Not If I See You First

[jlampson]

Not If I See You First
©2014 - John Lampson

First first first first....

I see your name on the message boards
for Will and Grace and House of Cards.
All the shows I used to love you tainted.

I stream my stories and hit rewind,
so I can marvel at their perfect lines,
and then I'd want to rap about all those crazy cats ("just Jack!").

You, you ruined it all for me
And "cartman23"
Why are you so mean?

I don't want to hurt your feelings
But I don't want you around
So when you say you'll see me later, I say
Not if I see you
Not if I see you first.

I started watching things you said you loved
You spoke as though they're sent from above
But I thought they were just a bunch of crap - What's that?

You, you ruined it all for me
And "cartman23"
Why are you so mean?

I don't want to hurt your feelings
But I don't want you around
So when you say you'll see me later, I say
Not if I see you
Not if I see you
first.

First first first first....

[EvelBist]

Not If I See You First
New Image

all the ways you cling to me
it's God's own tricks involving whiskey

Why put all your faith in me?
can I find a way to be free?
Not if I see you first.

I'm asleep in bed no sound
try to save my soul about to drown

'cause when you find me I spin down
Can I hide from you this time?
Not if I see you first.

Someone take the number down
In total days I'm owned - oh no~
Not if I see you first.

[Caravan Ray]

Not If I See YouFirst
- Caravan Ray

when i see you coming baby
i start running
I don't wanna see you
so I run run run
Cos i know you want to see me baby
but not if i see you first

I don't like you
Never have I never will
I never want to see or hear or talk to you again

In fact I hate you
I don't think that's too strong a word
I'd love to flush you
like I'd flush a giant steaming turd

It's your retarded right-ring politics
Your scientific ignorance
Remarkable intolerance
You're racist by default
Your homophobic bigotry
Your economic sophistry
And the appalling fact
you are a fan of Andrew Bolt

when i see you coming baby
i start running
I don't wanna see you
so I run run run
Cos i know you want to see me baby
but not if i see you first

Im gonna write a song about you
to express just how I feel
There'll be disdain in the refrain
and lots of curses in the verse
A bridge chock full of umbrage
and a cruel cutting chorus
and I'll sing it on the day
I get to dance behind your hearse

Let's dance!

not if i see you
not if i see you
not if i see you
not if i see you
not if i see you
not if i see you
not if i see you first

[likewised]

"Not If I See You First"
Tall Walkers

I gave up on my bones, took them out the back door, leave me alone
I gave up on my bones, took them out the back door, leave me alone

I set out in the night, traced dead memories by slits of moonlight
Laid out, out of sight, leveled without those bones of mine

Lord, please forgive me the things I think and what I do when this is too much to take
I'm asking this of you while I'm down on my knees with the guilt of a woman much older than me

Do you give up your nightmares, still get up in the a.m. again,pack your bag and again,
do you, do you, give up your nightmares, surrender the day, again, pack your life away
Will you wake up again

Lord, please forgive me the things I think and what I do when this is too much to take
I'm asking this of you while I'm down on my knees with the guilt of a woman much older than me
Please forgive me the things I think and what I do when this is too much to take
I'm asking this of you, begging down on my knees with the guilt of a woman much older than me

[ken]

Berkeley Social Scene

V1
You might be the one, you might be the other
you both seem the same to me
digging deeper I see
you are not only unique but discreetly sweet

CH
I keep my testing double blind
so I won’t know who’s who
I’ll discover my favorite one
but not if I see you first

V2
If it were only a matter of taste
love is blind and often dumb as well
I take it as a sign of good fortune
That both sides want my love

CH
I keep my testing double blind
so I won’t know who’s who
I’ll discover my favorite one
but not if I see you first

BR
I’ll bite the bullet if it helps
eat the crackers and try to whistle
A or B or C
Which door do you hide behind?

V3
So much alike, yet not at all the same
Make my choice, but no one likes to lose
Pride is a willful beast
And we all want control

CH
I keep my testing double blind
so I won’t know who’s who
I’ll discover my favorite one
but not if I see you first

[cookie]

Not If I See You First
Cookie Blue

Catch me if you can
See me through the veils of night
Then the shadow quickly ran
Off screen before my eyes
And the boy he cried out
'Dead man you are gonna pay'
And the ghost replied 'not if I see you first'

Poison in my ash
Don't mean anything to me
I make your dishes crash
Spiders on your cutlery
And the house burned down
When he rattled with his chain
And the boy protests 'not if I see you first'

I shivered in my blanket
I couldn't help but stare
Home alone at midnight
A sense of truth or dare

Howling in the forest
A wolf turns into a man
Possessed by the demon
Of a murderer's cold hand
Hunting down the child
As quickly as he may
And the wind whispered 'not if I see you first'

[glennny]

Not if I See You First
Words and music by glennny

We’ve all been to parties with someone who’s charming
,but they failed to mention the guy who needs attention.
This time he sees you, there’s nothing that you can do.
You hear his philosophy, suspect a lobotomy.
His logic is lazy, and twice as crazy
as the other buffoon you see crossing the room.
They have you out numbered, you’re unencumbered.
You really can’t wait. You’re desperately seeking a reason to get away.

You said that you’d see me at the next social gathering.
’til next time!
Your ranting and rambling is the absolute worst.
I’ve got a lot of ideas for you
The thought of your thinking I can only take when I’m drinking.
Hey, have another!
We’ll pick up where we left off the next time you see me
,but not if I see you first.
Not if I see you first.

Somewhere out there
there’s someone who wanted to hear what you have to say
,but it’s not me. I’m trapped here and I shouldn’t be.
He just read the Fountainhead.
All of his quips are “that’s what she said”
He really liked ‘American Hustle’
Somebody hurry, hurry and rescue me!

You said that you’d see me at the next social gathering.
’til next time!
Your ranting and rambling is the absolute worst.
I’ve got a lot of ideas for you
The thought of your thinking I can only take when I’m drinking.
Hey, have another!
We’ll pick up where we left off the next time you see me
,but not if I see you first.
Not if I see you first.

[RangerDenni]

BILLY AND THE PSYCHOTICS

I think we want each other,
maybe I need you more
But I think I love you so
something should get done soon
You think I’ll wait for you. 
You’re going to take this slow.
But I think you understand
and I think we both know

CHORUS
You said that you'd steal my heart,
not if I see you first
I think I might fall apart without you.
You said that you'd steal my heart,
not if I see you first!
I've got a running start -
and I'm coming straight for you, too. 

If I come on so strong,
maybe that’s just horrible
maybe we won’t get along
and that’s just not what I should do
But I want some satisfaction
and you’re all talk
and not a lot of action