Return Of Saturn

written by Gwen Stefani, Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal

I kinda always knew I’d end up your ex-girlfriend
I kinda always knew I’d end up your ex-girlfriend

I kinda always knew I’d end up your ex-girlfriend
I hope I hold a special place with the rest of them
And you know it makes me sick to be on that list
But I should have thought of that before we kissed

You say you’re gonna burn before you mellow
I will be the one to burn you
Why’d you have to go and pick me?
When you knew that we were different, completely

I kinda always knew I’d end up your ex-girlfriend
I kinda always knew I’d end up your ex-girlfriend
I hope I hold a special place with the rest of them
I kinda always knew I’d end up your ex-girlfriend

I’m another ex-girlfriend on your list
But I should have thought of that before we kissed

Your wildness scares me, so does your freedom
You say you can’t stand the restrictions
I find myself trying to change you
If you were meant to be my lover I wouldn’t have to

And I feel so mean, I feel in between
Cause I’m about to give you away

I kinda always knew I’d end up your ex-girlfriend (for someone else to take)
I kinda always knew I’d end up your ex-girlfriend (am I making a mistake?)
I hope I hold a special place with the rest of them (all the time that we spent)
I kinda always knew I’d end up your ex-girl, friend

I’m another ex-girlfriend on your list
But I should have thought of that before we kissed
I’m another ex-girlfriend on your list
But I should have thought of that before we kissed

I’m about to give you away for someone else to take
I’m about to give you away for someone else to take

We keep repeating mistakes for souvenirs
And we’ve been in between the days for years
And I know that when I see you I’m going to die
I know I’m going to want you and you know why
It’s going to kill me to see you with the next girl
Cause I’m the most gorgeously jealous kind of ex-girl
But I should have thought of that before we kissed

I kinda always knew I’d end up your ex-girlfriend
I kinda always knew I’d end up your ex-girlfriend
I hope I hold a special place with the rest of them (all the time that we spent)
I kinda always knew I’d end up your ex-girl, friend

And now I’m another ex-girlfriend on your list
But I should have thought of that before we kissed
I’m another ex-girlfriend on your list
But I should have thought of that before we kissed

written by Gwen Stefani

For a long time I was in love
Not only in love, I was obsessed
With a friendship that no one else could touch
It didn't work out, I'm covered in shells

And all I wanted was the simple things
A simple kind of life
And all I needed was a simple man
So I could be a wife

I'm so ashamed, I've been so mean
I don't know how it got to this point
I always was the one with all the love
You came along, I'm hunting you down

Like a sick domestic abuser looking for a fight
And all I wanted was the simple things
A simple kind of life

If we met tomorrow for the very first time
Would it start all over again?
Would I try to make you mine?

I always thought I'd be a mom
Sometimes I wish for a mistake
The longer that I wait, the more selfish that I get
You seem like you'd be a good dad

Now all those simple things are simply too complicated for my life
How'd I get so faithful to my freedom?
A selfish kind of life
When all I ever wanted was the simple things
A simple kind of life (x14)

written by Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont

You and your museum of lovers
The precious collection you've housed in your covers
My simpleness threatened by my own admission

And the bags are much too heavy
In my insecure condition
My pregnant mind is fat full with envy again

But I still love to wash in your old bathwater
Love to think that you couldn't love another
I can't help it, you’re my kind of man

Wanted and adored by attractive women
Bountiful selection at your discretion
I know I'm diving into my own destruction

So why do we choose the boys that are naughty?
I don't fit in so why do you want me?
And I know I can't tame you, but I just keep trying

Cause I love to wash in your old bathwater
Love to think that you couldn't love another
I'm on your list with all your other women

But I still love to wash in your old bathwater
You make me feel like I couldn't love another
I can't help it, you’re my kind of man

Why do the good girls always want the bad boys?

