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The Its

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1.
NO ONE GETS HURT This is how it all begins you and me and our reservations mixing bits together and waiting for the detonation The countdown's begun you know I always say something foolish Where is it you'd like to go And can I take you there? Said you can't be hurt right now That's OK because I can What does that mean anyhow? You don't look like superman Yes, I see, you're vulnerable Been burned before now you're afraid I think that's just wonderful We make a perfect pair Come on -- cause you might as well Come on -- because I can tell Come on -- what's beneath your shell Just sleep here tonight no one gets hurt Torture me by telephone Make me ache until you call At least I won't be alone Knowing it won't ring at all I've tried what you're trying, too I'm a knight in rusty armor Do my best to protect you We're both a little scared Come on -- little porcupine Come on -- let me make you mine Come on -- everything is fine Just sleep here tonight no one gets hurt
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YOU ARE ALL I NEED I spent the night Outside alone it's getting light You're still not home You run away Still walking right by your side Don't be afraid Just offering you a ride Take this heart I'm done with it Cut yourself and I'll bleed Love me just a little bit Your are all that I need Still got the sand Inside my car You held my hand I kissed your scar And the next day You don't simply snap awake How can you say I just made a big mistake? Take this heart I'm done with it Cut yourself and I bleed Love me just a little bit You are all that I need You may pretend Without me you're doing fine But in the end You'll be mine Take this heart I'm done with it Cut yourself and I bleed Love me just a little bit You are all that I need I can wait I'm used to it You are all that I need
3.
GIRLS KICK ASS Lots of things you can enjoy If you must be born a boy But we all know and we all see That girls are what it's best to be Girls can fight or girls can be polite They can do it all Girls can just receive or make a pass Girls are cool yeah girls kick ass Girls are cool yeah girls kick ass Girls look good in skirts or pants And two friendly girls can dance I wish I could be that free Yeah girls are what it's best to be Girls can safely hold each other's hands No one seems to care Girls don't have to try to finish last Girls are cool yeah girls kick ass Girls are cool yeah girls kick ass Rich or poor they've all got class Girls are cool yeah girls kick ass If there was a way to be a girl for a day I'd make men obey Everything I say Lots of things you can enjoy If you must be born a boy But in the end we're just outclassed Girls are cool yea girls kick ass Girls are cool yea girls kick ass Guys can try but guys are crass Girls are cool yea girls kick ass
4.
IT MIGHT AS WELL BE YOU I know it's early baby, but it's time to run If I got to know you maybe this wouldn't be such fun No use looking for a reason why We do the things we do I stopped looking when I realized That it might as well be you You're just a dream we only dream the things we need No need to scream you can't be hurt if you don't bleed You don't know my name and I don't mind Cause I don't need you to Look for the perfect girl then I find Almost will have to do It might as well be you I understand that you feel alone I'm kind of lonely, too I feel better when I hear you moan But any sound will do And it might as well be you When you're this high Everything else just seems so small Whisper goodbye Now try to make it to that wall Cupid never felt a love so right An arrow just won't do He's got a gun with a fancy sight To aim at someone new Whoever comes in view To rip your heart in two It might as well be you
5.
DON'T SAY A WORD Don't say a word Cause I'll just pretend that I never heard Everything's been said and it's all absurd There's nothing else to know It was never this clear the last time I came here 25 dead umbrellas on my way to your place No one else here can seem to accept There are times when you simply get wet Don't give me your regards Never send Christmas cards There's a long list of topics we're supposed to avoid Other things we don't need to explain Getting good at not using his name Everybody needs someone to tell all the little things on their mind But for the bigger things that don't have names you just want someone to hide behind Don't say a word Cause I'll just pretend that I never heard Everything's been said and it's all absurd There's nothing else to know and nowhere else to go Everybody tries to do what's right Everybody tells little lies He makes you crazy and I make you sad But we'll never make you satisfied
6.
YOU CAN'T DIE FROM A BROKEN HEART I'll watch you lie next to me in bed I'll try to put these thoughts into your head And me, I'm having that dream once again The one in the big airplane We wait for the engine to flame You can't die from a broken heart Just have to watch as the world falls apart If you believe the truth will set you free That's the difference between you and me I think I'd travel through time if I could I'd go back and turn all the bad into good And you might even forgive me someday But someday's too far away To hold us together today You can't die from a broken heart Just have to watch as the world falls apart If you can face not knowing what will be That's the difference between you and me And me, I'm no longer sleeping at all I lie there and cannot recall How we started building this wall You can't die from a broken heart Just have to watch as the world falls apart If you can walk away and let it be That's the difference between you and me You can't die from a broken heart Sometimes a heart that's stopped just won't restart So now you think you know what to do That's the difference between me and you
7.
IF YOU ONLY KNEW Tell me your favorite author I'll pretend I've read the book I'll hold the towel while you change And I promise not to look Everyone's pretending everybody is for real Everyone confounds me And I know just how you feel If you only knew I am your humble servant Simply tell me what to do I need to make you happy Cuz I wish that I was you Everyone's pretending everybody is for real No one understands you And I know just how you feel If you only knew That I'm not like those guys If you only knew What happens when I close my eyes I prearrange my features So that you will never guess I would starve myself for weeks For a minute just like this Everyone's pretending everybody is for real We have never spoken But I know just how you feel If you only knew What happens in my bed If you only knew What you get up to in my head If you only knew Things that I dream bout you If you only knew Things that I wanna make you do
8.
IS THIS THE END? Goodbye Pretenders, Madness and the Clash The tape you made me's melting on the dash Guess I should've parked her in the shade Taken better care of the tape you made I remember having sex with you Stopping just to flip it to side two I remember how you were afraid I might not understand the tape you made So you wait until you know you're sure Then just in case you wait some more Nothing matters cuz it's all pretend Till someone says, "Is this the end?" From the moment that the screen went black I sat there wondering when you'd start to clap You expected there'd be something more But I can't tell you what you're waiting for So you wait until you know you're sure Then just in case you wait some more Nothing matters cuz it's all pretend Till someone says, "Is this the end?" Is this the end? I guess it is Is this the end? Why, yes it is Is this the end? You look surprised Is this the end? Unsatisfied

about

The Its are Bill, Jay and Tommy from Too Much Joy singing Brit-Poppy love songs Tim helped write.

The first song they recorded was “If You Only Knew,” which was commissioned by Amy Heckerling as a potential theme song for the TV-version of Clueless, after EMI, which controlled the publishing rights, refused to license her “Crush Story.”

The Its played a series of shows in 1997/98. Tim joined on rhythm guitar for a couple of ’em. Perhaps one day some or all of them will reconvene.

credits

released January 1, 2001

Singing: William Wittman, Jay Blumenfield, Tim Quirk
Guitar playing: William Wittman, Jay Blumenfield
Bass playing: William Wittman
Drumming: Tommy Vinton

Produced and mixed by William Wittman

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TMJ is/was a punk-pop band of some minor renown. Some of that renown was due to their music, which included semi-hits such as “Crush Story,” “Donna Everywhere,” and “That’s a Lie” — a cover of the LL Cool J tune that featured the man himself in the music video, which actually got played quite a bit during daylight hours on MTV back when they did that sort of thing. ... more

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