On the left are my lyrics, which give you an intimate view into the mind of a young man whose love life is troubled by a recurring hygiene issue. Fortunately he finds a solution to his problem, and the final note in his story is rousing and triumphant.
On the right are Gavin Rossdale's lyrics. We think he was just high.
LISTERINE
GLYCERINE
It
tastes like chicken
I sink my teeth in
Or maybe it’s
veal
Cuz cow I can feel
Paying no mind
I got the spicy
kind
And now it’s time to realize why
Her face went
white
When I started to say
I just opened my mouth
She
ran away
I don’t want this
I tremble, sad
I’ll
never forget a date this bad
Don’t let your taste
buds die
Listerine, Listerine
So you’ll never
groan
I eat alone all the time
A table for one
So you
won’t die
I’ve lost my appeal
When glances you
steal
At friendly guys
Who smell like strawberry fields
It
makes me feel bad
You avoid my face
I’m blaming the
bread
It had a garlicky taste
Don’t let your taste
buds die
I couldn’t smell cheeseburger on you
But my
breath won’t change, though I want it to
No one smells
cheesier than me
I know the end’s near for you and
me
Listerine, Listerine
Don’t let your taste buds
die
Listerine
Don’t let your taste buds die
Listerine,
Listerine… Listerine, Listerine
I had onion
again
This means no fun again
Why does all this hound me
I
wanted you more
But you wanted me less
I could not kiss,
just distress
It’s mouthwash I need
To end all this
pain
I’ll be just fine
If you can tell me its
name
Don’t let your taste buds die
Life will be
easier for you, and you, and you
Listerine, Listerine,
Listerine, Listerine
Must
be your skin
I'm sinking in
Must be for real
Cuz now I
can feel
And I didn't mind
It's not my kind
Not my time
to wonder why
Everything's gone white
And everything's gray
Now you're here
Now you're away
I don't want
this
Remember that
I'll never forget where you're at
Don't
let the days go by
Glycerine, glycerine
I'm never
alone
I'm alone all the time
Are you at one
Or do you
lie
We live in a wheel
Where everyone steals
But when we
rise
It's like strawberry fields
If I treated you bad
You bruise my face
Couldn't love you more
You got a
beautiful taste
Don't let the days go by
Could have been
easier on you
I couldn't change though I wanted to
Could
have been easier by three
Our old friend fear and you and
me
Glycerine, glycerine
Don't let the days go
by
Glycerine
Don't let the days go by
Glycerine,
glycerine... glycerine, glycerine
Bad mood won again
Bad
mood won again
As she falls around me
I needed you
more
When we wanted us less
I could not kiss just regress
It
might just be
Clear simple and plain
That's just fine
That's
just one of my names
Don't let the days go by
Could've
been easier on you
Glycerine, glycerine, glycerine, glycerine