So I pacify problems with kisses and cuddles
Diligently doubtful through all kinds of trouble
Then I find myself choking on all my contradictions

Cause I still love to wash in your old bathwater
Love to think that you couldn't love another
Share a toothbrush, you’re my kind of man

I still love to wash in your old bathwater
Make me feel like I couldn't love another
I can't help it, you’re my kind of man

No, I can't help myself
I can't help myself
I still love to wash in your old bathwater

written by Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal

In the morning I wake up
And in the night I sleep
Since the day that I was born
Repeat, repeat, repeat

Brought to this life, born to this life
Where was I before?
Non-existent? Not at all?
Will I ever know?

Today is my birthday
And I get one every year
And someday, hard to believe
But I'll be buried six feet underground

Subconsciously motivated
Natural instinct
Alter nature for the pleasure
Orthocycline

Flirt with conception, slow the cycle
Will the baby grow?
Social tradition interference
Control, control, control

Today is my birthday
And I get one every year
And someday, hard to believe
But I'll be buried six feet underground
I’ll be dead and gone, no longer around

Spinning, spinning
Before I can recall
All the unknown chemicals
Control the cycle

The successive generations
From dust to dust
Burying my grandma
Then give birth to my own daughter

Today is my birthday
And I get one every year
And some day, hard to believe
But I'll be buried six feet underground

Today is my birthday
And I get one every year
And some day, hard to believe
But I'll be buried six feet underground
I'll be dead and gone, no longer around
I'll be buried six feet underground

written by Gwen Stefani, Tom Dumont

Can you tell I'm faking it?
But I want to be myself
A counterfeit disposition
Can't be good for my health

So many different faces
Depending on the different phases
My personality changes
I'm a chameleon

There's more than one dimension
I can fool you and attract attention
Camouflage my nature
Let me demonstrate

Makeup's all off
Who am I?
The magic's in the makeup
Who am I?

If you bore me then I'm comfortable
If you interest me, I'm scared
My attraction paralyzes me
No courage to show my true colors that exist

But I want to be the real thing
But if you catch my eye, can't be authentic
The ones I loathe are the ones
That know me the best

My makeup's all off
Who am I?
The magic's in the makeup
Who am I?

The makeup's all off
Who am I?
If the magic's in the makeup
Then who am I?

Magic's in the makeup
But I want to be real the thing
But the magic's in the makeup
And I want to be the real thing

My makeup's all off
Who am I?

written by Gwen Stefani, Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal

Oh yes, I'm guilty
For leasing myself out
Not ready to go up for sale
Can't seem to give it up
Stubborn, so selfish
I'm showing off the worst in me

The return of Saturn
Assessing my life
Second guessing

I'm full of artificial sweetener
My heart's been deceitful
It's all artificial sweetener
I'm faking I love you's
You're forcing me to

Ooh, you really deserve love
I want to love you
But I can't seem to find myself
My wilting effort
Our progress report
I'm only sure that I'm not sure

I shudder, to be honest
Who's behind it all now?
Who's the author?

I'm full of artificial sweetener
My heart's been deceitful
It's all artificial sweetener
I'm faking I love you's
You're forcing me to

Re-read, re-write, redo, undo
I'm stuck on this page
I was born two weeks late
Is that why I hesitate?
I'm on the fence
Push me off it
I want to be on your side now
And keep a promise

I'm full of artificial sweetener
My heart's been deceitful
It's all artificial sweetener
I'm faking I love you's
You're forcing me to
I'm faking I love you's
You're forcing me to

written by Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal

I can't help that I like to be kissed
And I wouldn't mind if my name changes to Mrs.
This is one side, my conventional side
An attraction to tradition, my vintage disposition
My sincere architecture
And I want to cook him dinner
But I'm more indecisive than ever
And who believes in forever?

Who will be the one to marry me?

A girl in the world barking up the wrong tree
A creature conditioned to enjoy matrimony
Crumbling continuity, I pick up the pieces
The ceremony makes me zealous
As the past quickly ceases
Fear from being neutered
I'm now prude, now defensive
Quickly I'm altered and tempted by new love only rented

Do you believe you'll marry me?
You might be the one to marry me

Back, looking back, looking back at me
I'm not how I used to be
Take me back, take me back into history
Diamond ring, tie me down just like it used to be
(Tie me down, like it used to be
I’m not how I used to to be, I’m not how I used to be)

Who will be the one to marry me?
Who will be the one to marry me?

