![]() Chimera (2003) [ larger cover art ] |
Not that I'm that hard to please
But lately when I hit the street
It's hum-de-dum
(Hum-de-dum-de dum)
When the hard times hit
They hit the biz
The hardest hit make the best of it
Strong dollar stockbroker right to the bottom
Sink down with your boomtown
High water realtors arrive
With numbers over their eyes
Stopwatch hearts
Good God I love the party-starved
Businessmen with stopwatch hearts
They don't beat
(They tick)
They don't beat
(They tick)
Good God I love the party-starved
Businessmen with stopwatch hearts
They don't beat
They don't beat
'Round that corner
Down the street
There's a dive where working girls retreat
From their hum-de-dum
(Hum-de-dum-de-dum)
So tilt that felt hat to the side
Thrift store 3 for .99
Gonna get me one
Gonna get me one
(And get it every night)
Strong dollar stockbroker right to the bottom
Sink down with your boomtown
High water realtors arrive
With numbers over their eyes
Stopwatch hearts
Good God I love the party-starved
Businessmen with stopwatch hearts
They don't beat
(They tick)
They don't beat
(They tick)
Good God I love the party-starved
Businessmen with stopwatch hearts
They don't beat
They don't beat
Good God I love the party-starved
Businessmen with stopwatch hearts
They don't beat
(They tick)
They don't beat
(They tick)
Good God I love the party-starved
Businessmen with stopwatch hearts
They don't beat
They don't beat
(They tick)
So tilt that felt hat to the side
Thrift store 3 for .99
Gonna get me one
(And get it every night)
| valeriogonzalez (Quito, Ecuador) | Posted: Apr 27, 2012 - 15:17 First time I listen to this song ![]() |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver BC, Bud) | Posted: May 15, 2011 - 20:13 Cool cover photo/art. |
| kcar | Posted: Feb 10, 2011 - 08:59 FWIW, "Stopwatch Hearts" doesn't show up on iTune's or Amazon's listing of the tracks on "Chimera"... |
| Zigi (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) | Posted: Aug 04, 2010 - 04:31 peter_james_bond wrote: But it already has Iron and Wine, what more does it need? Ha, I made myself laugh there. Seriously folks, I find Metal to be more like noise than music. Metal is supposed to be noisy, that's kind of the whole point. If metal is too much for you to take that's okay, no shame there. However there are many metal bands that make the most deeply musical songs, other music tends to be simple 3-4-5 chord melodies done before a million times, metal often has lots of creativity and the most varied influences of any kind of contemporary music. |
| jkhandy (Near the ocean (in my mind)) | Posted: Jun 01, 2010 - 11:43 peter_james_bond wrote: But it already has Iron and Wine, what more does it need? Ha, I made myself laugh there. Seriously folks, I find Metal to be more like noise than music. Agreed. Please keep the metal to a minimum or none at all is fine too. Thank you. |
| xtalman (What dimension?) | Posted: Jun 01, 2010 - 11:30 Bosami wrote: I like this song - however - you have a valid argument. I agree. Somehow I think those of us who would appreciate metal alongside the other genres here are a definite minority. Count me in. |
| Bosami (Deep in the heart of nowhere) | Posted: Feb 26, 2010 - 13:04 black321 wrote: This site could definitely use more metal. I like this song - however - you have a valid argument. I agree. Somehow I think those of us who would appreciate metal alongside the other genres here are a definite minority. |
| peter_james_bond (Lunenburg, NS) | Posted: Nov 26, 2009 - 17:48 black321 wrote: This site could definitely use more metal. But it already has Iron and Wine, what more does it need? Ha, I made myself laugh there. Seriously folks, I find Metal to be more like noise than music. |
| black321 (Bong Island - FL - CA - CO - WA - Bong Island) | Posted: Oct 26, 2009 - 08:08 stewliscious wrote: After this set of breathy chicks wispering may I suggest the following trio to offset the cloud that has crept into my cranium: Motorhead - Ace of Spades Judas Priest - Victim of Changes Iron Maiden - Flight of Icarus Just a thought. This site could definitely use more metal. |
| farbenblinde (Vereinigten Staaten) | Posted: Oct 23, 2009 - 19:58 eltom wrote: Shalalala... no substance, I don't like this song. Shalalala, I agree. It is shallow. Sounds like middle school. |
| eltom (Frankfurt, Germany) | Posted: Sep 22, 2009 - 06:00 Shalalala... no substance, I don't like this song. |
