Dashboard Confessional

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Rhythm	9.8
Melody	9.8
Instruments	9.9
Lyrics	9.7
Vocal	9.9
This song has been reviewed 20 times. Overall score for this song, 9.8.

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Dashboard Confessional - The Swiss Army Romance Lyrics

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Song details
Title	The Swiss Army Romance
Artist	Dashboard Confessional
Album	The Swiss Army Romance (2000) , Track 4 , MTV Unplugged (2002) , Track 1
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Song lyrics

Send "The Swiss Army Romance" ringtones to your cell

Sleep with all the lights on
You're not so happy, you're not secure
And you're dying to look cute in your blue jeans
But you're plastic just like everyone
Just like everyone
And that face you paint is pressed
Impressing most of us as permanent
And I'd like to see you undone
College night will draw the crowds
Dorms unload and you're heading out
Here is your moment to shine

Making up a history
It's nothing from the life you lead
But man, will they buy all your lines?

Sleep with all the sheets off
Baring your mattress, baring your soul
And you're dying to look smooth with your tattoos
But you're searching just like everyone, could be anyone
And those friends that you have are the best
Impressing most of us as permanent
And I'd like to see you undone

Youth's the most unfaithful mistress
Still we forge ahead to miss her
Rushing our moment to shine

Making up a history
It's nothing from the life you lead
But man, will they buy all your lines?

We're not twenty-one
But the sooner we are
The sooner the fun will begin
So get out your fake eyelashes
And fake I.D.'s,
And real disasters ensue
It's cool to take these chances
It's cool to fake romances
And grow up fast, and grow up fast
And grow up fast, and grow up fast

Send "The Swiss Army Romance" ringtones to your cell

lyrics submitted by Becky

lyrics corrected by Amy on 04-03-2005

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20-06-2004 21:07 dashboard333
28 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal i agree. this song is amazing and it was amazing to watch him preform it. i love dashboard![lyrics=]
20-06-2004 21:11 aflackoh6
28,546 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal this song is my friend Jennifer in words...its so amazing.
27-06-2004 16:00 boniie
2 posts	This is such a fun song. My friends family sang it to her sister on her 20th birthday.
23-07-2004 16:12 Emokid998
101 posts	I LOVE DASHBOARD> this is prolly one of there best songs!
25-09-2004 06:48 Van_Spaz
3,639 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal an emo song that subtly makes fun of stupid sluts, what could be better?
09-11-2004 17:12 headbangindansa
13 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal ahaha I agree with the person above. It's wonderful. And of course, the guitar is awesome. : P
18-11-2004 22:13 dc_girl5
53 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal [b]I LOVE dashboard confessional!!!!
23-11-2004 19:57 i_love_you_emma
73 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Another great dashboard confessional song! I haven't heard a bad song by them! the lyrics are good and slightly comical aswell.
01-12-2004 21:28 ASpore64
2 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Van_Spaz, that is the greatest post on this site. That is classic... I do agree tho, this song it unreal it's so good... and to hear it in concert is amazing
05-12-2004 11:46 Bazza_dashy
1 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal The Swiss Army Romance was my first favourite Dashboard song, before I learnt the majority of the others, basically just because of the lyrics, the guitar (gosh, it's great!) but most especially because it's Chris Carrabba singing it! Gotta love that bloke! At the Sydney concert in July, when this was performed it seemed only myself and my best mate were singing along, I don't know if it was because people didn't know it or not. Anyways, it's a wonderful song, and the lyric "We're not 21, but the sooner we are the sooner the fun will begin!" is so very true!
05-01-2005 17:21 perdido_amor
94 posts	i know so many people that this song describes. and my best guy friend loves this song bc he's 2 years younger than me and in the 8th grade and he's surrounded by little preps and fakes. i <3 him so much and how emo he is haha
26-01-2005 02:24 Konstantine911
3 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal this song means a lot to me and my friends, being under 21 and not being able not to drink just yet...but that never stoped us. but that just means theres more fun to come as young as we are with our fake i.d's. all our disaters from your rollercoster rides as a teenager, all the girls you have been with that are just fake romances and just growing up fast. that's all just something to live for in life. you only live once. and dashboard is the band to grow up with. when things are tough with your girl/guy. it's dashboard you go to. when your going to drink that night, its dashboard you put on. that my friends is what you live for. and if that don't work out for ya....something corporate is another path. -konstantine.
26-01-2005 02:26 carrabbalover
15 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal chris carrabba is a god!!
25-02-2005 13:11 klaud
2 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal ^ I agree. . I love this song. Its one of my favorites<3.
14-08-2005 06:54 courtney8916
98 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal
22-08-2005 00:00 Mariamne_b182
6 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Dashboard Confessioanl hahaha this is what I think about that song
04-09-2005 09:01 EMO_is_the_shiz
2 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal you guys have fully missed the point that dc are trying to get across "sigh" ...i think you guys need to grow up a bit...i love remember to breath aswell
28-09-2005 13:17 nonya
1,717 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Now heres a good song
26-03-2006 10:44 apenine
22 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal LOVE IT
01-06-2006 18:58 organic
1 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal this song is amazing! cant wait to see them at Leeds music festival this year!!
02-06-2006 01:59 toki_kon
3 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I just stumbled across this song on my Boyfriends laptop - he'd taken note of the music I listen to and taken it upon himself to have a look at similar bands... I was so proud of him I love this song, the lyrics. I dunno... Its just wonderful!
01-03-2007 16:30 TheStagger28
92 posts	rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal This is a fun song to sing along to and reminds me of the early college days!! OH what a blast!!