(I’m not how I used to be, I’m not how I used to be)

Looking back, looking back at me (I’m not how I used to be)
I’m not how I used to be (I’m not how I used to be)
Take me back, take me back into history
Diamond ring, tie me down just like it used to be

Marry me, marry me
Forever and ever and ever and ever, ever
Happily ever after, happily ever after
Happily ever after, happily ever after

(Resented
Something old, something new
Something borrowed, something blue)

(Rented, apprehensive
Here comes the bride all dressed in white
Here comes the bride all dressed in white)

(Something old, something new
Something borrowed, something blue
It’s pretty when I’m faithful)

Ever, ever, ever, ever
Forever and ever
Forever and ever
Forever and ever
And ever and ever
Happily ever after

You and me
You and me (happily ever after)

written by Gwen Stefani, Tom Dumont

Don’t let it go away
This feeling has got to stay
Don’t let it go away
This feeling has got to stay
And I can’t believe I’ve had this chance now
Don’t let it go away

New, you’re so new
You, you’re new
And I never had this taste in the past
New, you’re so new

My normal hesitation is gone
And I really gravitate to your will
Are you here to fetch me out?
Cause I’ve never had this taste in my mouth

Oh, you’re not old
And you’re not familiar
Recently discovered
And I’m learning about you

New, you’re so new
You, you’re new

And you’re consuming me violently
And your reverence shamelessly tempting me
Who sent this maniac?
Cause I never had this taste in the past

Oh, you’re different
You’re different from the former
Like a fresh battery
I’m energized by you

Don’t let it go away
This feeling has got to stay
Don’t let it go away
This feeling has got to stay
And I can’t believe I’ve had this chance now
Don’t let it go away

Why am I so curious?
This territory is dangerous
I’ll probably end up at the start
I’ll be back in line with my broken heart

New, you’re so new
You, you’re new
And I never had this taste in the past

Don’t let it go away
This feeling has got to stay
Don’t let it go away
This feeling has got to stay
And I can’t believe I’ve had this chance now
Don’t let it go away

And I can’t believe it
Can’t believe it, can’t believe it, can’t believe it
Don’t let it go away
This feeling has got to stay
Don’t let it go away

(New, you’re so new
New, you’re so new
New, you’re so new)

written by Gwen Stefani, Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal

I just want to take you away from everyone
And keep you stashed under my pillow
And then I'd take you out simply for my own pleasure
And wear you when the occasions special

Then I'd put you on like a diamond
So I can sparkle and be the envy of my friends
I'd proudly hold the leash that I'd have you on
So you can't stray and follow me around all day

It's too late now
I don't think it can fade
It's too real now
Fulfilment just adds fuel to the blaze

Compulsion has stained me
I'm nervously cradling our young love, without known limits love
Like a butterfly cupped in my hands, I peek in
To see beauty trapped, confined it flutters

Then it leaves behind colorful dust
To remind me of the special times we've spent
But of course it has to leave my clutch
But enough's never enough to make a dent

It's too late now
I don't think it can fade
It's too real now
Fulfilment just adds fuel to the blaze

And in time it will end
And there really isn't hope for the two of us
But right now I give in…

It's too late now
I don't think it can fade
It's too real now
Fulfilment just adds fuel to the blaze
Fulfilment just adds fuel to the
Fulfilment just adds fuel to the blaze

(It’s too late, it’s too late, it’s too late
It’s too late, it’s too late…)

written by Gwen Stefani, Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal

I started out on the wrong foot
Now I'm not myself
I am Jekyll, I am Hyde
Found this place to hide
Come seek me

Oh, so up and down
So back and forth, so insecure
Can't get this taste out of my mouth
Swallow it down
Pretend

Hold it, hold it all in
Let it build up, oh, build a bomb
Blow it, blow it away
Clear it all out
Just end it

I'm just a normal person
Without those problems
When did it change?
Admissions so embarrassing
I'm on the verge of tears again

