Misheard Song Lyrics -> Artist -> P -> Portishead

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There are 17 misheard song lyrics for Portishead on amIright currently.

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"All Mine"
Misheard Lyrics:
Uh-huuuuuuuuuh
Original Lyrics:
All mine.
"Glory Box"
Misheard Lyrics:
For I've been a tangerine too long.
Original Lyrics:
For I've been a temptress too long.
"Glory Box"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm so tired of playing
Playing with this going down road.
Original Lyrics:
I'm so tired of playing
Playing with this bow and arrow.
"Glory Box"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm so tired of playing
Playing with this going down road.
Original Lyrics:
I'm so tired of playing
Playing with this bow and arrow.
"Glory Box"
Misheard Lyrics:
I've been a temperaturist for too long.
Original Lyrics:
For I've been a temptress too long.
"Half Day Closing"
Misheard Lyrics:
Far beyond the cheap blue skies
The mummy tried to leave us some sets of fries
Original Lyrics:
Far beyond the shrinking skies
Where money talks and leaves us hypnotized
"It Could Be Sweet"
Misheard Lyrics:
You don't get summer for nothing.
Original Lyrics:
You don't get something for nothing.
"Only You"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's only you who can tear my world apart.
Original Lyrics:
It's only you who can turn my wooden heart.
"Only You"
Misheard Lyrics:
It's only you who can tow my wooden cart
Original Lyrics:
It's only you who can turn my wooden heart
"Sour Times"
Misheard Lyrics:
Sober times
Original Lyrics:
Sour times
"Strangers"
Misheard Lyrics:
Can anybody see the light
Where the Mormon meets the Jew and the tide rises?
Original Lyrics:
Can anybody see the light
Where the morn meets the dew and the tide rises?
"Teardrop"
Misheard Lyrics:
Love, love isn't fair
Love is a dooming word.
Original Lyrics:
Love, love, is a verb
Love is a doing word.
"Teardrop"
Misheard Lyrics:
Teardrop on the fire, feeling so nice
Original Lyrics:
Teardrop on the fire, feathers on my breath
"Teardrop"
Misheard Lyrics:
Teardrop on the fire
Fearless on my breath
Original Lyrics:
Teardrop on the fire
Feathers on my breath
"Wandering Stars"
Misheard Lyrics:
And the town today will suffer less
This wind I'll never have to break
Original Lyrics:
And the time that I will suffer less
Is when I never have to wake
"Western Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
But I'll make an ant of you
Original Lyrics:
But I'm achin' at the view
"Western Eyes"
Misheard Lyrics:
I'm breaking at the seams just like you
Original Lyrics:
I'm breaking at the scenes just like you

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Dummy album at Amazon.com
Portishead album at Amazon.com
Live: Roseland NYC album at Amazon.com
Glory Times album at Amazon.com
Over album at Amazon.com
 
 
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