Catcher In The Rye Lyrics:

[Woooo!]

Cool!? I know this is a little bit off topic, but who is involved with that movie so far? Is it gonna be a wide release or something that is indie/straight to video?

Jared Leto is playing Mark David Chapman. I'll need to relisten to the song before I come to a conclusion on what the last line says. I however, have a feeling that 'Alone in jail today' may be too simplistic and direct for Axl. He usually sings about things through metaphors. But I agree the last stanza is about Mark Chapman and Yoko Ono.

[Jim]

Dave, like some other guy said, I'm hearing haunts our memories...

Just like I'm praying that Axl isn't battling medieval, I'm hoping that er...hearts aren't memories (whatever the hell that means) any time soon.

[Lucky]

these lyrics are really screwed up

[dave-gnfnr2k]

Dave, like some other guy said, I'm hearing haunts our memories...

Just like I'm praying that Axl isn't battling medieval, I'm hoping that er...hearts aren't memories (whatever the hell that means) any time soon.

I thought I fixed that already??

Also a few minor changes.

Catcher in the Rye

When all is said and done
We're not the only ones
Who look at life this way
That's what the old folk's say
But every time I?d see them
Makes me wish I had a gun

I thought that I was crazy
Well, I guess I'd have more fun
Guess I'd have more fun

Ooh, the Catcher in the Rye again
Ooh, won't let ya get away from his gun
It's just another day like today

You decide
If I don't have to
Then they'll find
And I won't ask you
At anytime
Or long thereafter
If it's cold outside
I?m imaging
How it?s gonna be
All alone

(Solo)

Ooh, the Catcher in the Rye again,
Ooh, won't let ya get away from his gun
It's just another day like today

When all is said and done
We're not the only ones
Who look at life this way
That's what the young folk's say
As if they'd ever change
That's not whom I to say
But every time I'd see them
Makes me wish I had a gun
If I thought that I was crazy
Well I guess I'd have more fun
It's what used to be's not there for me
And ought to find someone that belonged insane like I do

Not at all (repeat)

Not an ordinary day
Back in an ordinary way
All at once this song I heard
No longer would it play for anybody
Or anyone
That needed comfort from somebody
Needed comfort from someone who cared
To be
Not like you
Unlike me
In an ordinary way for me
Somebody set the wheels in motion
Haunts our memories
You were the instrument
You were the one
How about it
Took the body
Gave that boy a gun
Took our innocence
Beyond our stance
Some type of moment
There you got it
All alone with her (hurt?) today

[Jim]

I thought I fixed that already??

Well, you hadn't. 

On 'his gun,' ouch. I wouldn't have picked that up in a thousand years. Good hearing...

[dave-gnfnr2k]

I thought I fixed that already??

Well, you hadn't.?

On 'his gun,' ouch. I wouldn't have picked that up in a thousand years. Good hearing...

yeah its because the backing vocals go over axl singing. I never heard it on my computer speakers, but it was clear as day in my car.

[Jim]

Another thing,

now I'm probably wrong (well, definatly....) because firstly I'm listening on shitty laptop speakers, let alone the fact that I haven't got a clean version, but...

"In an ordinary way for me"

I'm hearing something like '...and then the boy took that away, from me.'

Meh. I very much doubt it's right, but ordinary way just doesn't seem right to me.

[killingvector]

It's a great song to listen to in the car.

[echrisl]

Lookin' good Dave, just a couple of my thoughts:

That's not whom I to say

As that were mine to say

My best guess, anyway, doesn't make a ton of sense, either.

In an ordinary way for me

I'm definitely hearing "un" here:

In an unordinary way for me

[axlsalinger]

I thought that I was crazy

Pretty sure he says "IF I thought that I was crazy" every time.

Ooh, won't let ya get away from his gun

Nice work, but I am pretty sure that Axl still sings "won't let you get away from him". It's the BACKGROUND VOCALS that say "his gun" instead of "him".

