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I Hate Music Lyrics by John Maus

Love Letters from Hell

2000

[Intro]
New York has the rhythm, L.A. has the rhythm
Detroit has the rhythm, Paris has the rhythm
Miami has the rhythm, Seattle has the rhythm
Hong Kong has the rhythm, and London has the rhythm
Atlanta has the rhythm, Chicago has the rhythm
Honolulu has the rhythm, Portland has the rhythm
Phoenix has the rhythm, Dallas has the rhythm
Shanghai has the rhythm, and Dublin has the rhythm
Denver has the rhythm, Toronto has the rhythm
Eugene has the rhythm, Berlin has the rhythm
Cambridge has the rhythm, New Delhi has the rhythm
Beijing has the rhythm, and Austin has the rhythm
St. Paul has the rhythm, Las Vegas has the rhythm
Sydney has the rhythm, Des Moines has the rhythm
I've got the rhythm, you've got the rhythm
We've got the rhythm, yes, we've got the rhythm
[Chorus]
What's that lousy sound I hear?
It could only be one thing and that is music
Don't let that music get to you
First it takes your mind and then your soul
Copper strings and bows comprised of horsehair
Don't let that music-
[Hook]
I hate music
(Rock)
(Jazz)
I hate music
(Blues)
(Haunted Graffiti)
(Classical)
I hate music
(New Wave)
(Folk)
(And Pop)
[Bridge]
Octaves will rise, higher and higher
Until they break my heart in two
Singers will sing, making my head ring
[Pre-Chorus]
I admit
That only the angels (only the angels)
Yes, only the angels heralding the trumpets of doom
Can make music sweet enough for me to hear
Yes, I admit
[Chorus]
What's that lousy sound I hear?
It could only be one thing and that is music
Don't let that music get to you
First it takes your mind, and then your soul
Copper strings and bows comprised of horsehair
Don't let that music get to you
[Hook]
Don't let that music-
I hate music
Don't let that music-
I hate music
Don't let that music-
I hate music
Don't let that music-
I hate music
Don't let that music-
I hate music
Don't let that music-
I hate music
Credits
John Maus

John Maus

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"I Hate Music" appears on "Love Letters from Hell" in 2000.

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