White Stripes, The - The Union Forever Lyrics






It can't be love
For there is no true love
It can't be love
For there is no true love

Sure I'm C.F.K.*
But you gotta love me
The cost no man can say
But you gotta love me

Well I'm sorry but I'm not
Interested in gold mines, oil wells, shipping or real estate
What would I liked to have been?
Everything you hate

'Cause it can't be love
For there is no true love
It can't be love
For there is no true love

There is a man
A certain man
And for the poor you may be sure
That he'll do all he can
Who is this one?
Who's favourite son?
Just by his action has the traction
Magnets on the run
Who likes to smoke
Enjoys a joke
And wouldn't get a bit
Upset if he were really broke
With wealth and fame
He's still the same
I'll bet you five you're not alive
If you don't know his name

You said the union forever
You said the union forever
You cried the union forever
But that was untrue girl

'Cause it can't be love
For there is no true love
It can't be love
For there is no true love

[* Charles Foster Kane, "Citizen Kane"]





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  1. J.... S....

    I'm currently watching Citizen Kane for a school project. Had no idea this 1:53 was taken from a scene in the movie

    J.... S....

    Basically the whole song is taken from the movie. Either lines in the movie or songs that were also in the movie.

  2. K.... M....

    This describes every fucked relationship in 3:25.

  3. P.... J....

    one of my favorites

  4. J.... ....

    An outstanding movie deserves an outstanding song.

    J.... ....

    JOEYdaMUSH Which movie?

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    @Edit Man Citizen Kane

  5. S.... B....

    Nothing is better than the original 😊❤️💞

  6. f.... ....

    so good

  7. a.... ....

    This came out first

  8. R.... P....

    E minor arpeggio/F5 arpeggio verse, B5/G5/A#5/E5 bridge, E5/A#5 chorus.
    For all the guitarists out there.

    R.... P....

    Robert Paulson I have played this for years on guitar..so simple yet so great..never gets old!

    R.... P....

    For the lyricists, Citizen Kane, the song starts about a minute in https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_zKcddU8HKk

  9. d.... r....

    "What would I like to have been?..."

  10. R.... P....

    Lmao, what is Citizen Kane, what is rock'n'roll? What is the White Stripes?
    It can't be love, for there is no true love.

  11. P.... ....

    he sounds like jeff buckley when he comes in!!

  12. s.... j....

    So underrated

  13. K.... A....

    Oh shit.. sounds like the white stripes.. smh

  14. S.... H....

    Anyone know where I can find an instrumental version of this song? Thanks

  15. M.... B....

    sounds like "a little game" - jim morrison/the doors

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPcGNHN6_bA

  16. V.... R....

    This sounds just like Mudhoney - In my finest suit

    V.... R....

    Mm kind of similar

  17. j.... ....

    Sounds a lot like Skin Alley's "All Alone" from 1969.

  18. b.... c....

    definitely sounds a lot like she's so far out.. and I'm sure Jack wanted it that way

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    This song was released in 2001. The Wytches were formed in 2011.

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    Rachael Luedtke
    Also to pile on, Jack wrote this in highschool, so like 1992

  19. S.... D....

    Have a listen to The Wytches - She's So Far Out and tell me it's not the same song!

    S.... D....

    +Sam Drury You're right, the sound is kind of similar

    S.... D....

    No is not!

  20. G.... R....

    Sounds like aliens are taking over

  21. t.... ....

    It kind of surprised me that these lyrics are taken directly from the movie, "Citizen Kane". 

    t.... ....

    so what's the name? I've wondered what the hell the song was about for almost 15 years.. at least I know part of it now. thanks lol

    t.... ....

    does Jack white owe me 5, or not bc I know the name, just not who he is talking about? Lol

    t.... ....

    Charles Foster Kane

    t.... ....

    It kind of surprises me that people still don't know that.

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    tangiers59

    f for fake is amazing too if you haven’t seen that yet

  22. J.... C....

    Love this fucking song

    J.... C....

    It cant love :)

    J.... C....

    But that is untrue...