Not an ordinary day
Back in an ordinary way

This is backward, the lines are actually

On an ordinary day
Not in an ordinary way

In an ordinary way for me
Somebody set the wheels in motion
Haunts our memories

I think this part is actually as follows:

And then the boy took that away, from me
So that it set the wheels in motion
Haunts our memories

How about it
Took the body
Gave that boy a gun

This part is DEFINITELY as follows:

How a body took the body
Gave that boy a gun

See my post at the top of the page regarding what this refers to. (actually last post on Page 2)

[Jim]

I'm with the guy above me, I feeling a bit more confident about '...took that away' now that I know somebody else is hearing it.

I hope that's what it is, because to be honest the lyrics will be a lot stronger if it is...

[echrisl]

That does make more sense.

[dave-gnfnr2k]

ok how about? this now?
I still hear his gun
but you had the others parts right great job



Catcher in the Rye

When all is said and done
We're not the only ones
Who look at life this way
That's what the old folk's say
But every time I?d see them
Makes me wish I had a gun

If I thought that I was crazy
Well I guess I'd have more fun
Guess I'd have more fun

Ooh the Catcher in the Rye again
Ooh won't let ya get away from his gun
It's just another day like today

You decide
If I don't have to
Then they'll find
And I won't ask you
At anytime
Or long thereafter
If it's cold outside
I?m imaging
How it?s gonna be
All alone

(Solo)

Ooh the Catcher in the Rye again,
Ooh won't let ya get away from his gun
It's just another day like today

When all is said and done
We're not the only ones
Who look at life this way
That's what the young folk's say
As if they'd ever change
That's not whom I to say
But every time I'd see them
Makes me wish I had a gun
If I thought that I was crazy
Well I guess I'd have more fun
It's what used to be's not there for me
And ought to find someone that belonged insane like I do

Not at all (repeat)

On an ordinary day
Not in an ordinary way
All at once this song I heard
No longer would it play for anybody
Or anyone
That needed comfort from somebody
Needed comfort from someone who cared
To be
Not like you
Unlike me
And then the boy took that away
From me
So that it set the wheels in motion
Haunts our memories
You were the instrument
You were the one
How a body took the body
Gave that boy a gun
Took our innocence
Beyond our stance
Some type of moment
There we got it
All alone with her (hurt?) today

[Dont Try Me]

ok how about? this now?
I still hear his gun
but you had the others parts right great job



Catcher in the Rye

When all is said and done
We're not the only ones
Who look at life this way
That's what the old folk's say
But every time I?d see them
Makes me wish I had a gun

If I thought that I was crazy
Well, I guess I'd have more fun
Guess I'd have more fun

Ooh, the Catcher in the Rye again
Ooh, won't let ya get away from his gun
It's just another day like today

You decide
If I don't have to
Then they'll find
And I won't ask you
At anytime
Or long thereafter
If it's cold outside
I?m imaging
How it?s gonna be
All alone

(Solo)

Ooh, the Catcher in the Rye again
Ooh, won't let ya get away from his gun
It's just another day like today

When all is said and done
We're not the only ones
Who look at life this way
That's what the young folk's say
As if they'd ever change
That's not whom I to say
But every time I'd see them
Makes me wish I had a gun
If I thought that I was crazy
Well I guess I'd have more fun
It's what used to be's not there for me
And ought to find someone that belonged insane like I do

Not at all (repeat)

On an ordinary day
Not in an ordinary way
All at once this song I heard
No longer would it play for anybody
Or anyone
That needed comfort from somebody
Needed comfort from someone who cared
To be
Not like you
Unlike me
And then the boy took that away, from me
So that it set the wheels in motion
Haunts our memories
You were the instrument
You were the one
How a body took the body
Gave that boy a gun
Took our innocence
Beyond our stance
Some type of moment
There you got it
All alone with her (hurt?) today

awesome lyrics 

[shaun]

That's what the old folk's say


Is he referring to his parents, or simply old folks in general.

[scawl18]

Not sure what that is.

But Chapman talked a lot about evil forces and good forces battling inside of him.

When he was younger he had a whole host of play friends...and if they pissed him off he had a button he could push to blow them up.

The guy was unbelivably nuts.

[ShotgunBlues1978]

That's what the old folk's say


Is he referring to his parents, or simply old folks in general.

Probably just the older generations

[younggunner]

for the last line im hearing...

"All alone in hell today"

[jameslofton29]

for the last line im hearing...

"All alone in hell today"

Deja Vu.

YG, go back a few pages.

[younggunner]

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