Hold it, hold it all in
Let it build up, oh, build a bomb
Blow it, blow it away
Clear it all out
Just end it

Oh, look I took the Band-Aid off
Did I take it off too soon?
Hysterical confession
My big courageous move

Don't gasp at the predictable
A comforting lie can't last
Preordained checklist of this awkward love
It's so sad

Hold it, hold it all in
Let it build up, oh, build a bomb
Blow it, blow it away
Clear it all out
Just end it

Sort it, sort it out
I’ll just give it back, no, thank you
Toss it, toss it away
Eliminate
Just give up

I, I can't decide
This tug of war
I'm feeling weak

written by Gwen Stefani

My divorce from dependence
That's when you found me
I was still soft
And we always were in trouble
Odds stacked against us
And trouble's what we are

We get so far
And then it just starts rewinding
And the same old song
We're playing it again
Suspension without suspense

Now that I've murdered your inspiration
And I forced you off
Do you hate me?
Do you want revenge?
I want to call you
But I won’t

We get so far
And then it just starts rewinding
And the same old song
We're playing it again
Suspension without suspense

Oh, the pessimistic protection plan
Moderation loving
I've been hardened by the circumstances
We knew this was coming

We get so far
And then it just starts rewinding
And the same old song
We're playing it again
Suspension without suspense

We get so far
And then it just starts rewinding
And the same old song
We're playing it again
Suspension without suspense

Intentions without intent
But I don't want the love we have to end

written by Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Eric Stefani

My eyes are so rootless
They wander, I follow
I keep staring, I can't stop it
I know I shouldn't
But I can't stop it

Such a cute girl
I'm so jealous
I wish I looked exactly like her
What's it like to have that body?
I'm gawking while I wonder

S-T-A-R-I-N-G
I can't stop staring
S-T-A-R-I-N-G
I can't stop staring

With my envy I steal glances
Resentful fault finder
This peek-a-boo's become a problem
Predisposed cat fighter

S-T-A-R-I-N-G
I can't stop staring
S-T-A-R-I-N-G
I can't stop staring

S-T-A-R-I-N-G
P-R-O-B-L-E-M

S-T-A-R-I-N-G
I can't stop staring
S-T-A-R-I-N-G
I can't stop staring

S-T-A-R-I-N-G
I can't stop staring
S-T-A-R-I-N-G
I can't stop staring

S-T-A-R-I-N-G
I can't stop staring
S-T-A-R-I-N-G
I can't stop staring

written by Gwen Stefani, Tom Dumont, Tony Kanal

I'm hanging out with me
And you're a vacant chair
A chosen compromise
This space we rarely share

And if you lived here, you'd be home now

So what you givin' up for me?
And what shall I give up for you?
Aimless expectations passing by

If you lived here, you'd be home now
If you lived here, you'd be home now

And to make it real
I need to have you here
I need to have you
I need to hold you

Barren wasted heart
Neglect of normalcy
And if you lived here, you'd be home now
Oh, if you lived here, you'd be home now

And to make it real
I need to have you here
I need to have you
I need to hold you

Supervision is what I need
Some consistence, tangibility
Some casual light days
Part of the furniture
I want to take you for granted
And see you regular

So what you givin' up for me?
And what shall I give up for you?
The separation’s tired, it's been too long

And to make it real
I need to have you here
I need to have you
It can’t be sincere
Unless you spend time here
I need to see you
I need you
(I need you, I need you, I need you)

Come home now

written by Gwen Stefani

I'm tired from exploring you
I'm sorry you've had some scary days
I'm lucky, they had me on a leash
Exposing, sometimes you frighten me

And it's too bad you're so sad
I wish you could have had what I had

I'm loathing most of your history
Hesitation, but then you siphon me, yeah
Your potential, well, I'll indulge in that
Violent timing explains the aftermath

And it's too bad you're so sad
I wish you could have had what I had
And it's so sad, it's too bad
Maybe I can make you feel better
Oh, maybe I'm supposed to make you feel better

