The Strokes - Room on Fire

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Album Review

Release date: 20 October 2003

The Strokes - Room on Fire

The Strokes : Room On Fire

The band return in a blaze of glory...

Remember life before The Strokes [/url]? Guitar music sounded like something you’d rather convalesce to than go out and rock to. Its stars looked like binmen and talked like librarians. In fact, the whole foggy, soggy mess looked like it was about to be blasted into obsolescence by the hip hop, nu-metal and R&B which had comprehensively outgunned it in the style, outrage and tune stakes....

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The Strokes - Room on Fire Lyrics

The Strokes - 12.51 Lyrics

Talk to me now, I'm older
Your friend told you 'cause I told her
Friday nights have been lonely
Change your plans and then phone me

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The Strokes - The End Has No End Lyrics

One by one, ticking time bombs won
It's not the secrets of the government
That's keeping you dumb
Oh, it's the other way around

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The Strokes - The Way It Is Lyrics

She was still sleeping, the problem will stay
One more day
Said she's not sorry the wind blows her way
Accidents happen, there's one planned today

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The Strokes - Under Control Lyrics

I don't want to waste your time
I don't want to waste your time
I just want to say
I've got to say

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The Strokes - Meet Me In The Bathroom Lyrics

When they say promises
They mean promises
They'd say, "That's okay
Long as we can celebrate"

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The Strokes - Between Love & Hate Lyrics

Watched her as she wiped her eyes
You don't make me sorry
Now I know that you never listened, listen

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The Strokes - You Talk Way Too Much Lyrics

Now we're out of time
I said it's my fault
It's my fault

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The Strokes - Automatic Stop Lyrics

So many fish there in the sea
I wanted you, you wanted me
That's just a phase, it's got to pass
I was a train moving too fast

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The Strokes - Reptilia Lyrics

He seemed impressed by the way you came in
Tell us the story, I know you're not boring
I was afraid that you would not insist
You sound so sleepy, just take this, now leave me

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The Strokes - What Ever Happened? Lyrics

I wanna be forgotten and
And I don't wanna be reminded
You say, "Please don't make this harder"
No, I won't yet

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The Strokes - I Can't Win Lyrics

That was you up on the mountain
All alone and all surrounded
Walking on the ground you're breaking
Laughing at the life you're wasting

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