# Speak to me in succinct song lyrics **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [June 26, 2014, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666 "2014-06-26T02:54:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 230
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2015, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4581 "2015-10-22T16:21:29Z")
I said hey little girl don’t you know he’s a devil He’s everything that I ain’t Hidin’ intentions of evil under the smile of a saint All he’s good for is gettin’ in trouble And shifting his share of the blame And some people swear he’s my double and some even say we’re the same But the silver tongued devil’s got nothing to lose I’d only live till I die We take our own chances and pay our own dues The silver tongued devil and I ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2015, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4582 "2015-10-22T23:44:29Z")
The devil went down to Georgia, he was lookin’ for a soul to steal He was in a bind ‘cause he was way behind He was willing to make a deal When he came across this young man sawin’ on a fiddle and playin’ it hot And the devil jumped up on a hickory stump And said, “Boy, let me tell you what…” ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2015, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4583 "2015-10-23T14:38:28Z")
Pleased to meet you Hope you guessed my name, oh yeah But what’s confusing you Is just the nature of my game Just as every cop is a criminal And all the sinners saints As heads is tails Just call me Lucifer ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2015, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4584 "2015-10-24T00:09:06Z")
She was a cool blue redhead She was a virgin vixen She had the eyes of Lassie She had the lips of Nixon Lips like Tricia Nixon I stole a sideways glance at her continental shelf And I know she was the devil himself ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2015, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4585 "2015-10-24T00:32:00Z")
Now a woman like that, all she does is hate you She doesn’t know what makes a man a man She’ll talk about the time that she’s been with you She’ll speak your name to everyone she can She’s a devil in disguise - you can see it in her eyes She’s tellin’ dirty lies - she’s a devil in disguise - in disguise ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2015, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4586 "2015-10-24T00:40:15Z")
As I dive into the water, both time and motion freeze I’m hanging there suspended like a feather in the breeze Below is your reflection, like an image from the past But I can’t be sure if it’s really you 'cause you’re wearing a tribal mask Take it off, take off The Mask Take it off, take off The Mask ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2015, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4587 "2015-10-24T13:49:02Z")
Those who have seen your face Draw back in fear I am the mask you wear It’s me they hear… Your/My spirit and my/your voice in one combined The Phantom of the Opera is there/here Inside my/your mind ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2015, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4588 "2015-10-25T20:44:20Z")
I’m running and hiding in my dreams you’re always there You’re the Phantom of the Opera, you’re the devil, you’re just out to scare You damaged my mind and my soul it just floats through the air Haunt me, you taunt me, you torture me back at your lair ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2015, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4589 "2015-10-25T23:31:11Z")
And I’m walking through the garden Your spectre follows me I smell the sweet cologne Suddenly the odor is gone ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4590 "2015-10-26T00:09:16Z")
How do I live? How do I breathe? When you’re not here, I’m suffocating I wanna feel love run through my blood Tell me, is this where I give it all up? (The jump was, this is the theme from Spectre). ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4591 "2015-10-26T00:31:29Z")
Your breath is a fiery wind, dear, That whispers the sound of my name. And the fever’s so high you can barely stand, And the only relief is the touch of my hand, And the heat of the blood is rising. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4592 "2015-10-26T01:41:14Z")
You give me fever When you kiss me Fever when you hold me tight Fever! in the morning Fever all through the night ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4593 "2015-10-26T01:50:29Z")
When I was a child I had a fever My hands felt just like two balloons Now I’ve got that feeling once again I can’t explain, you would not understand This is not how I am ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4594 "2015-10-26T12:59:11Z")
Why am I loved only when I’m gone? Gone back in time to bless the child Think of me long enough to make a memory Come bless the child one more time ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4595 "2015-10-26T13:06:40Z")
Mama may have, Papa may have But God bless the child that’s got his own That’s got his own ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4596 "2015-10-26T14:36:19Z")
Papa was a rolling stone, (my son) Where ever he laid his hat was his home And when he died, all he left us was alone Hey Papa was a rolling stone, (dad gumma it) Where ever he laid his hat was his home And when he died, all he left us was alone ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4597 "2015-10-26T14:49:28Z")
I’d like to get you alone I’d like to get you alone I’d like to get you a loan At a very low interest rate ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4598 "2015-10-26T14:58:04Z")
Left standing in the lurch at a church Were people saying, My God, that’s tough She stood him up No point in us remaining We may as well go home As I did on my own Alone again, naturally ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4599 "2015-10-26T16:19:06Z")
It’s worth the wait, surreal estate Surreal estate, no time, no date Accept no fake surreal estate Design by fate, surreal estate. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-succinct-song-lyrics/691666/4600 "2015-10-26T17:15:35Z")
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