Artist: The White Stripes Album: Get Behind Me Satan {2005}

You got a reaction, you got a reaction didn't you
You took a white orchid, you took a white orchid and turned it blue
Something better than nothing, something better than nothing it's giving up
We all need to do something, try keep the truth from showing up

How dare you - how old are you now anyway
How dare you - how old are you now anyway
How dare you - how old are you now anyway

You're given a flower, but I guess there was just no pleasing you 
Your lip tastes sour, but you think that it's just me teasing you 
You got a reaction, you got a reaction didn't you
You took a white orchid, you took a white orchid and turned it blue

Get behind me - get behind me now anyway
Get behind me - get behind me now anyway
Get behind me - get behind me now anyway

You got a reaction, you got a reaction didn't you
You took a white orchid, you took a white orchid and turned it blue

The nurse should not be the one who puts salt in your wounds
But it's always with trust that the poison is fed with a spoon
When you're helpless with no one to turn to, alone in your room

You would swear that the one who would care for you never would leave
She promised and said, "You will always be safe here with me."
But promises open the door to be broken to me

No, I'm never, no, I'm never, no, I'm never gonna let you down, now
No, I'm never, no, I'm never, no, I'm never gonna let you down
No, I'm never, no, I'm never, no, I'm never gonna let you down, now
No, I'm never, no, I'm never, no, I'm never gonna let you down

The maid that you've hired could never conspire to kill
She's to mother, not quietly smother you when you're most ill
The one that you're trusting suspiciously dusting the sill

No, I'm never, no, I'm never, no, I'm never gonna let you down, now
No, I'm never, no, I'm never, no, I'm never gonna let you down
No, I'm never, no, I'm never, no, I'm never gonna let you down, now
No, I'm never, no, I'm never, no, I'm never gonna let you down

I'm thinkin' about my doorbell
When ya gonna ring it, when ya gonna ring it
Yeah, I'm thinkin' about my doorbell
When ya gonna ring it, when ya gonna ring it
Yeah, I'm thinkin' about my doorbell
When ya gonna ring it, when ya gonna ring it
Yeah, I been thinkin' about my doorbell, oh, well

Well, with me and chipin' me and kisses
Not the man in my life I know
And I been going to mystery Misses
I respect the art of the show
Take back what you said, little girl
And while you're at it take yourself back, too
Woman, I'm tired of sittin here waitin'
Wonderin' whatcha gonna do, now, whatcha gonna do about it

I'm thinkin' about my doorbell
When ya gonna ring it, when ya gonna ring it
Yeah, I'm thinkin' about my doorbell
When ya gonna ring it, yeah, when ya gonna ring it, oh
I'm thinkin' about my doorbell
When ya gonna ring it, when ya gonna ring it
Yeah, I been thinkin' about my doorbell, oh, well

You don't seem to come around
Push your finger and make a sound
You don't seem to come around
Knock, knock till you knock it down, oh, well

Make a sound and I'll make you feel right
Right at home, yeah, yeah, right at home, yeah
Nobody got no way to me pain
But how come it's so easy to you
You know it's like me at times I can be careless
But your words seem so obtuse
But then again, I know you feel guilty
And you tell me you want me again
But I don't need any more of your pity
I got plenty of my own friends, they're all above me

And I've been thinkin' about the doorbell
When they gonna ring it, when they gonna ring it
Yeah, I've been thinkin' about the doorbell
When they gonna ring it, when they gonna ring it, oh
I've been thinkin' about the doorbell
When they gonna ring it, when they gonna ring it
Yeah, I been thinkin' about the doorbell, oh, well

They don't seem to come around
Push the finger and make a sound
They don't seem to come around
Maybe clean they'll knock it down, oh, well 

Make a sound and I'll make you feel right
Right at home, right at home

I'm thinkin' about my doorbell
When ya gonna ring it, when ya gonna ring it
I'm thinkin' about my doorbell
When ya gonna ring it, when ya gonna ring it
I'm thinkin' about my doorbell
When ya gonna ring it, when ya gonna ring it
Yeah, I been thinkin' about my doorbell
When ya gonna ring it, when ya gonna ring it
I'm thinkin' about my doorbell
When ya gonna ring it, when ya gonna ring it
Yeah, I'm thinkin' about my doorbell, oh, oh, well

