No Doubt
released 17th march 1992
SINGLES
Trapped In A Box (02.25.1992)
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written by Eric Stefani, Tony Kanal
[Instrumental]
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written by Gwen Stefani, Eric Stefani, Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont
Get back together
AahThis is a very interesting situation
I sense a gradual loss of communication
Don't you think I can see, you're changing on meYou're heading into a completely new direction
And I am having trouble making the adaptation
Don't you think I can see, you're changing on meLet's get back together
Let's get back forever
Let's get back together
Let's get back
Let's get back together
Let's get back forever
Let's get back together
Let's get backIf I may be so bold by making a suggestion
Please ask yourself why you are making this transition
Don't you think I can see, you're changing on meEvery time I think of us
I just want to make it how it was
Before we had much more
When I think of me and you
I just can't believe that we’re through
I can't ignore the fact you closed the doorWhen I think back, we had a beautiful relationship
But I see the future, what's there for me is devastation from you
Don't you think I can see, you're changing on meLet's get back together
Let's get back forever
Let's get back together
Let's get back
Let's get back together
Let's get back forever
Let's get back together
Let's get backBack together, back together, back together, back together
Back together, back together, back together, back togetherEvery time I think of us
I just want to make it how it was
Ah, before we had much more
When I think of me and you
I just can't believe that we’re through
I can't ignore the fact you closed the doorDon't you think I can see
Don't you think I can see, yeah
Don't you think I can see
You're changingGet on back, get on back
Get on back, get on back
Get on back, get on back
Get on back, get on back
Get on back, get on back
Get on back, get on back to
I wanna get back -
written by Eric Stefani
Woke up this morning and felt not too cool
Cause every time I tried to make my mouth move
The pain I'm having is so discomforting
Please make this suffering go awayI told my mom how I was feeling
And how long I've been dealing with it
I knew it was coming but didn't know how soon
She said I've reached another adolescent monsoonOoh ah, the pain is tremendous
Why can't I take it like a man
Ooh ah, the pain is horrendous
Why can't you lend a helping handHe was a well-educated man, had his degree in medicine
I noticed his hairy hands, he was a very, very hairy man
He looked right down in, shook his head and then said
"These teeth must be pulled right away!"Ooh ah, the pain is tremendous
Why can't I take it like a man
Ooh ah, the pain is horrendous
Why can't you lend a helping handOoh ah, the pain is tremendous
Why can't I take it like a man
Ooh ah, the pain is horrendous
Why can't you lend a helping handHe turned around, rolled up his sleeve
I rolled my eyes then suddenly
A horrible pain grew, the next thing that I knew
The doc had pulled my wisdom teeth out!Well, along with my teeth my money also left me
As he made out the bill, I was moaning
Ooh ah, the pain is tremendous
Where the hell is my prescription of codeine?But when will I speak?
How long until my mouth feels natural?
How long will they bleed, when will they heal?
Where's the real meal?How do you feel? How do you feel?
How do you feel? How do you feel?
How do you feel? How do you feel?
How do you feel? How do you feel?
How do you feel? How do you feel?
How do you feel? How do you feel?
How do you feel? How do you feel?
How do you feel? How do you feel?I feel good, I feel great, there's no pain, there's no ache
I feel good, I feel great, just let me recuperate
I feel good, I feel great, there's no pain, there's no ache
I feel good, I feel great, just let me recuperate
Because the codeine has left me drowsy
Leave me be… just let me sleep! -
written by Eric Stefani, Gwen Stefani
Don't wait too long or she'll be gone fast as a blink
Get on the ball if you love your lover
No gesture too small
Tear down the walls if you love her
Just give it your allOoh yeah, you've got to tell her she's the only one
Show her, make sure she'll never feel abandonedGet on the ball if you love your lover
No gesture too small
Tear down the walls if you love her
Just give it your allDon't wait too long or she'll be gone fast as a blink
Don't wait too long or she'll be gone fast as a blink
Don't wait too long or she'll be gone fast as a blinkGet on the ball if you love your lover
No gesture too small
Tear down the walls if you love her
Just give it your allOoh yeah, you've got to tell her she's the only one
Show her, make sure she'll never feel abandonedThere won't be time to even think
So use your mind and instinct
She'll drive you crazy
So don't be so damn lazyOoh yeah, you've got to tell her she's the only one
Show her, make sure she'll never feel abandonedDon't wait too long or she'll be gone fast as a blink
Don't wait too long or she'll be gone fast as a blink
Don't wait too long or she'll be gone fast as a blink
Don't wait too long or she'll be gone fast as a blinkDon't wait too long, don't wait too long
Don't wait too long or she'll be gone
Don't wait too long or she'll be gone fast as a...
