Rilo Kiley – “Portions for Foxes”

I don’t think of Rilo Kiley as my favorite band, but given that songs by RK, [lead singer] Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins and Jenny Lewis by herself keep showing up in my 100-most-listened-to tracks on the iPod/iPhone every year, I guess they must be.

Here’s the first single of theirs that made me love the band, from the all-you-can-eat buffet that is MTV Music:

There’s blood in my mouth ’cause I’ve been biting my tongue all week
I keep on talkin’ trash but I never say anything
And the talkin’ leads to touchin’
and the touchin’ leads to sex
and then there is no mystery left

And It’s bad news
Baby I’m bad news
I’m just bad news, bad news, bad news

I know I’m alone if I’m with or without you
but just bein’ around you offers me another form of relief
When the loneliness leads to bad dreams
and the bad dreams lead me to callin’ you
and I call you and say “C’MERE!”

And it’s bad news
Baby I’m bad news
I’m just bad news, bad news, bad news

And it’s bad news
Baby it’s bad news
It’s just bad news, bad news, bad news

‘Cause you’re just damage control
for a walking corpse like me – like you

‘Cause we’ll all be
Portions for foxes
Yeah we’ll all be
Portions for foxes

There’s a pretty young thing in front of you
and she’s real pretty and she’s real into you
and then she’s sleepin’ inside of you
and the talkin’ leads to touchin’
then touchin’ leads to sex
and then there is no mystery left

And it’s bad news
I don’t blame you
I do the same thing
I get lonely too

And you’re bad news
My friends tell me to leave you
That you’re bad news, bad news, bad news

That you’re bad news
Baby you’re bad news
and you’re bad news
Baby you’re bad news
and you’re bad news
I don’t care I like you
and you’re bad news
I don’t care I like you
I like you

3 Comments »

1. I love them. Silver Lining is more to my personal taste but I love their stuff.

   Comment by Dmitry — December 12, 2008 @ 0:08

2. I love them, too. Now, please tell me that “Troop Beverly Hills” is in your top 100 movies.

   Comment by Shylo — December 16, 2008 @ 6:55

3. I’m sorry, Dave; I’m afraid I can’t do that.

   Comment by Beau — December 16, 2008 @ 9:34

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