Misheard lyrics (also called mondegreens) occur when people misunderstand the lyrics in a song. These are NOT intentional rephrasing of lyrics, which is called parody.
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This page contains a list of the songs that have stories about their misheard lyrics submitted.
Song names are sorted by first letter, excluding A and The. This is sorted by song title only, not
by song title and performer. So if two different performers preformed the same song, you'll see
misheard lyrics for both on the same page (provided the song title was spelt the same both times, and
misheard lyrics have been submitted for both!).
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By a choir of beautiful teats
By a choir of beautiful cheats
The Story: I'd rather hear more about those teats! - Submitted by: Lecna Solan
A dark white nose
I don't quite know
The Story: White isn't certainly dark, that's for sure. - Submitted by: Cody Finke
Would you lie with me and just look at the world?
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
The Story: I thought they were supposed to be in space or something, looking at the world. - Submitted by: JW
Would you lie with me and just look at the world?
Would you lie with me and just forget the world?
The Story: I thought it was about being in space, looking at the world. - Submitted by: Jw
I've got two arms to drag me out
Without your arms to drag me out
The Story: Because of the singer's accent I misheard "Without" as "I've got" - Submitted by: Gennie
Is there a t-shirt I can wear?
'Coz I am so gay.
Is there a t-shirt I can wear?
'Coz I am soaking.
The Story: I had just checked out Snow Patrol's website, they mentioned on the homepage about people thinking that the band was gay. So when I heard the lyrics to this song, I thought that they must have just been making fun of these people! I was wrong. - Submitted by: Shaheen
It's so clear now that you are holding my hand
I have no fear 'cause you are holding my hand
It's so clear now that you are holding my hand
I have no fear 'cause you are holding my hand
It's so clear now that you are all that I have
I have no fear 'cause you are all that I have
It's so clear now that you are all that I have
I have no fear 'cause you are all that I have
The Story: I always thought the lyrics I thought I heard made much more sense. I mean, they sing "Give me something to hold on to" right before this part. - Submitted by: Blaise
There are more Snow Patrol misheard lyrics available.
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