Taken Aback

[iVeg]

Taken Aback - Inflatable Vegetables

She was taken aback at the hoedown
When a hunchback confronted her in a showdown
They caked on their makeup
And slung on their slingbacks
Backbeat puppets like battlefront fullbacks

They took it downstairs to the curbside
A storefront meltdown hammerfist to the backside
She jumped on the hunchback
Like an oversized backpack
A mixup like catsup riding lopsided horseback

They were inside outside upside down
The ringside outcry flooding uptown
She was taken aback by the vicious attack
She was taken aback, taken aback

Backhanded affront to the resident
Shout rang out to the low-life president
Pulled out his sidearm
He drove up in his coupe
Fired a full clip into the ringside group

That was his downfall because the girls were upset
And like a syrup downpour they were over his Vette
Busted through his windshield
With a solid side clout
Ripped up his backbone as they pulling him out

They were inside outside upside down
The ringside outcry flooding uptown
He was taken aback by the vicious attack
He was taken aback, taken aback

[martyr]

Taken Aback
by Berkeley Social Scene

[Verse]
Taken aback
I saw my friend collapse
She was just fine
Then fell on her back

Taken aback
By what is happening
Stay far away
One touch is lethal

[Chorus]
Can't bereave the ones we love
Just burn the corpse and run
There's no containing this
Infectious disease

[Verse]
I can't relax
It could be all over the place
Don't even ask
I'm far from fine

It's quite a task
Suit up and deal
Be sure to wrap
Don't go to the funeral

[Chorus]
Can't bereave the ones we love
Just burn the corpse and run
There's no containing this
Infectious disease

[Bridge / wash chords]

[Chorus x2]
Can't bereave the ones we love
Just burn the corpse and run
Rain o'er our bodies and
The virus spreads
There's no containing this
Infectious disease
Can't bereave the ones we love
Just burn the corpse and run

[noma]

Nick M. Soma - Taken Aback

All these problems are gettin' me down
By now I think I've had enough
These harsh Northern winds, they have broken my faith
In myself, now I'm done actin' tough
Sittin' alone with a bottle of rum
And a memory without a name
Been gazin' out towards the same empty skies
For ages with just me to blame

And everything blurs in a dreary haze
Spinning around in my head
Wasted, as usual, I'm wastin' my days
Drunk on the water I tread

Taken aback by those things that she said
I'll never recover no more
Taken aback, I'll surrender instead
I should have known better before

Once in a while I put on a smile
Just to see how it feels, 'til I find
I'm punchin' the mirror until my hands bleed
And though surely it hurts, I don't mind
Standin' alone as I look at the stars
A memory without a trace
Only solace I'm able to find,
I have almost forgotten her face

Lyin' constantly through my teeth
Repeatin' a mantra 'til dawn
Nobody knows what is there underneath
You can't cross the line I have drawn

Taken aback by those things that she said
I'll never recover no more
Taken aback, I'll surrender instead
I should have known better before

And everything blurs in a drunken haze
Spinning around in my head
I'm just her guinea pig, lost in her maze
Sailin' the waters I tread

Taken aback by those things that she said
I'll never recover no more
Taken aback, I'll surrender instead
I should have known better before

[furrypedro]

Balance Lost

Hope and love have taken a back seat
I glance again, checking my fact sheet
The results are in and they proved you were wrong
I can't stop singing along

So go ahead and sing it to the choir
The sun recedes, the forest is on fire
If your beliefs are all washed away
The principles remain the same

Apparently your bed, no-one's slept in it for days
D'you know how these cuts and bruises were made?
Commuters on the road heading the other way
And I've been taking different trains

[Toby Roktot]

Taken Aback
toby roktot

v.1 I SEE BEYOND THE MASK, I SEE THE REAL YOU
IF - I - COULD - UNRING THAT BELL, THAT’S WHAT I’D DO
I TRIED.. I LIED.. YOU WERE NEVER ...SATISFIED….(with me)
STILL SEEMED OUT OF THE BLUE….TAKEN ABACK….TAKEN ABACK

v.2 WE WERE RIGHT FOR EACH OTHER, A TIME OR TWO
NEVER FELT SO GOOD WHEN, i'M WITH YOU
YOUR BODY NEXT TO MINE, MADE EVERYTHING FINE
I MISS THAT THE MOST…. TAKEN ABACK…..TAKEN ABACK

ch. YOU USED ME, YOU WRECKED ME, YOU THREW ME AWAY
SCRATCHES DOWN MY BACK, RIPPED OFF MY CHAMBRAY
SENT ME INTO A SPIN AS I FELL FROM EARTH
GIRL YOU MAKE ME WONDER …WHAT THE HELL …..LOVE IS WORTH

v.3 I PLAY THE SCENES OVER , INSIDE MY HEAD
LINGER A LITTLE, SCENES FROM THE BED
STILL HEAR YOUR LOVER’S CALL ….IN THE DARK
ALL SEEMS UNREAL TO ME…mmm...TAKEN ABACK….TAKEN ABACK

ch.

[martyr]

Taken Aback
by Ziptor

[Verse]
Gettin' back into the car and just going out for a ride
As my car pulls out of the drive and heads out west
I try to stop and listen to the voice beating in my chest

[Chorus]
Heading to a lower land
I knew I had to leave my head
And listen for my heart to say
But nothing came or I forget

[Verse]
Higher as I climbed and my ears began to pop and shout
I said where the hell am I and what's this price all about?
I tried to hear my own shout, but it never came

[Chorus]
Heading to a lower land
I knew I had to leave my head
And listen for my heart to say
But nothing came or I forget

[Bridge / Outro Jam]
Taken aback (by your wonderful ways)
Taken aback (by your beautiful smile)
Taken aback (by the things that you do, that are so unique to you)
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