Get on the ball! -
written by Eric Stefani, Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont, Gwen Stefani, Adrian Young
Some chickens crossed the road, straying far from the hen
Five reached the side one step below Zen
One was a female, four were mad men
Who moved on, moved on, moved on
Joined hands and moved onStanding in line and falling asleep
Building a fence while we're counting the sheep
We'd let you help out but our project's too deep
Move on, move on, move on
Stay awake, just move onYou have to understand that when it comes to making music
We meshed the styles of five alive and intertwined and fused it
Life comes from life and through our strife we strove to make the sound true
Compelled to spell it out, no doubt in search of what we must doOur house was too small so we had to move
The neighbors had much doubt so we had to prove
That our soulful dimensions were true to the groove
We moved on, moved on, moved on
To our house in the middle of the streetWater the music, plant the seeds in the pot
Music is life flowing through, is it not?
Don't forget your roots, but also don't rot
Move on, move on, move on
Plant the seeds and move onYou have to understand that when it comes to making music
We meshed the styles of five alive and intertwined and fused it
Life comes from life and through our strife we strove to make the sound true
Compelled to spell it out, no doubt in search of what we must doDon't be afraid
Let your feelings show
Wear your heart on your sleeve
And let yourself glow, yeah
Don't be afraid
Let your feelings show
Wear your heart on your sleeve
Your heart on your sleeve
And let yourself glow, yeahDon't be afraid
Let your feelings, yeah, your heart
And let yourself glow, yeah
Don't be afraid
Don't be afraid -
written by Eric Stefani, Gwen Stefani
Please, Miss Fried
He don't mean to be mean, he just needs to leave
He hopes he does not cause you inconvenience
Why can't you see?
He says, "Please, don't be sad for me"Oh, Miss Fried
Please believe you're his queen, he must fight for his dreams
Lovely Miss Fried
He will too miss you, he just needs to be free
He said, "If I should ever cause you to bleed
Don't pretend to be naive"
Don't be naiveDon't take him wrong, let him be
Sometimes he feels like he ought to be alone, ‘lone
Don't take him wrong, let him be
Sometimes he feels like he ought to be alone, ‘loneHe says, "Please don't be sad for me"
"Please don't be sad for me" -
written by Eric Stefani, Tony Kanal, Gwen Stefani
Whoo, hey
Knock-ock-ock, knock away
Oh and okay
Huh, take a hook taWell, I'm not your doormat, your floormat
Don't wipe your feet on me
I'm not the only Garibaldi
But there's more fish in the seaI'm not your puppy, your goldfish
So don't treat me like a pet
Hey, I'm not your butterfly
Don't chase me with your netI'm not your kneaded eraser
So don't you wear me down
I'm not your sledge, uh, sledge hammer
I'm no tool that you poundI'm not your blacktop for hopscotch
So don't jump all over me
I'm not the place where the dogs roam
At the bottom of the treeDon't you treat me like I have no feelings
Don't you treat me like that, I have feelingsDon't treat me like that, don't you treat me like that
Don't treat me like that, don't you treat me like thatI'm not your carefree, your sugarless
Like the gum on your shoe
I'm not the ring 'round your finger
Nor am I wrapped 'round youI'm not your shoe string, your rope thing
Don't tie me in a knot
I'm not your asphalt, with oil spots
Don't use me as a parking lotDon't you treat me like I have no feelings
Don't you treat me like that, I have feelingsFeelings, feelings, feelings, feelings, feelings
Huh -
written by Eric Stefani, Tony Kanal, Gwen Stefani, Tom Dumont
Can you hear that whistle
Loud clackety clack
But it's calling to me
The station is where it's at
It's coming again now
Chuggin' down that track
Just check your records
Got all my bags packedYou'll always find me waiting for that train to come through
Come get me, take me to the land where dreams come true
You'll always find me waiting for that train to come through
Come get me, take me to the land where dreams come trueThe time I'll board that train
It won't be long
Check the label on my baggage
Destination's in my song
I'll talk to the conductor, ooh
I've saved up my fare
Yackety-yak for a while
Choo choo!
