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Dashboard Confessional - Worst Lyricist In Rock?

In the new issue of [tag]Blender[/tag], [tag]Chris Carrabba[/tag] of Dashboard Confessional received their rating of the [tag]35th worst lyricist in rock[/tag]. Well, I suppose they are entitled to their opinion, and his songs are a bit self-indulging, although I think a good song almost has to be. In any case, I do take mild offense that the one song they chose as their example of his poor writing is one of my all-time favorite songs ever, “The Sharp Hint Of New Tears” from the album “The Swiss Army Romance”. That song brings me back to a certain time in my past when, yes I admit it, I was heartbroken. And even though I am happy that it is all in the past, I appreciate a song like this, which reminds me of such a time and place, and state of being. I’m not likely to ever go back to such senseless heartbreak. Yet, it is somehow comforting to still have that connection to those over the top emotions, which I can experience when I hear this song again. Okay, I’ll stop writing. Anyway, I was slightly displeased to see the song as an example on their list, so I am countering be declaring “The Sharp Hint Of New Tears” my new favorite song ever!

ARTIST: [tag]Dashboard Confessional[/tag]
ALBUM: [tag]Swiss Army Romance[/tag]
SONG: [tag]The Sharp Hint Of New Tears[/tag]
RELEASE DATE: April 22, 2003
GENRE: [tag]Emo[/tag]

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MySpace (Artist’s site.)

[tag]Lyrics[/tag]
On the way home,
this car hears my confessions.
I think tonight I’ll take the long way.
This weather.
The wind outside is biting.
It has left me feeling tired & exposed.
You’ve been asking me to bleed.
It seems these kinds of questions
come too easy to you now.
Your lack of shame comes naturally.
I should not be suprised.
I should have seen it sooner.

You expect me to apologize
for things that you’ve done wrong.
While you’re inciting others.
You’re owning up to nothing
and I wish that I was gone,
because you’re not going anywhere.

This damp air
is fighting my defroster.
My sighs they ring victorious
& fog this tinted glass.
It’s clouded
& so is my head.
The hint of these new tears are sharp.
I try to choke them back.
It’s useless.
I am useless against them.
They are beating me with ease.

On the way home
this car hears my confessions.
I think tonight I’ll take the long way.

By the way, String received Blender’s #1 rating for worst song lyricist.

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