I blew it and if I knew what to do, then I'd do it
But the point that I have, I'll get to it
And forever for her is over for me
Forever, just a word that she said that means never
To be with another together
And with the weight of a feather it tore into me
Then I knew it and all the work that it took to get through it
On the wings of a feather that flew it
Fell under my shoe, it cut up into me

Well, everybody's reaction is changing you
But their love is only a fraction of what I can give to you
So, let's do it, just get on a plane and just do it
Like the birds and the bees and get to it
Let's get out of town and forever be free
Forever, I wonder we could stay together
It could change if you want, for the better
Just turn up my shirt and lay down next to me

I blew it and if I knew what to do, then I'd do it
But the point that I have, I'll get to it
And forever for her is over for me
Forever, just the word that she said that means never
To be with another together
And with the weight of a feather it tore into me

Well, everybody's reaction is changing you
But their love is only a fraction of what I can give to you
Well, let's do it, just get on a plane and just do it
Like the birds and the bees and get to it
Just get out of town and forever be free
Forever, I wonder we could stay together
It could change if you want for the better
Just tug at my shirt and lay down next to me, yeah

Little ghost, little ghost - one I'm scared of the most
Can you scare me up a little bit of love
I'm the only one that sees you and I can't do much to please you
And it's not yet time to meet the lord above
The first woman that I met her, I did not expect a specter
When I shook her hand I really shook a glove
She looked into me so sweetly and we left the room discreetly
No one else could know the secret of our love

Little ghost, little ghost - one I'm scared of the most
Can you scare me up a little bit of love
I'm the only one that sees you and I can't do much to please you
And it's not yet time to meet the lord above
Every morning I awoke, I see my little ghost
Wonderin' if it's really her that's lying there
I lean to touch her and I whisper, but not brave enough to kiss her
When I held her I was really holding air

Little ghost, little ghost - one I'm scared of the most
Can you scare me up a little bit of love
I'm the only one that sees you and I can't do much to please you
And it's not yet time to meet the lord above
Though I try my best to keep it, there really was no secret 
Must have looked like I was dancing with the wall
No one else could see this apparition, but because of my condition
I fell in love with a little ghost and that was all

Little ghost, little ghost - one I'm scared of the most
Can you scare me up a little bit of love
I'm the only one that sees you and I can't do much to please you
And it's not yet time to meet the lord above
No, it's not yet time to meet the lord above

If you think that a kiss is all in the lips
Come on, you got it all wrong, man
And if you think that our dance was all in the hips
Oh well, then do the twist
If you think holding hands is all in the fingers
Grab hold of the soul where the memory lingers and
Make sure to never do it with the fingers
Cos I'll tell everyone in the world
But he was thinking about the girl
Yeah, but he's thinking about the girl, oh

A lot of people get confused and they bruise
Real easy when it comes to love
They start putting on their shoes and walking out
And singing, "Boy, I think I had enough."
Just because she makes you feel wrong
But she don't mean to be mean or hurt you on purpose, boy
Take a tip and do yourself a little service
Take a mountain turn it into a mole
Just by playing a different role
Yeah, by playing a different role, oh

The boat, yeah, you know she's rockin' it
And the truth, well, you know there's no stoppin' it, yeah
The boat, yeah, you know she's rockin' it
And the truth, well, you know there's no stoppin' it

So what, somebody left you in a rut
And wants to be the one who's in control
But the feeling that you're under can really make you wonder
How the hell she can be so cold
So, now you're mad, denying the truth
And it's hidden in the wisdom in the back of your tooth
You need to spit it out in a telephone booth
While you call everyone that you know
And ask 'em, "Where do you think she goes?"
Oh yeah, "Where do ya suppose she goes, oh?"