Choo choo-hoo!You'll always find me waiting for the train to come through
Come get me, take me to the land where dreams come true
You'll always find me waiting for the train to come
Come get me, come take meYou'll always find me waiting for that train to come through
I said, come get me, take me to the land where your dreams come true
I said, I’m waiting, I’m waiting
Come get me, come take me to the land where my dreams come trueSmokes down, train is back
Then smash it down
Hurry, grab my luggage
Hurry, grab my bags
It seems the locomotive has taken another track
A penny brought by mischief
A penny form of cash
Has been brought up to the railway
We are destined to be a smash
A smash, wooo!You'll always find me waiting for that train to come through
Come get me, take me to the land where dreams come true
You'll always find me waiting for that train to come through
Come get me, come take meYou'll always find me waiting for that train to come through
Room for many, tickets for few
I'm waiting for it to show
A na na na na na na oh woah woahYou'll always find me waiting for that train to come through
Come get me, come take me
You'll always find me waiting for that train to come through
I said, come get me, take me to the land where your dreams come true"You're gonna always find me
Oh, gonna always find me"
Woo oo hoo, woo oo hoo
I said, "Woo woo, oh oh oh"
I won't move on, yeah
Na na na na na na no na na no
I gotta hold on tight -
written by Eric Stefani, Tony Kanal, Gwen Stefani, Tom Dumont
Trapped in a box of tremendous size
It distorts my vision, it closes my eyes
Attracts filthy flies and pollutes in the skies
It sucks up our lives and proliferates lies
Trapped in a boxTrapped in a box, four walls as sky
Got a screen for a window about two feet wide
My mind rides and slides as my circuits are fried
No room for thought, use the box as my guide
Trapped in a boxOoh, trapped in a box
Watch the world as it flocks
To life's paradox
And we're all trapped in a boxOh, trapped in a box, I'm not alone
I know of others with a box as their home
Light only enters from a crack or a hole
Oh, this is not enough for a human to grow
Trapped in a boxOoh, trapped in a box
Watch the world as it flocks
To life's paradox
And we're all trapped in a boxAlways wanting a different view
Instant gratification for you
Reality gone with a single click
I just hope that that switch won't stickAh, trapped in a box my life becomes void
And all of the thought for myself's now destroyed
Controlling my mind, what to eat, what to buy
Subliminal rules: how to live, how to die
Trapped in a boxOoh, trapped in a box
Watch the world as it flocks
To life's paradox
And we're all trapped in a box
Ooh, trapped in a box
Watch the world as it flocks
To life's paradox
And we're all trapped in a boxWe're all trapped in a box
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
We're all trapped in a box -
written by Eric Stefani, Tony Kanal, Gwen Stefani, Tom Dumont
Sometimes sunshine
Does not want to shine on me
And sometimes I find myself blind
At first I cannot see and then I see it's meI chose a road when I was young
In search of fun, temptation won
If I had a chance to go back now
Would I redeem my moral vows
Or would I repeat for my own laughterSometimes I hide
Somewhat like a bulb behind a shade
And sometimes I ask myself why
Is it cause the lights are too bright
Or because my eyes are closed too tightSometimes I find myself blind
Don't use my brain, don't use my mind
Distorted feelings always leading my way
But I must forgive myself and let the past lay down to rest
And I'll be prepared to face myself in another day - heyFrom now on I will behave
But in the back of my mind I will be enslaved
From now on I will behave
But in the back of my mind I will be enslavedSometimes sunshine
Does not want to shine on me
And sometimes, sometimes
I get lost, I get lostI chose a road when I was young
In search of fun, temptation won
And all my soul I did surrender
If I had a chance to go back now
Would I redeem my moral vows
Or would I repeat for my own laughter
Oh heyFrom now on I will behave
But in the back of my mind I will be enslaved
From now on I will behave
But in the back of my mind I will be enslavedFrom now on, hey hey hey yeah
From now on, oh hey hey
From now on I will behave
But in the back of my mind I will be enslavedSometimes I find myself blind
Don't use my brain, don't use my mind
Distorted feelings always leading my way
But I must forgive myself and let the past lay down to rest
And I'll be prepared to face myself in another day - heyFrom now on I will behave
But in the back of my mind I will be enslaved
From now on I will behave
