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Complicated Lyrics by Avril Lavigne
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Complicated quick summary
- Recording: “Complicated” is credited to Avril Lavigne.
- Released: 2002 on “Let Go (snippet sampler)”.
- Length: The recording runs 1:16.
- Genre: Filed under Pop.
- Lyrics: This page has 74 lyric lines and 76 timed cues.
- Chart: No dated chart rank is attached yet.
- Karaoke: Timed playback is ready on this page.
- Written by: Avril Lavigne, The Matrix.
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The recording on this page is credited to Avril Lavigne.
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Complicated lyrics by Avril Lavigne
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0:02Uh-huh, life's like this
0:06Uh-huh, uh-huh, that's the way it is
0:13♪
0:16'Cause life's like this
0:19Uh-huh, uh-huh, that's the way it is
0:23Chill out, what you yelling for?
0:28Lay back, it's all been done before
0:32And if you could only let it be
0:35You would see
0:38I like you the way you are
0:41When we're driving in your car
0:44And you're talking to me, one on one
0:48But you've become
0:50Somebody else 'round everyone else
0:53You're watching your back like you can't relax
0:56You're trying to be cool
0:58You look like a fool to me
1:01Tell me
1:03Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?
1:07I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else
1:11Gets me frustrated
1:13Life's like this, you
1:15You fall, and you crawl, and you break
1:17And you take what you get, and you turn it into
1:20Honesty and promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it
1:25No, no, no
1:30You come over unannounced
1:34Dressed up like you're something else
1:37Where you are and where it's at you see
1:40You're making me
1:42Laugh out, when you strike your pose
1:46Take off all your preppy clothes
1:49You know you're not fooling anyone
1:52When you become
1:55Somebody else 'round everyone else
1:58You're watching your back like you can't relax
2:01You're trying to be cool
2:03You look like a fool to me
2:05Tell me
2:07Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?
2:11I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else
2:15Gets me frustrated
2:18Life's like this, you
2:20You fall, and you crawl, and you break
2:22And you take what you get, and you turn it into
2:25Honesty and promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it
2:29No, no, no (no, no)
2:34No, no, no (no, no)
2:37No, no, no (no, no)
2:40No, no, no (no, no)
2:44Chill out, what you yelling for?
2:47Lay back, it's all been done before
2:50And if you could only let it be
2:55You would see
2:56Somebody else 'round everyone else
2:59You're watching your back like you can't relax
3:02You're trying to be cool
3:04You look like a fool to me
3:07Tell me
3:09Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?
3:13I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else
3:17Gets me frustrated
3:19Life's like this, you
3:21You fall, and you crawl, and you break
3:24And you take what you get, and you turn it into
3:27Honesty and promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it
3:32No, no
3:33Why do you have to go and make things so complicated?
3:38I see the way you're acting like you're somebody else
3:41Gets me frustrated
3:44Life's like this, you
3:46You fall, and you crawl, and you break
3:48And you take what you get, and you turn it into
3:52Honesty and promise me I'm never gonna find you fake it
3:56No, no, no
4:04♪
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Complicated song profile
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- 2002Released
- 1:16Length
- 74Lyric lines
- 76Timed cues
- 243sTimed span
- Lyric record matched as “Complicated” by Avril Lavigne
- 76 ordered lyric timestamps verified
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Release record
AskLyrics connects this recording to the release “Let Go (snippet sampler).” Its earliest matched release date is 2002. This matched version has a duration of 1:16. Stored songwriter information names Avril Lavigne, The Matrix.
Lyric structure
AskLyrics counted 74 lyric lines in 2 visible text sections. This edition carries 76 timed lyric cues spanning about 243 seconds. AskLyrics detected 19 recurring line patterns and keeps each return in its recorded order. The player compares the current video time with each cue and applies the reviewed synchronization offset.
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- Album / release
- Let Go (snippet sampler)
- Released
- 2002
- Length
- 1:16
- Written by
- Avril Lavigne, The Matrix
- Recording source
- MusicBrainz record ↗
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