Alex Carpenter - You Are What You Love (Jenny Lewis Cover)

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This song is originally by Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins, and is one my favorite songs ever. You can check them out on iTunes.

If you like my version you can download it here: http://alexcarpenter.bandcamp.com/track/you-are-what-you-love-jenny-lewis-cover

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Lyrics:
This is no great illusion
When I'm with you I'm looking for a ghost
Or invisible reasons
To fall out of love and run screaming from our home
Because we live in a house of mirrors
We see our fears and everything
Our songs, faces, and second hand clothes
But more and more we're suffering
Not nobody, not a thousand beers
Will keep us from feeling so all alone

But you are what you love
And not what loves you back
That's why I'm here on your doorstep
Pleading for you to take me back

The phone is a fine invention
It allows me to talk endlessly to you
About nothing disguising my intentions
Which I'm afraid, my friend, are wildly untrue
It's a sleight of hand, a white soul band
The heart attacks I'm convinced I have
Every morning upon waking
To you I'm a symbol or a monument
Your rite of passage to fufillment
But I'm not yours for the taking

But you are what you love
And not what loves you back
So I guess that's why you keep calling me back
I'm fraudulent, a thief at best
A coward who paints a bullshit canvas
Things that will never happen to me
But at arms length, it's Tim who said
I'm good at it, I've mastered it
Avoiding, avoiding everything
But you are what you love, Tim
And not what loves you back
And I'm in love with illusions
So saw me in half
I'm in love with tricks
So pull another rabbit out of your hat

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[wereallBOB]

I saw 'you are what you love' and thought "Where I come from, on Farm Planet, you first name is what you do, and you're second name is what you love!"

THAT'S NOT MY NAME ANYMORE! I CHANGED MY NAME! TO TOOTSIE MEGAGIRL!

[BookwritinChick]

I had this zombie apocalypse dream a few nights ago and Alex was in it. I was his zombie-killing apprentice. It was totally awesome. :D

[PowerOfPie]

This is my favorite song ever. I sewar I am in love with every single guy at Echobase.

[firefly2552025]

@wereallBOB STARKID STARKIIIIIIIDDDDDD!!!

[hippielovebby]

I am literally in love with Jenny Lewis :)

[IloveLukeConard]

If you are what you love, does that mean I'm Luke Conard? O.o

[Sahahalino]

The video sort of reminds me a bit of David Levithan's Boy Meets Boy. With the paper flowers and the polaroid. And "That's why I'm here on your doorstep/

Pleading for you to take me back"

I dunno. Just my first thought.

[11dogsrule11]

@wereallBOB YAY STARKID.

HEHE DONT KILL ME FOR SAYING I MET JOE WALKER, BROLDEN, BRANT and NICK.

[mandi449]

this is terrible

[volamus89semper]

Great song choice- you really brought something new and meaningful to the song. Thanks for sharing!

[EiriFascination1]

:) i love it!

[schemestresses]

Gotta love some Jenny Lewis.