The truth, well, you know there's no stoppin' it
And the boat, well, you know she's still rockin' it
The boat, well, you know she's still rockin' it
And the truth, yeah, you know there's no stoppin' it

You recognize with your back in the back
That it's colder when she rocks the boat
But it's the cause hittin' on the Cardinal Law
Bout the proper place to hang her coat
So to you, the truth is still hidden
And the soul plays the role of a lost little kitten but
You should know that the dark is one kitten
She's been singin' it all along
But you were hearin' a different song
Yeah, you were hearin' a different song
But you were hearin' a different song

White moon, white moon breaks open the tomb
Of a deserted cartoon that I wrote
Creature come, creature, creature, my own double feature
As I'm warming the bleachers at home
Well, my nose keeps on bleeding cos it's Rita I'm needing
I better call out a meeting of the boys, of the boys

My friends are all dying and death can't be lying
It's the truth and it don't make a noise
Oh Rita, oh Rita, if you lived in Mesita
I would move you with the beat of a drum
And this picture is proof that although you're aloof
You had the shiniest tooth 'neath the sun
Easy come, easy go - be a star of the show
I'm giving up all I know to get more, to get more

Photograph the picture, young grunt pin-up scripture
For locker-tagged memories of war
A mirage, this garage and a photo montage
And a finger massage from the host
Good lord, good lord, the one I adore
And I cannot afford is a ghost, is a ghost
Proto-social is the word and the word is the bird
That flew through the herd in the snow, in the snow

Lemonade me, then grade me, then deliver my baby
And if my friends all persuade me, I'll go
Blink, blink at me Rita, don't you know I'm a bleeder
And I promised I wouldn't lead her on
But she met me, then led me and I ate what was fed me
Till I purged every word in this song

Well, the crickets get it
And the ants get it
I bet you the pigs get it
Yeah, even the plants get it
Come on now and get with it
Yeah, I want you to get with it, oh
Yeah, I just want you to get with it

Cos everyone that's under your shoe
And every bird and bug in the jungle, too
And everything in the ocean blue
They just happen to know exactly what to do
So, why don't you
Yeah, why don't you

The flies get it
And the frogs get it
And all them big jungle cats get it
And I bet your little dog gets it
Yeah, I want you to get with it, oh
Yeah, come on, and get with it, oh, whoo
Yeah, yeah, I want you to get with it, yeah

Cos everyone that's under your shoe
And every bird and bee in the jungle, too
And everything in the ocean blue
They just happen to know exactly what to do
So, why don't you
Why don't you

And all the chickens get it
And them singing canaries get it, whoo
Even strawberries get it
And I want you to get with it
Yeah, I want you to get with it, oh, yeah
I want you to get with it

Cos everyone that's under your shoe
And every bird and bee in the jungle, too
And everything in the ocean blue
They just happen to know exactly what to do
So, why don't you

Women, listen to your mothers
Don't just succumb to the wishes of your brothers
Take a step back, take a look at one another
You need to know the difference between a father and a lover
Women, listen to your mothers
Don't just succumb to the wishes of your brothers
Take a step back, take a look at one another
You need to know the difference between a father and a lover
Women, listen to your mothers
Don't just succumb to the wishes of your brothers
Take a step back, take a look at one another
You need to know the difference

I was sittin' there at a comfortable chair
And that was all that I needed
Then my friend offered me a drink for us to share
And that was all that I needed

Well, then I felt at ease
But then I'm not too hard to please
I guess you couldn't call me greedy

Then I was shocked to look up and see Rita Hayworth there
In a place so seedy
She walked into the bar with her long, red, curly hair
And that was all that I needed

And I said to my friend
Good god, we're lucky men
To just even see her

Take, take, take
Take, take, take
Take, take, take

And I could not resist, I just had to get close to her
And that was all that I needed
I walked over, loomed around her table for a while
And that was all that I needed
Then I said, "I hate to bug you, ma'am, but can I have your autograph?"
And that was all that I needed

She pressed her lips against a white piece of paper
And that was all that I needed
Then I saw what she wrote, my heart is in my mouth
And that was all that I needed
Then she handed it to me and I think that she could see
That that was all that I needed

