Third Eye Blind - Why Can't You Be (Feat. Kimya Dawson) video free download


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Uploaded: 2011/03/13

Are you frightened by the weight you possess oh

Is this life just weightlessness

The smoggy twilight in LA

I can't think of one real thing to say

And you and me are walking in the canyons

She forgets that we were friends

I guess it all depends on your mood

Why can't these meds be any damn good

And she said

Why can't you be

Like my waterpik shower massager

A sweet reliable machine

And to tell the truth I don't feel less alone

A water massager's is the purest love I've ever known

Why can't you be

Like when I was thirteen

And I said:

Why can't you be

Like an art house foreign movie

Frank and sexy, red balloons and ennui

And allude to me

And why can't you be

A little more of a mystery

Why can't you be

The part of me that's missing

Instead of leaving me for some other

Said we're perfect for each other

And I know we wont go spend this life alone.

And she said:

Why can't you be

Like an outsourced government contract

I'm a fat cat gettin' away with anything

Kicking some secret special powers

Illumination rounds in showers

Cause your tearing your hair out

While we can have a bed of flowers

And I said

Why can't you be

Like the chicks out of the road

Some girls are happy just to see me

Because you got moxie and a broken nose

Take him away from this prose

Sometimes a blowjob's not enough

Why can't you play

A little less rough

Why can't you be

The part of me that's missing

Instead of leaving me for some other

Say we're perfect for each other

And I know we wont go spend this life alone

Can we... just leave it be

We could live... our lives... separately

Could you forget... what happens to you

To you and me

When we're dead... and we'll be dead

We'll have eternity

And I will spend it all... missing you

Seeing you with me

So while I'm alive... I will always be

Seeking you out

Digging you out

Wondering about how it goes so far down

And what's wrong with you

What's wrong with you and me.

And she said:

Why can't you be

Someone lookin' a little deeper into me

Like JD Salinger

Why do I challenge her

In all these surface ways

That you displease

Why can't you be

A little more at ease

well why can't you be

Like a hand rolled cigarette

I'm not joking

This masochistic self-pity of smoking

And this city ditty

I keep provoking you to leave me

And she said

Why can't you be

Like a candle I can snuff

You're still a diamond in the rough

And I swear to god I've had enough

How can I call your bluff?

Comments

9 years ago

tunafish

is this a joke? lol

9 years ago

Rachel D.

I'm sorry, but her voice does not go with this song. She is not even singing. It hurts my heart and ears listening to her mess up this wonderful song. Bad choice, Stephan.

9 years ago

EternalMelancholy1

I never heard this version. NEVER!!! It was okay. I love them both but on her she was... slacking.

9 years ago

Annah Johnson

Going through a lot right now. Boyfriend of five years and I listened to Kimya the first year we started dating and now we have a shared love of Third Eye Blind... Two artists we love. One song.. and the lyrics could have come from our mouths.I love this song. I love it this way with these people. It means so much more to me and sounds so much better to me..Really heartachin over here.. and this song gave me some closure but also made me really emotional. That's the point of music. Stop saying it sucks. If a song makes someone out there feel something it is a good song.. Whether you dislike her voice or not. It's a powerful, amazing song.

10 years ago

Dirtydeff

Mike Parker it is real, Kimya was on an earlier Third Eye Blind song "Self Righteous" and this song was slated to be on Ursa Major but they decided not to after hearing how bad it turned out. So the version of "Why Can't You Be" with just Stephan made the album and they just included this just version with Kimya as a bonus track

10 years ago

i r Gizmo

She sounds like she's speaking most of her parts in this. She's better than this, thankfully this didn't make the final cut.

10 years ago

Eighty Portion

i dig it ^_^

10 years ago

Adrea Plank

wtf Paul why is it your account that i randomly chose to listen to this song on youtube?

10 years ago

Anita Whiting

she is awesome i like her earthy sound

10 years ago

mike parker

i really dont think 3eb did this with her its like a voice over i mean really thwy put out alot of great music and her voice is awful they did not set in a studio and record this with her no way

10 years ago

mike parker

listen to it man she ruined it sounds really bad he sings right with it but she sounds really bad i dont understand why someone would think it was anything else but crap

10 years ago

Jason Doolan

mamma didnt teach u right lol if u got nothing nice t say lol

10 years ago

Anna Marie

This song is awesommmeeeee

10 years ago

DW-FC

This is absolutely terrible.

10 years ago

erik molina

whoever that girl is, she put no emotion at all in this song..therefore screwing the song up. she sounded like she didn't even want to be there.

10 years ago

b don

this version's OK but damn i love the electric guitar riffs in this track off the album cut. - ISO her to harmonize more in this version like choruses and such

10 years ago

Al Ad

it still would have sounded better if she did have a better voice ... she sounds totally tone def

10 years ago

eBlakes

Their voices are supposed to be distinctly different..the girl is not supposed to be "perfect"...its great

10 years ago

Marc Humber

She's an amazing artist but she was not mean't to sing harmonies by any means. Good feature for the album but bad choice for the song.

11 years ago

entragin99

ok third eye blind has been my favorite band since 1998 and i never thought i would ever say this but this song sucks....real bad

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