| peter_james_bond (Lunenburg, NS) | Posted: Aug 24, 2009 - 06:28 ninstints wrote: Emily Haines Recognized the voice, I thought this might be something from the new Metric album - but it certainly would have been a change in direction for them. |
| alanthecowboy (Lakefield) | Posted: Aug 21, 2009 - 18:15 stewliscious wrote: After this set of breathy chicks wispering may I suggest the following trio to offset the cloud that has crept into my cranium: Motorhead - Ace of Spades Judas Priest - Victim of Changes Iron Maiden - Flight of Icarus Just a thought. Take off, eh. ;) |
| obzidian (Toronto, ON, Canada eh?!) | Posted: Jun 19, 2009 - 08:16 stewliscious wrote: After this set of breathy chicks wispering may I suggest the following trio to offset the cloud that has crept into my cranium: Motorhead - Ace of Spades Judas Priest - Victim of Changes Iron Maiden - Flight of Icarus Just a thought. vit wrote: Seconded Do it! ![]() ![]() |
| auburntigerrich (Edge of the 'Verse) | Posted: May 18, 2009 - 14:29 I just found Chimera down at my local record store for six bucks, and I am ecstatic. This is my favorite Delerium album by far, even better than Nuages Du Monde. This track is actually found on the bonus disc (which, sadly, only has two songs, plus some low quality videos). The remix of After All makes it worth including though. Try track 7, Serenity, which is a beautiful aria. Also try track 13, Returning, which brings back Kirsty Thirsk for one more. |
| Dave_Mack (Three bus, THE bus!) | Posted: May 18, 2009 - 14:16 zarvok wrote: Sounds like Emily Haines is singing this? Is she a member of this band, or just performed on this song? I came to say the same thing — I think Emily is singing the back-up line, but not the main vocal. Whodunnit? |
| ninstints (wide open spaces) | Posted: May 18, 2009 - 14:15 gregler wrote: Sweeet tune, who's the singer? She sounds familiar. Actually this doesnt sound like Delerium at all.. Emily Haines |
| purplespider (Portland, OR) | Posted: Mar 16, 2009 - 10:23 Catchy tune! ![]() |
| mandolin (...drifting...) | Posted: Mar 16, 2009 - 10:20 gregler wrote: Sweeet tune, who's the singer? She sounds familiar. ...sounds a bit like annakin... |
| gregler (Chile) | Posted: Jan 12, 2009 - 04:24 Sweeet tune, who's the singer? She sounds familiar. Actually this doesnt sound like Delerium at all.. |
| element1 (boulder, co) | Posted: Dec 11, 2008 - 13:58 Like Delerium, but this song is a little ridiculous. I think it's kind of childish. |
| vit | Posted: Dec 11, 2008 - 13:56 Hey did Taco get a sex change? |
| keller1 (In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby) | Posted: Oct 09, 2008 - 10:21 baltimorelovejoy wrote: perky - I like that. Too perky for me. Right now we could use some AC DC or something like that as antidote —- although as I write this Fool's Gold is gettin it done. |
| vit | Posted: Oct 09, 2008 - 10:20 stewliscious wrote: After this set of breathy chicks wispering may I suggest the following trio to offset the cloud that has crept into my cranium: Motorhead - Ace of Spades Judas Priest - Victim of Changes Iron Maiden - Flight of Icarus Just a thought. Seconded |
| tiggers | Posted: Sep 10, 2008 - 08:46 zarvok wrote: Sounds like Emily Haines is singing this? Is she a member of this band, or just performed on this song? She is one of Delerium's many guest vocalists. |
| stewliscious (northGA) | Posted: Sep 10, 2008 - 08:46 After this set of breathy chicks wispering may I suggest the following trio to offset the cloud that has crept into my cranium: Motorhead - Ace of Spades Judas Priest - Victim of Changes Iron Maiden - Flight of Icarus Just a thought. |
| davin (Victoria, British Columbia) | Posted: Sep 10, 2008 - 08:45 very poppy, this could be either very new or very old. I could see this doing well these days on the radio even though it was released a long time ago. |
| baltimorelovejoy (Philadelphia, PA) | Posted: Sep 10, 2008 - 08:44 perky - I like that. |
| nigelr (Coffs Harbour, Australia) | Posted: Jun 05, 2008 - 02:52 Very listenable, nice bass lines. Sexy feel to it. |
| Frater_Kork (Uppsala, Sweden) | Posted: Apr 03, 2008 - 04:47 Perky tune for Delerium. Very nice none the less. =) |
| zarvok (Philadelphia, PA) | Posted: Mar 02, 2008 - 15:59 Sounds like Emily Haines is singing this? Is she a member of this band, or just performed on this song? |
| Mari (île de lesvos) | Posted: Dec 30, 2007 - 19:12 exceptional album |



