'Have You Been Cheated' lyrics

kds405 · Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:21 pm Post subject: 'Have You Been Cheated' lyrics

In Blake's song, "Have You Been Cheated?" the lyrics make reference to a song that is , perhaps, Jenny's or Rilo Kiley's.

And you put all your best words,
in the worst song.
And you can't bear to sing it,
when they won't sing along.

Does anyone think this relates to a real RK or JL song? Which one do you think?
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ZooeyLewis · Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 8:44 pm Post subject:

I would suspect it's a Jenny song, definitely. Especially when the song ends with "you don't know what you are, but you know what you've done, and now you're back out on the road HAVING FUN". If that isn't aimed at Jenny, I don't know what is.

CaraB · Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:03 pm Post subject:

I think this whole song is a big slap in the face to Jenny, and I think it's hilarious....seriously makes me laugh when I hear it
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jonesinforvagtown · Cool Kid Joined: 29 Oct 2004 Posts: 798

I've been ruminating over this song for a while. One writer pointed out the lyric "Is your daddy a hustler" might mean that some part of it is about Jason. If so, it couldn't be that bad because, unless I'm mistaken, but Jason was The Elected's drummer at the first two shows.
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rockstonic · Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:02 am Post subject:

I love this song! I also thought the hustler line had to do with the next messiah. As far as best words in your worst song, I assumed My Pet Snakes.
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I am Bones · Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 2:48 pm Post subject:

On the topic of analyzing songs, someone pointed out to me that My Pet Snakes from I'm Having Fun Now is directed towards Blake. Whether or not that's true or not, I don't know, but if it is, it's pretty scathing. I had to look up the lyrics again and just reading them is interesting.
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delia · Posted: Fri Jul 15, 2011 7:07 pm Post subject:

for some reason the sing along aspect made me think of silver lining and how she's always asking everyone to sing blake's guitar part buuut that song isn't very scathing.

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paramour · Cool Kid Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Posts: 706 Location: toronto.

i kinda love analyzing songs. guess it's the english major in me.

today when i was listening to bury me in my rings, the line in "who are you" - "sometimes you give into the black light if a star burns out on you" ... with the recent quote from blake saying that he thought under the blacklight wasn't their best material... "giving into the black light" makes me think he conceded to some shit that went on leading up to UTB's release. like, maybe he did object to certain songs being put on the album (uh, specifically dejalo and 15?), but was overruled by jenny (and possibly johnathan)? thus "giving in"?

just a thought! since we're on the topic of analyzing lyrics.
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jonesinforvagtown and paramour, those are some mad lyric analyzing skills you guys have.
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nyeacknjny · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 2:33 pm Post subject:

Another line I always tought could be directed at Jenny is the line in This Will Be Worth It:

For every time we try.
For every worthless fight.
For every time we tie.

The last line seems like it could be a reference to the competitiveness between them musically.
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bergenergy · Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 10:58 pm Post subject:

Pretty much everytime I want to post in this forum I have to stop myself from making an anti-Jenny rant.

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bello_returns · Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 12:25 am Post subject:

If Blake wants to write songs about his PERSONAL relationship with Jenny, then by all means do it. But as far as his gripes with her musically and concerning RK I think Blake needs to get over it and I'm rather annoyed with his seeming bitterness. I'm not saying Jenny is an innocent victim, but her references to him seem to be more retaliatory, but of course I could be wrong.

I have said it before and I'll say it again cause I got the WHOLE picture. Blake is butthurt because he feels inside that he is far more talented than Jenny and his music is just as good or better but she is getting all the attention. That may or may not be true but that's what happens when you're in a female fronted band. Blake Sennett falls in the same unfortunate category as people like Clem Burke and Tony Kanal: amazing musicians who take a backseat to the hot, female lead singer. I like The Elected but if he thought it was going to be this runaway success then he was foolish and while Jenny doesn't have to act like a big-headed bitch about it (which I'm SURE she did) the reality is, it just wasn't gonna happen. Personally, I think thinly veiled personal attacks in the form of a song are kinda lame. That's how 2pac and Biggie were killed. Can't we all just get along? Make love, not war and all that other corny shit.
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shadespatterson · Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:21 am Post subject:

Hmmmm, I don't understand how one is better than the other. I think the musical relationship they had lasted longer than their personal one, though they obviously both fed into one another. And I prefer Blake's occasional vague or not-so-vague jabs at his perception of the band's unraveling versus Jenny's apparent portrayal of Blake in "My Pet Snake." But yeah, I was thinking the other day how odd it is that they both seem to still be annoyed and driven by a relationship that ended in 2002 or whatever. Though I guess it continued through RK long after that.
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chemicalstress · Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 3:57 am Post subject:

I doubt either of them want a book written about them. The story is there, in the lyrics, for us to consider/translate into our own lives/project meaning onto/enjoy. Not just the lyrics, the music itself too. That should be enough. We should not demand more from them than they already give, which is terrific/sincere art. Boundaries - let's respect them.

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