fun.'ın some nights albümündeki mükemmel şarkılardan bir diğeridir. yalnız albüm öyle süper bir albümdür ki; öylesine yazılmış, hikayesi olmayan bir şarkı yoktur. ve tüm hikayeler o kadar güzel anlatılmıştır ki, şu albümdeki şarkılardan across the universe filminde yapıldığı gibi bir senaryo yazılıp filmi çekilse, o film neredeyse across the universe kadar efsane olur.

söz konusu şarkının hikayesi ise bambaşka tatlıdır. ve şarkı kesinlikle ilk dinleyişte aşık olunan şarkılardan bir tanesidir. ilk dinleyişte ve her dinleyişte istemsizce 'and i know i could be more clever, and i know i could be more strong' diye çıldırıyorum.

i set all my regrets on fire
cause i know i'll never take the time
to unpack my missteps and call all of our friends
i figure they would take your side

i make the bed, just not that well
your name comes up a lot
when i talk to my mom
oh, i think she can tell

i was out on the town
so i came to your window last night
i tried not to throw stones
but i wanted to come inside
now i'm causing a scene, thinking you need a reason to smile
oh no, what have i done?
there's no one to keep me warm

so maybe i should put up a fight
i'll call them back and borrow a box knife
so i can learn to live with all the stupid shit i've been doing since '99

and i know i could be more clever
and i know i could be more strong
but i'm waiting for the day you come back and say
"hey, maybe i should change my mind"

i drink a lot
i'm not sure if that's new
but these days when i wake up from a night i forgot
i just wish that it never came true

i was out on the town
so i came to your window last night
i tried not to throw stones
but i wanted to come inside
now i'm causing a scene, thinking you need a reason to smile
oh no, what have i done?
there's no one to keep me warm

and i know i could be more clever
and i know i could be more strong
and i know i could be more clever
and i know i could be more clever

i knew there would come a day when all was said and done
(and i know i could be more clever)
everything i was is everything but gone
(and i know i could be more strong)
all my big mistakes are bouncing off your wall
(and i know i could be more clever)
the bottles never break, the sorrow never comes
(and i know i could be more clever)
so come on let me in, i will be the sun
(and i know i could be more clever)
i will wake you up, i am who i was
(and i know i could be more strong)
just open up your heart, open up your heart, open up your heart
(and i know i could be more clever
and i know i could be more)

i was out on the town
so i came to your window last night
i tried not to throw stones
but i wanted to come inside
now i'm causing a scene, but you need a reason to smile
oh no, what have i done?
there's no one to keep me warm

(pearl keeper - 2 Ocak 2013 22:52)