Big Ideas
Don't get any Big Ideas
they're not gonna happen
You paint your house white
and feel the noise
but they'll be something missing

And now that you've found it, its gone
And now that you feel it, you don't

She stands stark naked and she beckons you to bed
don't go, you'll only want to come back again

So don't get any Big Ideas, they're not gonna happen
You'll go to hell for what your dirty mind is thinking

And now that you've found it, its gone
And now that you feel it, you don't
This song has not been released.

This song is actually introduced by the band as an untitled piece, but on Web sites it is often referred to as "Big Ideas (Don't Get Any)." Thom first heard this title from Matt Pinfield in a MTV interview for 120 Minutes. The title "Nude" is the title that appears on the band's set lists, though the song has never been referred to elsewhere by this name. The piece features both Thom and Jonny on keyboards, and it is as gorgeous and mysterious as both "Motion Picture Soundtrack" and "True Love Waits" as far as the unreleased material is concerned. Influenced by the notion that we live in a man's world, a place where men can get whatever they desire, the song also explores the guilt that men feel when they commit certain acts, like cheating on their partners.
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