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Lyrics:

Oh here I go again

I wake up every morning to this Groundhog Day
Thinking about the list of things that I’ve done wrong
Can’t even count, it goes on too long
 
I try to change my ways
I feel like I’m the villain in some crappy play
The book has long been written, but I’d rather be
Just about anyone else but me, I hope you see
 
It doesn’t mean I’m not a fighter
It's just that I wanna be a little lighter
Spent so long fixing things I’ve done
I’ve got holes in all my pockets
Even those holes, they’ve got pockets
Hiding things that’ll never see the sun
 
I’m taking off, going to Rio
I’m getting lost to find an alter-ego
It could be Paris or Berlin, I don’t care what state I’m in
Gonna leave it all behind
Maybe I’ll be myself when I’m somebody else
 
This is not an invitation, I’m going to Rio
This is not a conversation, say goodbye to me-oh
 
Maybe in ten years time
You’ll receive a letter from some random guy
You’ll like him so much better
But then you will see, he’s not a stranger it’s only me
 
I can only be myself as somebody else
 
'Cause you got sun, I got bad weather
Anything you can lose I can lose better
Do my best with what life gave to me
I’ve got holes in all my pockets
Even those holes, they’ve got pockets
Hiding things that I sure want to leave
 
I’m taking off, going to Rio
I’m getting lost to find an alter-ego
It could be Paris or Berlin, I don’t care what state I’m in
Gonna leave it all behind
Maybe I’ll be myself when I’m somebody else
 
This is not an invitation, I’m going to Rio
This is not a conversation, say goodbye to me-oh
 
Give me a peanut and I’ll turn blue
I can't even eat the things you do
Bake you a cake and I burn it up twice
I roll thirteen on a pair of dice 
 
Give me a peanut and I’ll turn blue
I can't even eat the things you do
Bake you a cake and I burn it up twice
I roll thirteen on a pair of dice 
 
I’m taking off, going to Rio
I’m getting lost to find an alter-ego
It could be Paris or Berlin, I don’t care what state I’m in
Gonna leave it all behind
Maybe I’ll be myself when I’m somebody else
 
This is not an invitation, I’m going to Rio
This is not a conversation, say goodbye to me-oh
This is not an invitation, I’m going to Rio
This is not a conversation, say goodbye to me-oh
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I could listen a bit of this song to other country's web. and I fell in love it!

I can't wait released songs. 3 days left!!

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Brilliant lyrics. Did Mika write them all? :teehee: It sound very much like Barenaked Ladies or Lily Allen.

 

Written by MIKA, Nina Woodford, Jarrad Kritzstein & Crucial

 

Sounds like a lot of fun, this song!

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Brilliant lyrics. Did Mika write them all? :teehee: It sound very much like Barenaked Ladies or Lily Allen.

My first thought was actually "This is very Barenaked Ladies" ...even the melody  :teehee:

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A lighthearted song! The lyrics are funny, my favourite parts are

 

I’ve got holes in all my pockets
Even those holes, they’ve got pockets
 
 
and
 
 
Bake you a cake and I burn it up twice
I roll thirteen on a pair of dice 
 
 
very clever!! 
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A lighthearted song! The lyrics are funny, my favourite parts are

 

I’ve got holes in all my pockets
Even those holes, they’ve got pockets
 
 
and
 
 
Bake you a cake and I burn it up twice
I roll thirteen on a pair of dice 
 
 
very clever!! 

 

I think my favourite part's the "Maybe I'll be myself when I'm somebody else".  :) probably melodically more than anything

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I think my favourite part's the "Maybe I'll be myself when I'm somebody else".  :) probably melodically more than anything

 

I love that line. I mean, I have felt  that way before. And not all that long ago.  :naughty:

 

Interestingly, I played the album for my husband today (he's not the biggest Mika fan, as you might imagine), and this was his favorite song. 

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A lighthearted song! The lyrics are funny, my favourite parts are

 

I’ve got holes in all my pockets

Even those holes, they’ve got pockets

 

 

and

 

 

 

Bake you a cake and I burn it up twice

I roll thirteen on a pair of dice

 

 

very clever!!

 

Can someone please explain me the "I've got holes in my pocket and even those holes they got pockets" meaning? I don't really understand it :( is it something like "Money is burning holes in pocket? Sorry I'm not a native speaker :) Edited by Minh Anh
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hey everyopone, heres youtube link but I think the voice is changed a little so can anyone tell me where can I listen in original? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVQ5UwyqOag 

 

Yes, it is faster than the original one. I have been listening to it on vk, but I am not sure if it's the right thing to do. I will get my album only Monday and couldn't wait.. :fisch:

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Can someone please explain me the "I've got holes in my pocket and even those holes they got pockets" meaning? I don't really understand it :( is it something like "Money is burning holes in pocket? Sorry I'm not a native speaker :)

 

i take it as meaning that the holes in his pockets have been there for so long that they had time to grow pockets of their own.

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Thank you, Michael!!!!! :huglove:

 

And, just saying, if someone wants to come to Rio, we are two making an invitation...

:aah:

So tempting :wub2: I thought that song was made for you even more when I heard the lyrics :wink2: 

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This has a very Paul Simon feel again. Not like TBWKTM = Graceland, (which I loved) but earlier Simon and Garfunkel stuff. It's got a real singer/songwriter vibe to it.

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