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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!).


The Fray Live at the Electric Factory, Bootleg No. 1 album at Amazon.com
The Fray's, "How To Save A Life"
The Misheard Lyrics:
And I paid a guy to kiss you.
The Real Lyrics:
And pray to God he hears you.
The Story: This lead me, completely wrongly, to believe this song was about averting a girl's suicide. - Submitted by: Kralia
The Fray's, "Look After You"
The Misheard Lyrics:
All alone
All alone
Feel the pain.
The Real Lyrics:
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Be my baby.
The Story: My sister (a super-diehard Fray fan) searched for "All alone the Fray" on Google and didn't get any relevant results. She later found out the real title. - Submitted by: Ben Washington
The Fray's, "Over My Head (Cable Car)"
The Misheard Lyrics:
As we lose our arguments with Kierkegaard
The Real Lyrics:
As you lose the argument in a cable car
The Story: I thought this was a really deep song about existential philosophy the first time I heard it. - Submitted by: Matt Clendineng
The Fray's, "Over My Head (Cable Car)"
The Misheard Lyrics:
I'm over my head
With AIDS, seconds left in overtime.
The Real Lyrics:
I'm over my head
With eight seconds left in overtime.
The Story: Someone went on the radio (Z-100) to over a billion people and said, 'I feel bad for the lead singer of The Fray,'. The DJ asked why, and the person said, 'He's got AIDS,' explains the song, and the DJ laughs at him. - Submitted by: Shady
The Fray's, "Over My Head"
The Misheard Lyrics:
Like a losing argument with Kierkegaard.
The Real Lyrics:
As you lose the argument in a cable car
The Story: It seemed kinda indistinct. But I was sure it had something to do with the Danish philosopher. Somehow, a metaphor with losing an argument with him seemed profound enough to put in a song. Listening to too much Dylan, I guess. - Submitted by: Packman
The Fray's, "Over My Head"
The Misheard Lyrics:
With dates and cones laughin' all the time
The Real Lyrics:
With eight seconds left in overtime
The Story: My mom decided to go up on the karaoke machine at our family reunion and do this song. I FLIPPED when she sang it with the real lyrics and was just like, "Holy crap, are THOSE the lyrics?" - Submitted by: Infy
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