Want to comfort you, I want you to comfort you
I want to comfort you

Unlike you, I had it easy
You're dark blue
Stained from previous days

And you're so sad
It's too bad
I wish you could have had what I had
And it's too bad you're so sad
Maybe I can make you feel better

I'm sorry
I’m sorry

I want to comfort you, I want you to comfort you
You’re dark blue

[Instrumental hidden track]

written by Gwen Stefani, Tom Dumont

You're my concentration
Everything else is a bore
I've got myself snagged on you
No self control
Now all that I wanna do
Sleep in the shadow of you
For the rest of my life

Now we can chisel
Chisel off built up walls
Of pain deposited
From past lovers
Memories, they can sleep
And we can live comfortably
For the rest of our lives

Wrong or right
Shipwrecked into you
Situation is foolish
Put up a fight
You're my big distraction
Obvious companion
I'm falling fast
Like an avalanche

Indentured servant
A slave to a slave
Thank God for my hopeful heart
And for mutual feelings
Look how it's balanced now
Maybe we'll just settle down
For the rest of our lives

Wrong or right
Shipwrecked into you
Situation is foolish
Put up a fight
You're my big distraction
Obvious companion
I'm falling fast
Like an avalanche

Look how it's balanced now
Maybe we'll just settle down
For the rest of our lives, lives

Wrong or right
Shipwrecked into you
Situation is foolish
Put up a fight
You're my big distraction
Obvious companion
I'm falling fast
Like an avalanche

You're my big distraction
Obvious companion
I'm falling fast
Like an avalanche

You're my big distraction
Obvious companion
I'm falling fast
Like an avalanche

You're my big distraction
Obvious companion
I'm falling fast
Like an avalanche

[Hidden instrumental track]

written by Gwen Stefani, Tom Dumont

You're my concentration
Everything else is a bore
I've got myself snagged on you
No self control
Now all that I wanna do
Sleep in the shadow of you
For the rest of my life

Now we can chisel
Chisel off built up walls
Of pain deposited
From past lovers
Memories, they can sleep
And we can live comfortably
For the rest of our lives

Wrong or right
Shipwrecked into you
Situation is foolish
Put up a fight
You're my big distraction
Obvious companion
I'm falling fast
Like an avalanche

Indentured servant
A slave to a slave
Thank God for my hopeful heart
And for mutual feelings
Look how it's balanced now
Maybe we'll just settle down
For the rest of our lives

Wrong or right
Shipwrecked into you
Situation is foolish
Put up a fight
You're my big distraction
Obvious companion
I'm falling fast
Like an avalanche

Look how it's balanced now
Maybe we'll just settle down
For the rest of our lives, lives

Wrong or right
Shipwrecked into you
Situation is foolish
Put up a fight
You're my big distraction
Obvious companion
I'm falling fast
Like an avalanche

You're my big distraction
Obvious companion
I'm falling fast
Like an avalanche

You're my big distraction
Obvious companion
I'm falling fast
Like an avalanche

You're my big distraction
Obvious companion
I'm falling fast
Like an avalanche

written by Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont

All I've ever touched or said to them
Becomes a rehearsal for you, just practice, and
Too many magic moments to be coincidence
It all comes full circle

I knew someone who knew you
And he introduced me to you
Your ex-girlfriend had a boyfriend
Who kissed my girlfriend
Who dated Adrian

The world keeps on getting smaller and smaller
And everything comes back full circle, full circle
Six degrees of separation
We all know someone else
It all comes full circle

And you come from England
My ex-boyfriend, he is Indian
British passport, we're all connected
And everyone else is affected

The world keeps on getting smaller and smaller
And everything comes back full circle, full circle
Six degrees of separation
We all know someone else
It all comes full circle
It all comes full circle

The world keeps on getting smaller and smaller
And everything comes back full circle, full circle
Six degrees of separation
We all love someone else
It all comes full circle

The world keeps on getting smaller and smaller
And everything comes back full circle, full circle
Six degrees of separation
We all know someone else
It all comes full circle

[Hidden instrumental track]