Smarter Hearts - Superchunk

Had a friend who rode the mat

Used to be a break dancing king

Well, I never saw his collar worn down

No, he never wore a terry cloth hat

Knew a girl who knew someone

Spoke in detail of the circles she flew around the sun

Now I never saw through this lie

No, I never saw the bruise on her eyes

You know, history does repeat endlessly

It’s just that we imagine we are someone else

With multiplied strength

Strides of great length

Hearts are smarter than before

My dream of him a bear as dumb as that

Walks eyes open twice into the same trap

Never heard the gate slam shut

No, he never saw the phone lines cut

Had a friend who wrote the myth

Who’d never been fooled, never been kissed

Drawing comic strips of his pain

But he’s just another sucker standing in the rain

You know, history does repeat endlessly

It’s just that we imagine we are someone else

With multiplied strength

Strides of great length

Hearts are smarter than before

Hearts are never smarter, oh

Ooh

Hearts are never smarter, oh

Ooh

Hearts are never smarter, oh

Ooh

You know, well you know

History does repeat endlessly

It’s just that we imagine we are someone else

With multiplied strength

Strides of great length

Hearts are smarter than before

History does repeat endlessly

It’s just that we imagine we are someone else

With arrow-proof coats

Foolish bravery rising in our throats