A rocker with plenty of twists and turns
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Story behind the song
Live Love Laugh - the sort of thing you find on twee little plaques you're supposed to hang in your kitchen as a kind of mission statement for contented life. The reality is always much messier.
This song starts out as straightforward rock song but soon wanders off the plan in the same way as life in general tends to do.
Lyrics
She was an educated guess
I didn't know I was in so much of a mess
Until she pointed out
The errors of all my ways
But I had her all worked out
Behind that self assurance lurked
That predatory doubt
That all was not exactly
As she had appraised
We don't know
None of us know
Who's the illusionist
Or when to stick or when to twist
(When to stick or when to twist)
All that we can do
Is take a random guess
Hold your breath against the stress
Cross your eyes and hope for best
And press go
You say "live, love, laugh"
I think
It's gonna be a bloodbath
You say "live, love, laugh"
I think
It's gonna be a bloodbath
Bloodbath
Live love laugh?
Bloodbath!
It's gonna be a bloodbath
Bloodbath
Well I knew the game was up
Half full or half empty
Doesn't matter if your cup
Is one of hemlock
It will do for you just the same
But now the cup's been drained
Did you choose to drink
Or was it pre-ordained?
Who can say
We'll all enjoy some poison
Either way
We don't guide the stars
That job isn't ours
We only move the telescope
In some misguided hope
We made a change
(Made a change)
Chance brought us together
So I'm certain we'll never part
Finding some consensus
Would be a place to start
Let's not delude ourselves
This science is an art
This is the part
Where we press go
You say "live, love, laugh"
I think
It's gonna be a bloodbath
You say "live, love, laugh"
I think
It's gonna be a bloodbath
Bloodbath
Live love laugh?
Bloodbath!
It's gonna be a bloodbath
Bloodbath