Dashboard Confessional

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Song score

Rhythm	9.7
Melody	9.8
Instruments	9.8
Lyrics	9.9
Vocal	10.0
This song has been reviewed 21 times. Overall score for this song, 9.8.

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Dashboard Confessional - The Best Deceptions Lyrics

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Song details
Title	The Best Deceptions
Artist	Dashboard Confessional
Album	The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most (2001) , Track 3 , MTV Unplugged (2002) , Track 2
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Song lyrics

Send "The Best Deceptions" ringtones to your cell

I heard about your trip. 
I heard about your souveneirs. 
I heard about the cool breeze in the cool nights, 
And the cool guys, 
That you spent them with. 
I guess I should have heard of them from you. 
I guess I should have heard of them from you. 

Don't you see, don't you see, 
That the charade is over? 
And all the best deceptions, 
And the clever cover story awards, 
Go to you. 
So kiss me hard cause this'll be the last time that I let you. 

You will be back someday, 
And this awkward kiss that tells of other people's lips, 
Will be of service to keeping you away. 

I heard about your regrets. 
I heard that you were feeling sorry. 
I heard from someone that you wished you could, 
Set things right between us. 
I guess I should have heard of that from you. 
I guess I should have heard of that from you. 

Don't you see, don't you see, 
That the charade is over? 
And all the best deceptions, 
And the clever cover story awards, 
Go to you. 
So kiss me hard cause this'll be the last time that I let you. 

You will be back someday, 
And this awkward kiss that screams of other people's lips, 
Will be of service to keeping you away. 
To keeping you away. 

I'm waiting for blood, 
To flow to my fingers. 
I'll be all right when my hands get warm. 
Ignoring the phone. 
I'd rather say nothing. 
I'd rather you never heard my voice. 
You're calling too late, 
Too late to be gracious. 
And you do not warrant long good-byes. 
You're calling too late. 
You're calling too late.
You're calling too late.

