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Use It Lyrics

The cat calls
Through the night
And two chicks in the parking lot crack wise on the price of fame
They stood to gain

The phonebook's
Been ripped off
And two shapes in the dark across the way know the price of flight
Its weight and size

If you've got something that sheds some light
Use it tonight, tonight

Heads down
Thumbs up
Two sips from the cup of human kindness and I'm shit-faced
Just laid to waste

So wait here, wait up
Stock tips from the credit checks come next in the logic's line
And all on my dime

If you've got will and a little time
Use it tonight, tonight

You had to send the wrecking crew after me
I can't walk right

Phantom
Of the heart
Four beats from the parting lungs and mind since I was a child
Just grew there wild

So heads down
Thumbs up
Four beats from soft and get set to exercise your right
Use it tonight

If there's a choice between a chance and flight
Choose it tonight, tonight

You had to send the wrecking crew after me
I can't walk right

Use it tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight
Night, night
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I always thought that "Cried wise on the price of fame" was actually "Cracked wise on the price of fame" as in, making wisecracks. Who knows though? All I know is this is my favorite song off of twin cinema.

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good song.

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Fantastic Song.

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-hillarious music video-

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I looooooooooooooove this song.

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wow...dig the harmonies on the chorus

gotta say I was really surprised by the sound of this song the first time I heard it. they were smart to release Twin Cinema as the first song off the third album since it sounded the most like what we expected from them.

the first few times I listened to this song I didn't really know how I felt about it...now I'm certain I love it. I don't care what it means, it makes me want to get up and violently thrash my head about...that's more than enough for me.

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I think Use It sounds a lot like their older stuff...the stuff that doesn't is like "Jackie, Dressed in Cobras" and "The Bleeding Heart Show".

I love this song. It fits right in with any of their older albums.

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i don't know what the song means, i know i like it. i think when they say "heads down, thumbs up" its a reference to that game "7 up" that kids play in school... i like that.

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Its about taking chances. He's needs help in deciding wheather the people in the song should try again and take a chance or just cut and run (for instance the two chicks who got shafted by their fame). I guess.... Yeah.

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yeah it's definitely "Cracked wise on the price of fame"