Complicated Lyrics

Ben Gibbard

Chill out whatcha yelling for
Lay back itÂ's all been done before
And if you would only let it be
Then you would see
I like you the way you are
When weÂ're driving in your car
And youÂ're talking to me one on one
But youÂ've become

Somebody else Â'round everyone else
YouÂ're watching your back like you canÂ't relax
YouÂ're trying to be cool you look like a fool to me
Tell me

WhyÂ'd you have to go and make things so complicated
I see the way youÂ're acting like youÂ're somebody else - gets me frustrated
LifeÂ's like this you
And you fall and you crawl and you break
And you take what you get and you turn it into honesty
And promise me youÂ're never gonna find you fake it

You come over unannounced
Dressed up like youÂ're something else
Where you are and where itÂ's at you see
YouÂ're making me
Laugh out when you strike your pose

Take off all your preppy clothes
You know youÂ're not fooling - - this is serious!
- - become

Somebody else Â'round everyone else
YouÂ're watching your back like you canÂ't relax
YouÂ're trying to be cool you look like a fool to me
Tell me

WhyÂ'd you have to go and make things so complicated
I see the way youÂ're acting like youÂ're somebody else - gets me frustrated
LifeÂ's like this you
And you fall and you crawl and you break
And you take what you get and you turn it into honesty
And promise me youÂ're never gonna find you fake it

Chill out whatcha yelling for
Lay back itÂ's all been done before
And if you would only let it be
Then you would see

Somebody else Â'round everyone else
YouÂ're watching your back like you canÂ't relax
YouÂ're trying to be cool you look like a fool to me