The World Moves On (Studio) by Jens Lekman
(And this song is called)
(The world moves on)
The thermometer ran out of numbers
When it reached 50 degrees
I just lay down on the floor
With a bag of frozen peas
We saw plumes of smoke rising
In the distance from our balcony
I poured a (1)__________ of wine
Sucked the juice out of a kiwi
Catherine turned on the TV
They showed (2)__________ after acres
Of absolutely nothing
And then Stevie called and said
Are you watching what I'm watching?
I said I'm watching what you're watching
But what is it I'm watching?
The night before I had been bored
And my legs had been restless
It was my birthday
I'd already opened up my presents
At the social club, I met (3)________ friends
Who were friends with this girl
One by one they dropped off
Till it was (4)________ me and her
We made out in every bar in town
While the (5)__________ of Victoria
Burned down to the ground
And the sun rose over the city
The wind swept through the valley
And you don't get over a broken heart
You just learn to carry it gracefully
The Edinburgh Gardens offered
Some kind of shade
I would (6)________ up some beers
And (7)________ down there late
Watch the possums and listen
To their Growling banter
There was one I liked especially
I named her Sam as in Samantha
I offered a slice of apple from my hand
She would sniff it, frown
And (8)________ lumber back to the trash can
I was going uphill on my Malvern Star
When I was (9)____________ by a scooter
You got a dollar or a cigarette?
Hey, I'm talking to you, poofter
What I should have said was nothing
What I said was "get lost"
Next time I'm upside-down with my bike in the dust
Spitting dirt all the way home
Cursing the very ground that I was chewing on
And the sun rose over the city
The wind swept through the valley
And you don't get (10)________ a (11)____________ heart
You just (12)__________ to (13)__________ it gracefully
And that's what it's like
When you've had your (14)__________ broken
The world just shrugs its shoulders
And gets going
It just moves on in all its sadness and glory
Over (15)____________ with a friend
I tell her my story
And as I (16)______________ put the book
Back on the shelf
She says
Maybe it's time you take a look at yourself
No one's born an *******
It takes a lot of hard work
But God (17)__________ I've worked my ass off
To be a jerk
So many hands I've held
While wondering why I felt nothing
And why, when I let go of that hand
I always (18)__________ to feel something
And like a (19)____________ (20)______________ (21)______________ my head
She'd say
I wish you just would've cheated on me instead
And (22)____________ without loving
Is always the worst crime
I know all the signs and signals
'Cause now I've been on (23)________ sides
The way you choose your words
The limpness of (24)________ hand
I almost died when you introduced me as a friend
How can you call me a friend?
If you don't love me
Then please have the dignity to tell me
But I never said any of that
I just shook that hand
And looked down at the doormat
The sun rose over the city
The wind swept (25)______________ the valley
And you don't get over a (26)____________ heart
You (27)________ learn to carry it gracefully
(The world moves on)
The thermometer ran out of numbers
When it reached 50 degrees
I just lay down on the floor
With a bag of frozen peas
We saw plumes of smoke rising
In the distance from our balcony
I poured a (1)__________ of wine
Sucked the juice out of a kiwi
Catherine turned on the TV
They showed (2)__________ after acres
Of absolutely nothing
And then Stevie called and said
Are you watching what I'm watching?
I said I'm watching what you're watching
But what is it I'm watching?
The night before I had been bored
And my legs had been restless
It was my birthday
I'd already opened up my presents
At the social club, I met (3)________ friends
Who were friends with this girl
One by one they dropped off
Till it was (4)________ me and her
We made out in every bar in town
While the (5)__________ of Victoria
Burned down to the ground
And the sun rose over the city
The wind swept through the valley
And you don't get over a broken heart
You just learn to carry it gracefully
The Edinburgh Gardens offered
Some kind of shade
I would (6)________ up some beers
And (7)________ down there late
Watch the possums and listen
To their Growling banter
There was one I liked especially
I named her Sam as in Samantha
I offered a slice of apple from my hand
She would sniff it, frown
And (8)________ lumber back to the trash can
I was going uphill on my Malvern Star
When I was (9)____________ by a scooter
You got a dollar or a cigarette?
Hey, I'm talking to you, poofter
What I should have said was nothing
What I said was "get lost"
Next time I'm upside-down with my bike in the dust
Spitting dirt all the way home
Cursing the very ground that I was chewing on
And the sun rose over the city
The wind swept through the valley
And you don't get (10)________ a (11)____________ heart
You just (12)__________ to (13)__________ it gracefully
And that's what it's like
When you've had your (14)__________ broken
The world just shrugs its shoulders
And gets going
It just moves on in all its sadness and glory
Over (15)____________ with a friend
I tell her my story
And as I (16)______________ put the book
Back on the shelf
She says
Maybe it's time you take a look at yourself
No one's born an *******
It takes a lot of hard work
But God (17)__________ I've worked my ass off
To be a jerk
So many hands I've held
While wondering why I felt nothing
And why, when I let go of that hand
I always (18)__________ to feel something
And like a (19)____________ (20)______________ (21)______________ my head
She'd say
I wish you just would've cheated on me instead
And (22)____________ without loving
Is always the worst crime
I know all the signs and signals
'Cause now I've been on (23)________ sides
The way you choose your words
The limpness of (24)________ hand
I almost died when you introduced me as a friend
How can you call me a friend?
If you don't love me
Then please have the dignity to tell me
But I never said any of that
I just shook that hand
And looked down at the doormat
The sun rose over the city
The wind swept (25)______________ the valley
And you don't get over a (26)____________ heart
You (27)________ learn to carry it gracefully
Answers:
(1) glass(2) acres(3) some(4) just(5) state(6) pick(7) head(8) then(9) passed(10) over(11) broken(12) learn(13) carry(14) heart(15) dinner(16) finally(17) knows(18) start(19) bottle(20) smashed(21) against(22) loving(23) both(24) your(25) through(26) broken(27) just