I started to walk away but then I remembered
Hey, I forgot to get a picture
So, I asked her one more time, "Could I have another favor?"
That was all that I needed

She was kind to pose with me
Then I knew my friends would see
My celebrity leaning

Take, take, take
Take, take, take
Take, take, take

She turned and said to me, "I need to go to sleep."
And it seemed so mean
It's almost as if she could not appreciate
How cool I was being

She said, "Good night," and walked away
And I didn't know what to say
I just couldn't believe it

Well, it's just not fair, I want to get a piece of hair
That was all that I needed
Or maybe a kiss on the cheek, I wouldn't wash it for a week
That would be all that I needed

But she didn't even care
That I was even there
What a horrible feelin'

Two, three

I, I'm as ugly as I seem
Worse than all your dreams
Could ever make me out to be
And it makes me want to scream
When it's Halloween
And the kids are laughing
The Rogue is a bank, he's never broke
But worth as much as a joke
That no one is laughing at

Can you believe some things are not
Appealing and there's a spot
On the ceiling of my childhood bedroom
And could these dreams that you can't imagine
But they'll never match the vision
That you had decided for me
You ought to take away from me
Things that are mine and it's not your right
Out that you wouldn't expect to find out
Can it be that I don't want what you want
And the only thing I could care for
Is a place in a home that is safe and warm
Safe and warm, safe and warm, safe and warm, yes

Judge yourself if you feel the need
Just let me known to be
In search of the truth myself
There is a drop of blood on the ground
And it seems to me that it's not my kind
And I can't be sure if it's yours or mine

I, I'm as ugly as I seem
Worse than all your dreams
Could ever make me, could ever make me
Could ever make me, could ever make me

Can't you hear me calling your name, girl
I'm standing, standing in the red, red rain
In the morning, standing in the red, red rain
Can't you hear me, can't you hear me calling your name, girl
In the morning, when I'm standing in the red, red rain, girl

In the morning, I'm standing in the red, red rain
Can't you hear me, can't you hear me calling your name, girl
In the morning, when I'm standing in the red, red rain, girl
You think not telling is the same as not lying, don't you
Then I guess not feeling is the same as not crying to you
You think not telling is the same as not lying, don't you
Then I guess not feeling is the same as not crying to you

In the red, in the rain, in the rain
In the red, in the red, in the rain, in the rain
In the red, in the red, in the rain, in the rain
In the red, in the red, in the rain, in the rain

If there is a lie, then there is a liar, too
And if there is a sin, then there is a sinner, too
And if there is a lie, then there is a liar, too
And if there is a sin, then there is a sinner, too

In the red, in the red, in the rain, in the rain
I'm in red, I'm in red, in the rain, in the rain
In the red, in the red, in the rain, in the rain

I'm in red, I'm in red, in the rain, in the rain
I'm in red, I'm in red, in the rain, in the rain
Can't you hear me, can't you hear me calling your name, girl

Well, I miss my mother and I miss being her son 
As crazy as I was I guess I wasn't much of one
Sometimes I miss her so much I want to hop on the next jet
And I get lonely, but I ain't that lonely yet

And I love my sister, lord knows how I've missed her
She loves me and she knows I won't forget
And sometimes I get jealous of all her little pets
And I get lonely, but I ain't that lonely yet

I roll over in bed looking for someone to touch
There's a girl that I know of, but don't ask for much
She's homely and she's cranky and her hair's in a net
And I'm lonely, but I ain't that lonely yet

Are you my friend when I need one, I need someone to be one
I take anybody I can get
And sometimes I wanna call you and I feel like a pet
And I'm lonely, but I ain't that lonely yet

I went down to the river filled with regret
I go down and I wonder if there was any reason left
And just before my lungs could get wet
I'm lonely, but I ain't that lonely yet

And I love my sister, lord knows how I've missed her
She loves me and she knows I won't forget
And sometimes I get jealous of all her little pets
And I get lonely, but I ain't that lonely yet
Yeah, I get lonely, but I ain't that lonely yet