Ok, so, you *really* need to listen to the lyrics to this song. Its beautiful.
Every few months, no matter whats going on in my life, what I’m doing or who I’m with, I like to belt out this song while crying. Its very cathartic.
Its long, but really, really do sit through it. It is so utterly awesome.
I can’t imagine all the people that you know
And the places that you go
When the lights are turned down low
And I don’t understand all the things you’ve seen
But I’m slipping in between you and your big dreams
Its always you in my big dreams
And you tell me thats its over
Wake up lying in a patch of four leaf clover
And your restless
And I’m naked
You gotta get out
You can’t stand to see me shaking, no
But you let me go
I didn’t think so
And you don’t want to be here in the future
You say the presents just a pleasant interuption to the past
And you don’t want to move much closer
So afraid to find out all this hope that you sent into the sky by now had
Crashed
And it did because of me
And then you bring me home
Afraid to find out that we’re alone
And I’m sleeping in your living room
But we don’t have much room to live
To live
And I had these dreams I’d learn to play guitar
Maybe cross the country
Become a rock star
And there was hope in me that I would take you there
But damnit you’re so young, well I don’t think I care
And if I hurt you, then I’m sorry
Please don’t think that this was easy
And then you bring me home
Coz we both know what its like to live alone
And I’m dreaming in your living room
And we don’t have much room to live
Konstantine is walking down the stairs
Doesn’t she look good, standing in her underwear?
And I’m thinking, what I’ve been thinking
And we’ve been drinking and it doesn’t get me anywhere
Doesn’t get me anywhere
And I saw my Konstantine
Walking down the stairs
And I swear that all I coud do was touch her long blond hair
And I’ve been thinking what I’ve been thinking
But we’ve been drinking
Did it ever get us anywhere at all?
This is because I can spell confusion with a ‘k’
And I can like it
Its to dying in another’s arms
Sometimes we have to try it
Its to Jimmy Eat World
And those nights in my car
When the first star you see
May not be a star
I’m not your star
And if this is what it takes
I’ll lie in my mistakes
I’ll live with what I did to you
And all the hell I put her through
I always catch the clock
Its 11:11
Now you want to talk
Its not hard to dream
You’ll awlays be my Konstantine
My Konstantine
Oh my Konstantine
They’ll never hurt you like I do, no
No
They’ll never hurt you like I do
No, no
No no no no no no
This is to the girl
Who got inside my head
And all these pretty things she did
Hey, you know
You keep me up in bed
Its to the girl who got into my head
With all these fucked up things I did
Maybe baby you can keep me up in bed
My Konstantine
I watch her spin around me like a dream
We played out on this movie screen
And I said did you know I miss you?
Did you know I miss you?
Did you, did you know I miss you?
Well, I miss you
Did you know I missed you, did you know I missed you?
…..
I’ll always miss you
And then you bring me home
And we go to sleep but this time not alone
No no
And you’ll kiss me in your living room
But I know
I know that you miss me in your living room
Coz these nights I think maybe that I need you in my living room
But we don’t have much room
Does anybody need that room
Coz we all need a little more room
To live
My Konstantine












5 responses so far ↓
1 Cody // Feb 17, 2008 at 4:08 pm
No WAY!
That’s Something Corporate, one of the best bands EVER. And this–THIS, my friend, is an early song.
My God. I’ve met them/seen them a million fucking times. Since I was like, sixteen. At Warped Tour in like…2001? 2002? I don’t remember when–they performed this as the sun was setting. My friends and I got passes and were able to sit on the stage and watch the crowd sing and cry along. It was beautiful. Andrew McMahon, the lead singer, often changes the lyrics while he sings live, off the top of head, to represent whatever he is feeling at the moment. True story–after he wrote this song, clearly broken up over whomever Konstantine was– he started to date another girl–who is now his wife. Annnyway:
Andy now has a side project that is extraordinarily popular–they’re called Jack’s Mannequin. More poppy than Something Corporate was, but just as good. I’ll always be more of a SoCo fan, but I anything Andrew does musically is amazing in and of itself.
Uh, so yeah, I was very surprised, albeit pleased, to see this posted.
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2 Wendy // Feb 18, 2008 at 12:30 am
Heh. I knew you would mark the fuck out when I posted this. I knew it.
I know he changes the lyrics. Thats why I transcribed the lyrics for this version myself. I prefer the live version I have that I first heard, but I don’t know where its from. The ‘real’ version is good too.
Man, I didn’t know the lead singer had a wife though. He’s so my type. Pale. Skinny. Angsty.yum!
See? I’m cooler than you thought. :)
3 mnwhr // Feb 18, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Had never heard them before. Definitely will look for more of their stuff.
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4 Cody // Feb 18, 2008 at 10:18 pm
Wooow. I had no idea you knew they existed, let alone details. You’re awarded ten points.
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5 Cody // Feb 20, 2008 at 4:27 pm
Do you have Jack’s Mannequin stuff? If not, I can send.
:)
It may be too poppy (I’m not sure what you’re into, but judging prior posts, I’m doubting it’s pop–though who knows, everyone’s eclectic), but if you like SoCo, you’ll like them. Anyway, just email me.
Actually, Avah, if you read this, I think you’ll them, too.
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