But in the back of my mind I will be enslavedFrom now on, from now on
From now on, yeah
Oooh ooh ooh
The back of my mind, the back of my mind, I’ll be enslaved, yeah
From now on, from now on
I mean it, I mean
From now on I will behave, I will behave
But in the back of my mind I will be enslaved -
written by Eric Stefani
You're on a wide open ocean
No one around you for miles
You're thinkin' of drinkin' the water
While you're sailing the NileNo one to stop you on your way
Flying by goes a stork
You decide to bring your oars in now
But accidentally knock out the corkRow your boat to shore
'Cause it is leaking and you're still drinking
Unless you cork the hole
You won't be sailing, you'll be sinkingAnd not knowing you're sinking
You take out a bottle of rum (yum)
Swigging a drink to the bottom
The label reads, 'Van Monchinghum'Oars back into the water
You think you'll sail on
But you can't 'cause your boat contains
Three and a half gallonsRow your boat to shore
'Cause it is leaking and you're still drinking
Unless you cork the hole
You won't be sailing, you'll be sinkingRow your boat to shore
'Cause it is leaking and you're still drinking
Unless you cork the hole
You won't be sailing, you'll be sinkingRow, row, row your boat
And sail your ship to shore
You're barely, barely, barely keeping afloat
Well, I hope that you don't drink no moreRow your boat to shore
'Cause it is leaking and you're still drinking
Unless you cork the hole
You won't be sailing, you'll be sinkingRow, row, row your boat
And sail your ship to shore
You're barely, barely, barely keeping afloat
Well, I hope that you don't drink no moreRow, row, row your boat
And sail your ship to shore
You're barely, barely, barely keeping afloat
Well, I hope that you don't drink no more -
written by Eric Stefani
Yeah, yeah oh
I'm hungry, yeah
I said I'm starving, yeahI want some pizza, coke and ice cream, popcorn, cotton candy
Marshmallows, milkshake, and peanuts would be so great
Pies, chips, candy apples, twinkies, frosted flakes
And donuts, french fries and some chocolate cake with mustard
Cookies, avocados, pancakes, pineapple juice
Whipped cream on some raw meat, that's not all I couldEat
I'm hungry
I want some food for my tumI want some honey roasted walnuts, pepperoni slices
Pasta and burritos, different kinds of rices
Cherries dipped in chocolate, cottage cheese and jelly
Colonel Sander's chicken, still won't fill my belly
Broccoli, sticky syrup, churros dipped in sauce
Drippy sloppy joes, then I'm full at lastOh oh oh oh oh oh, I'm full at last
And I'm full at, I'm really really full at
And I'm full at last
I'm full at, I'm really really full at
I'm full at last
And I'm full at, I'm really really full at
I'm full at last
Full! -
written by Eric Stefani, Gabriel Gonzalez II, Chris Leal
Paulina – she’s on the cover of a magazine
Paulina – a woman in my nightly dreams
Paulina – who makes me grin in any pose
Paulina – I wish she’d take off all her clothesPaulina – well, I stare at her pictures all day long
Paulina – and as I do, I sing this song
Paulina – my father says to act my age
Paulina – as I single handedly turn the pagePaulina – well, I paste her pictures on the wall
Paulina – sit by the phone and hope she’ll call
Paulina – although I know she never will
Paulina – to indulge myself is such a thrillPaulina – she’s the big red apple of my eye
Paulina – I wish she’d lay down by my side
Paulina – but if she ever knew my pursuit
Paulina – she would probably file a huge lawsuitYeah yeah oh oh oh oh oh
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written by Eric Stefani, Tony Kanal
At the end of the day you are worn out
You are worn out and too tired to sleep
But then you do dream of wonderful things
That you might do, right on through to the next dayAnd then you wake up, the sun's on your face
You're stretching while you're saying
"It's a brand new day"It's a brand new day and the sky is clear
So let's come together, everybody cheer
Come out, people from everywhere
Let's see your faces, the day we'll shareCome on and celebrate a brand new day, everyday
Call out to the workers and the children in the schools
It's a day of celebration so put down your tools
And celebrate a brand new day, everydayCome see the mountains and come see the shores
Mother Nature's calling so climb aboard
And celebrate a brand new day, everyday
Let's goAt the end of the day there is no doubt
You are worn out
Ooh, but then you do dream of wonderful things
Wonderful things you might doAnd then you wake up, the sun's on your face
You're stretching while you're saying
"It's a brand new day"Celebrate a brand new day, everyday
Celebrate a brand new day, everyday