Sunday, October 03, 2004

Sunday song lyric

It's been a good week for Beach Boys fans. After 37 years, Brian Wilson has finally completed his long-lost masterpiece, Smile. In short, it's wonderful. Since I've been listening to it nearly non-stop since it was released on my birthday earlier this week, I felt an appropriate choice for today's lyric would be a tune from that album. Unfortunately (and this is my only complaint), the lyrics are mostly crap.
Perhaps the most egregious example is from the song "Barnyard," where Wilson informs us that: "Out in the barnyard, the chickens do their number. Out in the barnyard, the cook is choppin' lumber." Ummmm...ok. We waited 37 years for that? The kicker is that he collaborated on the lyrics. That is to say, he couldn't even write that by himself! Thanks, Van Dyke Parks.
In any case, nothing from the album, lyically, is worth repeating here. He even changed the lyrics to "Good Vibrations!" WTF, Brian! More songs about girls and God, please.
Anyway. As a worthy substitute, the lyrics to my favorite ever Beach Boys song, from Pet Sounds, "You Still Believe In Me."

I know perfectly well I'm not where I should be
I've been very aware you've been patient with me
Everytime we break up you bring back your love to me
And after all I've done to you how can it be
You still believe in me?

I try hard to be more what you want me to be
But I can't help how I act when you're not here with me
I try hard to be strong but sometimes I fail myself
And after all I've promised you so faithfully
You still believe in me

I wanna cry

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