Send "The Best Deceptions" ringtones to your cell

lyrics submitted by jessica pee

lyrics corrected by hannahhh on 11-02-2006

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12-05-2004 18:33 Le_QuEv
2 posts	this is a song about feeling bad and feeling better..but in the meantime..
24-05-2004 18:39 brickman916
31 posts	'So kiss me hard cause this'll be the last time that I let you.' best part of the song. dc is hella great.
01-06-2004 17:19 sarahbean
28 posts	sighs ain't it the truth...
01-06-2004 17:35 icefyre
10,980 posts	Just fyi the song is called "Best Deceptions" in case whoever posted the song ever reads this! Pretty good song though.
29-06-2004 02:42 xKelzeeEx
13 posts	i love this song! one of my favorites on the cd. its so sad but their lyrics are so real and just tell it how it really is! I LOVE DASHBOARD!
04-07-2004 18:30 purepaintballer
2 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal This is a great song, just like all of DC's songs...am i the only 1 who feels like crawling into the corner and rotting away everytime i listen 2 dashboard? but a great song nevertheless
08-07-2004 23:21 kissmekate49
50 posts	purepaintballer i agree with ya! their songs really get to me and dont you guys love how it seems they just write personally for you! lol. ya one of their best songs FOR SURE.... ahhh
23-07-2004 16:12 Emokid998
101 posts	def. there best cd. and i love ALL there songs. but this one makes you cry...This is a great song, just like all of DC's songs...am i the only 1 who feels like crawling into the corner and rotting away everytime i listen 2 dashboard? but a great song nevertheless..yeah i DEF feel your pain. i start crying EVERYTIME i hear any of his songs. like i was balling at his concert. its touching
01-08-2004 18:21 Gavinsgirl
18 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal THIS IS SERIOUSLY LIKE THE BEST SONG OF ALL TIME YOU GOTTA CHECK IT OUT!!! DASHBOARD ROCKS!!!
04-08-2004 21:32 StuckInThursday
13 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal this song is so sad... its great but so sad.. [b]does anyone have a good song about giving up on a relationship from the girls point of view?? but yea i love this song
08-08-2004 02:22 dashboard88
45 posts	by far one of my favorite dashboard songs... along with for you to notice, again i go unnoticed, and rapid hope loss.. such an awesome band. its amazing... everything about them... the lyrics, the instruments... the... everything. i cant even describe it.
09-08-2004 23:06 weathered7
93 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal This is a great song by DC. It really speaks to me, sadly. Great sounding song!
11-09-2004 02:27 XoXoLeSLeY
27 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal this song is teary. alot of people can relate to the emotion put into this song. i havent had a relationship where someone cheated on me (or @ least i dont thing so...hmm jp) but this song is brilliant... like every other dashboard song. heh.
30-09-2004 05:37 2ndmermaid
6 posts	Brickman916, I must agree with you that those are the best lyrics of the song. Best Deceptions, I think, is one of Dashboard's alltime best songs. "So kiss me hard, cuz this will be that last time that ill let you" -its heartwrenching
09-10-2004 22:48 Aussie_Kid
44 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal This song is what Dashboard is meant to sound like....forget Mark a Mission and vindicated...this is where the heart of dash lies. And I don't know about you, but I don't feel like crawling into a corner....more like jumping round the house screaming the words as loud as I can!
24-10-2004 04:01 kAy_EsS_x_11
11 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal we all miss you chris, come back? theres no words to describe how much d/c kicks ass...this song is amazing, just like everything else. I'm a true fan
28-10-2004 21:38 softballblondie
5 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal EXACTLY Aussie Kid! I love this song to death- I'm going through a "break" right now with my boyfriend and I have been screaming this song at the top of my lungs and it is helping me tremendously!
07-11-2004 05:17 pmabooya
27 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I first heard this song a couple days before i broke up with my gf. It crushed me but meant so much to me. This is a song that tells my life.
14-11-2004 22:51 emo_princess
9 posts	i freaking love this song i have it on repeat right now the lyrics just imprint in your mind.....
26-11-2004 19:52 _emma_doll_
40 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal sooo perdy!! dashboard are probably my favourite band ever all of their songs remind me of my past, so it means alot more to me.
16-12-2004 15:12 Dashboard_Life
13 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Yeah one of the great things about dashboard is you can connect with there songs. I can just imagine what Chris was going through when he wrote this song. You makes you think about the fact that your not the only one feeling these things. And not only is the lyrics amazing, but it seems like Chris put EVERYTHING into this song! Sone ppl think that the best part of this song is " So kiss me hard, cuz' this will be the last time that i let you" but i think the part is "And this awkward kiss that screams of other poeples lips will be of service to giving you away, to giving you away" I can just see Chris crying over this song.... I know i have. One of the BEST d/c songs EVER!
21-12-2004 06:23 deni23
8 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal This song is soo amazing....the best part(s) "so kiss me hard cause this will be the last time that i let you" " Id rather say nothing id rathered you never heard my voice , youre calling to late, to late to be gracious you do not warrant long goodbyes" truly amazing
11-01-2005 03:20 allllz
8 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal this song is hot, not really an emo fan but dashboard is intense definitely one of their best songs
06-03-2005 22:43 ThE_uSeD04
136 posts	who agrees this is the best song by dc.. wow. they gotten so cool... or i just didnt notice it.. like when the song vindiccated came out im like wow what a bunch of shit. but then i heard some old stuff like screming infidileties ( i wish i was cool enough to spell) and hands down, this song ahh hthe best one thouhg.. its so wow..
09-06-2005 15:20 Foxmarks2
6 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal !!!I ABSOLUTELY LOVE EMO SONGS!!! I LOVE THIS SONG...out of the whole album this is the best one!!! The song reminds me of something or someone.. o well.. that some1 is dead to e now.