Cause you come swimming into view
And I'm hanging on your words
Like I always used to do
The words they use so lightly
I only feel for you
I only know because I carry you around
In the background

'Cause I felt you long after we were through

When you come swimming into view
And I'm hanging on your words
Like I always used to do
The words they use so lightly
I only feel for you
I only know because I'm way, I'm way
In the background
I'm in the background

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quote:

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Originally posted by karen
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U

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the prince version is nicer(a live version done with some gospel lady); but I figure the sinead version is more well known.
yes, i know he wrote it.

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...and prince isn't dead. yet.

all the world just stopped now
so you say you don't wanna stay together anymore
let me take a deep breath babe
if you need me, me and neil'll be
hangin' out with the DREAM KING

neil says hi by the way
i don't believe you're leaving cause
me and charles manson like the same ice cream
i think it's that girl
and i think there're pieces of me
you've never seen
maybe she's just pieces of me
you've never seen well

all the world is
all i am
the black of the blackest ocean
and that tear in your hand
all the world is DANGLIN'...
danglin'... danglin' for me DARLIN'
you don't know the power that you have
with that tear in your hand
that tear in your hand

maybe i ain't used to maybes
smashing in a cold room
cutting my hands up
every time i touch you
maybe maybe it's time
to wave goodbye now
time to wave goodbye now

caught a ride with the moon
i know i know you well
well better than i used to
HAZE all clouded up my mind
in the DAZE of the why
it could've never been
so you say and i say
you know you're full of wish
and your "baby baby baby babies"
i tell you there're pieces of me
you've never seen
maybe she's just pieces of me
you've never seen well

all the world is
all i am
the black of the blackest ocean
and that tear in your hand
all the world is DANGLIN'...
danglin'... danglin' for me DARLIN'
you don't know the power that you have
with that tear in your hand
that tear in your hand

with that tear in your hand
tear in

- tear in your hand, tori amos.

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The White Stripes..............



There's no home for you here girl, go away
There's no home for you here

There's no home for you here girl, go away
There's no home for you here

I'd like to think that all of this constant interaction
Is just the kind to make you drive yourself away
Each simple gesture done by me is counteracted
And leaves me standing here with nothing else to say

Completely baffled by a backward indication
That an inspired word will come across your tongue
Hands moving upward to propel the situation
Have simply halted
And now the conversation's done

There's no home for you here girl, go away
There's no home for you here

There's no home for you here girl, go away
There's no home for you here

I'm only waiting for the proper time to tell you
That it's impossible to get along with you
It's hard to look you in the face when we are talking
So it sometimes helps to have a mirror in the room

I've not been really looking forward to the performance
But there's my cue and there's a question on your face
Fortunately I have come across an answer
Which is go away
And do not leave a trace

There's no home for you here girl, go away
There's no home for you here

There's no home for you here girl, go away
There's no home for you here

Waking up for breakfast
Burning matches
Talking creepy
Breaking goblets
Throwing garbage
Drinking soda
Looking happy
Taking pictures
So completely stupid
Just go away

There's no home for you here girl, go away
There's no home for you here

There's no home for you here girl, go away
There's no home for you here

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Ben Fold Five's "Song for the Dumped" is a classic example of an empowering breakup song.

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A 'sorry, I've been cheating, but that's how it goes' lyric.

Billy Bragg - The Myth of Trust

I woke up this morning
To find that we have outlived the myth of trust
You woke up this morning
To the fact we've lost the things
We took for granted between us
And I grew up in awe of the girl next door
And the boy that never cried
And I was dreaming of those Elizabethan girls
While you were working in the market
To earn ourselves
And when you found out what happened yesterday
While you were away in this land of Cain
We were upstairs in the bedroom
Dancing disgusting
And flushing our babies down the drain
And the apple that don't want to get eaten
Will still fall off the tree
When you're in as deep as we are honey
It's so easy to get washed out to sea
For the facts of life are not man and wife
But Man and Woman sadly

And the apple that don't want to get eaten
Will still fall off the tree

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Kayla wins the thread with Following Through.

Alternative options: "You're A Big Girl Now" by Bob Dylan, although anything off Blood On The Tracks is acceptable.

But this, off Gordon Downie's new album, out tomorrow, kicks me in the heart every time. Backing vocals by Julie Doiron, whose voice I'm totally in love with.

MORE ME LESS YOU

Is he good looking? What am I saying? We're all good looking.
Can I stay til I make some arrangements?
Then we can begin our estrangement.

Your personal conviction's fierce
It's been in your family for years
but in your ponytail blown loose
I can see what this is doing to you

Listen don't guess
please listen, don't just guess
there's words I wanna say
like, 'follow me, I know the way'

We're close to the rail
Never more like a candle
In breezes full and fragrant we begin our estrangement

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