Come Undone (lyrics)

[portions.for.foxes]

I’ve seen myself in a thousand faces strung out on life’s path
I will add up what you mean to me but I cannot do the math
And this fashionista’s garden party – well I had enough of that

’Cuz the only one I come undone for is you
’Cuz the only one I come undone

But I am special lover sometimes but you’ll only touch a ghost
I’m a sycophantic courtier with an elegant repose
Needless to say you’re the one that I need the most

’Cuz the only one I come undone for is you
’Cuz the only one I come undone for is you
Well the only one I come undone for is you

I know I’m done
Now I see the truth
I know I’m done
Come undone for you
You’ve been gone so long
Waiting here for you
You’ve been gone so long
Come undone for you

There are people in this lifetime we should never meet
Cuz to be here now without you well, my life’s so incomplete
I’ll tell you what you mean to me and maybe then you’ll see
Ahhh-hhh-hhh…
Ahhh-ahhh-nahhh-ahhh

’Cuz the only one I come undone for is you
’Cuz the only one I come undone for is you
Oh the only one I come undone for is you

No, no…

[bumblebee429]

i LOVE this song
so amazing

[KULPDOGG]

I’ve seen myself in a thousand faces
Strung out on life’s path
I would add up what you mean to me
But I cannot do the math
And this fashionista’s garden party
Well I had enough of that

’Cause the only one I come undone for is you
Yes the only one I come undone

But I'm a special lover sometimes
But you only touch a ghost
I’m a sycophantic courtier with an elegant repose
And needless to say you’re the one that I need the most

’Cause the only one I come undone for is you
Yes the only one I come undone for is you
Well the only one I come undone for is you

I know I’m done (I)
And now I see the truth
I know I’m done (I)
Come undone for you
And you’ve been gone for so long
Waiting here for you
You’ve been gone for so long
Come undone for you

There are people in this lifetime that we should never meet
’Cause to be here now without you
Well, my life’s so incomplete
I’ll tell you what you mean to me and maybe then you’ll see
Ahhh
Ahhh, nahh

’Cause the only one I come undone for is you
Yes the only one I come undone for is you
Oh the only one I come undone for is you

No, no…

[Jordan1612]

this song is really amazing.
i love the crowd clapping towards the end.

theres so many little things like that V has added to H&T that just endear it to me so much.

[KULPDOGG]

this song kinda reminds me of that song...
"i hope you never lose your sence of wonder,..
blah blah blah, and when you get the chance to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance..."


meh
I mean, I love Come Undone, I'm just saying, it kinda reminded me of that song :roll:

[Twilight_Angel]

ah, so cute. I love this part:

And you’ve been gone for so long
Waiting here for you
You’ve been gone for so long
Come undone for you

There are people in this lifetime that we should never meet
’Cause to be here now without you
Well, my life’s so incomplete
I’ll tell you what you mean to me and maybe then you’ll see

[NoelleNC]

I can't understand how this song sounds anything like "I Hope You Dance" to anyone! It's a lot faster and the tune isn't even similar. I'm so confused!!!


... On that note, I really like this song. It's just a little ditty. Without the intro and outro It'd be about 2 min long I think. I like it, it's really cute.


ps - it sounds like she says "elegant repost" instead of "repose" and it frustrates me a bit haha.

[jim841]

It's "elegant riposte"

riposte -- A quick and effective reply by word or act (http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2001/07/12.html)

The lyric is meant to show the dual nature of the author -- a sycophantic courtier is an attendant who always agrees with the one being attended to -- a sycophantic courtier would never have an elegant riposte.

It's the same as the previous line -- contrasting special lover sometimes with only touch a ghost.

[VisioneeringElegance]

It's "elegant riposte"

riposte -- A quick and effective reply by word or act (http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday/archive/2001/07/12.html)

The lyric is meant to show the dual nature of the author -- a sycophantic courtier is an attendant who always agrees with the one being attended to -- a sycophantic courtier would never have an elegant riposte.

It's the same as the previous line -- contrasting special lover sometimes with only touch a ghost.

Someone should tell that to whoever wrote the lyrics page on her site... "Sycophantic courtier with an elegant riposte" sounds like a Stephan lyric to me.

[Nessaholista]

No, no. It's repost.

Just look up in the CD booklet

[AisforAdrn]

Does anyone ever noticed like..the church organ at like 3:05/3:06??
haha I always listen for it!

[Weisz]

ok so, i know this is old but brigning this up again. I was listening to Come Undone and the "I'm a sycophantic courtier with an elegant repose/repost/riposte" always gets me. What word it is??? repose/repost/riposte??? I looked in the booklet and it says repost but that word wouldnt make sense at all, and i looked trhough the forum and there never seems to be a finall opinion so im hoping to close this "discusion" for good.

Which word is it and what's the meaning of the whole frase?  My first lenguage isn't English so i really can't make sense of its meaning! Thanx  

[sarab]

I would think repose makes the most sense.  I do think that booklets are not 100% accurate.

[Weisz]

I would think repose makes the most sense.  I do think that booklets are not 100% accurate.

i think so too, which makes me mad about the OFFICIAL lyrics being wrong. So, with repose, what would the sentence mean? Explain it like im 5 yo

[sarab]

I would think repose makes the most sense.  I do think that booklets are not 100% accurate.

i think so too, which makes me mad about the OFFICIAL lyrics being wrong. So, with repose, what would the sentence mean? Explain it like im 5 yo

okay, so this is my best guest..

so, a courtier is a woman who keeps company with people of royal court (queens, princesses) and sycophant is someone who surrounds herself with people of power, trying to please them in order to gain personal advantage of their own.  Repose would be laying down or relaxing soooo..

"I am a refined woman who surrounds herself with people of power in hopes of gaining something from them"  I think "repose" comes in as an added description of the speaker.  During this line I always imagine a woman (V?) resting on a fainting couch in some sort of royal dress,.