Falling out of Love

by The Strokes

From the album: Reality Awaits

Track 4 of 9 on Reality Awaits (2026).

Duration: 06:21

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Lyrics for Falling out of Love

Took you out to my hometown Where I learned to be alone Ridin' up the mountainside Where all the world's here Linger on to praise the dawn Different boots, same old song I'm in love with a ghost Be always and never alone I denied, for a while Fallin' out of love for the first time Some things are flawed by design But I'm fine for the first time Dancin' in acid rain alone it's new But I don't wanna do it anymore I guess I'll sing alone There once was a boy turned to Lucifer He haunted many spaces, got lost down many streets Mmm, sailed the seven seas, hunted wild rhinocer-es Please don't call me, "Man," I'm no fancy fallen angel Finally fell in love, finally found some relief Finally found his lover in the arms of a thief Mostly found an angle, holding on for now And denied, for a while Fallin' out of love for the first time Some things are flawed by design But I'm fine for the first time Dancin' in acid rain, alone it's new But I don't wanna do it anymore I guess I'll sing alone Two things can be true, good times I had wit' you To the cozy, cotton bedded sheets at night looked dread Past the hall of judging heads, family portraits of the dead I know they felt the same power Sitting in the shadow, count my blessings No one gotta find out why I guess you wanna know In a way, this could be big news Not a crime, not a lie Fallin' out of love for the first time Some thing's flawed or by design But I'm fine for the first time Dancin' in acid rain, alone with you But I don't wanna face it anymore, know I’m immature Over time, overnight 'Cause I can't go through it anymore Hollywood here I come I know what it was, why it was Lookin' for something else Someone please call it in on the radio We got a problem here Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh Be an adult, you’re bein' a child No one wants to play Grindin' your gear I know it's not enough We didn’t wanna hear another lecturing Oh, puttin' on a show Grindin' your gear

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