I am awful with lyrics. Let me rephrase that: I am awful at understanding what people say in songs. If I know lyrics, I will know them until I die. Today I was listening to a song and after looking up the lyrics, realized that they were not what I thought they were. I decided to compile a small sample list of some of my favorite misheard lyrics of mine. Some of these I misheard the artist and some of them were just words I made up to fill space. Either way, they are entertaining. Enjoy!
1. “Say My Name” – Destiny’s Child
Actual Lyric: “Why can’t you just tell the truth.”
My Lyric: “Rocky chews stellar shoes.”
2. “Breakeven (Falling To Pieces)” – The Script
Actual Lyric: “What am I supposed to say when I’m all choked up and you’re OK.”
My Lyric: “What am I supposed to say when I’m aunch your dove and you’re okay.”
3. “Breaking Free” – High School Musical
Actual Lyric: “More than you, more than me. Not a want, but a need.”
My Lyric: “More than you, more than me. Not a want, but a be.”
4. “Sit Still, Look Pretty” – Daya
Actual Lyric: “The only thing a boy's gonna give a girl for free is captivity.”
My Lyric: “The only thing a boy's gonna give a girl for free is from Tiffany.”
5. “Man! I Feel Like A Woman” – Shania Twain
Actual Lyric: “Ain’t gonna act politically correct.”
My Lyric: “Ain’t gonna have no little people breakin’.”
6. "Ain’t It Fun” – Paramore
Actual Lyric: “See it's easy to ignore trouble, when you’re living in a bubble.”
My Lyric: “See it's easy to ignore trouble, when you’re living in a pond.”
7. “Classic”—MKTO
Actual Lyric: “I wanna thrill you like Michael.”
My Lyric: “I wanna do you like Michael.”
8. “Love Yourself” – Justin Bieber
Actual Lyric: “Never felt so low when I was vulnerable.”
My Lyric: “Never felt so low when I was on a boat.”
9. “Can’t Stop the Feeling” – Justin Timberlake
Actual Lyric: “Got that sunshine in my pocket”
My Lyric: “Got a Wocket in my pocket.”
10. “Thy Word” – Church Hymn
Actual Lyric: “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.”
My Lyric: “Thy word is a lamb unto my feet and a light unto my calf.”
11. “Baby It’s Cold Outside” – Any rendition
Actual Lyric: “I've gotta get home (but baby, you'd freeze out there)/ Say lend me a coat (it's up to your knees out there).”
My Lyric: “I've gotta get home(but baby, you'd freeze out there)/ Say lend me a COMB (it's up to your knees out there)
12. “Naturally” – Selena Gomez
Actual Lyric: “It’s intuitive. You don’t have to try.”
My Lyric: “Listen to it if you don’t have to try.”