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Inside my skin There is this space... It twists and turns It bleeds and aches
Inside my heart There's an empty room. It's waiting for lightning; It's waiting for you
I am wanting, and... I am needing you To be here Inside the absence of fear
Muscles and sinew Velvet and stone... This vessel is haunted It creaks and moans
My bones call to you In a separate skin. I make myself translucent To let you in, boy...
I am wanting, and... I am needing you To be here Inside the absence of fear
There is the splendor of this Secret inside of me And it knows that you're no stranger, You're my gravity
My hands will adore you Through all darkness, and they will Lay you out in moonlight And vent(?) your name
For I am wanting, and... I am needing you To be here... I need you near... Inside the absence of fear.
Adrian came home again last summer Things just haven't been the same around here People talk People stare Oh, Adrian, come out and play An unfortunate accident in a canoe Dr. said, 'I'm sorry, not much I can do' The air was so still His eyes did not blink Oh, Adrian, come out and play Little Mary Epperson liked him She vowed always to watch after him Still he did not move Dr. said it's no use Oh, Adrian, come out and play
BRIDGE: She sat by his side, watched the years fly by He looked so fragile, he looked so small She wondered why he was still alive at all Everyone in town had that 'I'm so sorry look' They talked in a whispered hush, said 'I'd turn the machines off' But still she sat by his side Said, 'life he won't be denied' Oh Adrian, come out and play Yellow flowers decorate his bedroom Sign above his door says Welcome Home But he just sits and stares He's awake but still not there Oh, Adrian, come out and play
BRIDGE And little Mary Apperson grew up lovely She still comes to visit him on Sundays He's like an unused toy He's got big hands but the mind of a little boy Oh, Adrian, come out and play Adrian came home again last summer Things just haven't been the same around here
The sun sets across the ocean I'm a thousasnd mile from anywhere And my pocketbook in my heart Both just got stolen And the sun act like she don't even care The wind blows cold when you reach the top Feels like somebody's face is stuck to the bottom of my shoe Got a plastic jesus and a ...???... corner of my room Got everybody but you tellin' me what to do *** Well I've been down so long It can't be that much longer still And I've been down for so long That the end must be drawing near *** I looked to everybody but me To answer my prayers Until I found an angel in the bathroom Who said she didn't see anybody who was savin anywhere And the blind man said, "Simple... like flipping a coin - Don't matter what side it lands on So long as it's somebody else's dime" Cause if you're the top of the bottom It all feels the same We live out of fear if we're too rich or we're too poor Fuess all I can do is museter up some change And little bit of faith And take some dignity when I walk through this door
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Gonna take a trip Catch a train Got a ticket in my hand And then a fat man takes my money And like cattle we all stand I'm just a faceless body lost in this vast and worthless sea In a thousand people I do not know But really they are no different from me They all have passion They all have fear They all have intense confusion And no sweet moments that are clear They all have aspirations High hopes and dreams And are really that alone like me *** We've been down so long It can't be that nmuch longer still We've been down so long That the end must be... The end must be... The end must be drawing near
The sun sets 'cross the ocean I'm a thousasnd mile from anywhere My pocketbook and my heart Both just got stolen And the sun act like she don't even care The wind blows cold when you reach the top It feels like somebody's face is stuck to the bottom of my shoe Got a plastic Jesus, a cordless telephone for every corner of my room Got everybody but you telling me what to do
But I've been down so long It can't be that much longer still I've been down for so long That the end must be drawing near
I looked to everybody but me To answer my prayers Until I found an angel in the bathroom Who said she didn't see anybody who was savin anywhere And the blind man said it's simple, like flipping a coin Don't matter what side it lands on if it's someone elses's dime
But I've been down so long It can't be that much longer still I've been down for so long That the end must be drawing near
I take a trip, I catch a train, I catch a plane I got a ticket in my hand And then a fat man takes my money And like cattle we all stand
But I've been down so long It can't be that much longer still I've been down for so long That the end must be drawing near
We've been down so long It can't be that nmuch longer still We've been down so long That the end must be... I know the end must be... Oh, I know the end must be drawing near
You took your coat off and stood in the rain, You were always crazy like that I watched from my window, always felt I was outside looking in on you You were always the mysterious one with dark eyes and careless hair, You were fashionably sensitive, but too cool to care Then you stood in my doorway, with nothing to say besides some comment on the weather Well in case you failed to notice, In case you failed to see, This is my heart bleeding before you, This is me down on my knees
CHORUS: These foolish games are tearing me apart You thoughtless words are breaking my heart You're breaking my heart
You were always brilliant in the morning Smoking your cigarettes, talking over coffee You philosophies on art, Baroque moved you, You loved Mozart and you'd speak of your loved ones As I clumsily strummed my guitar You'd teach me of honest things Things that were daring, things that were clean Things that knew what an honest dollar did mean So I hid my soiled hands behind my back Somewhere along the line I must've gone off track with you Excuse me, think I've mistaken you for somebody else Somebody who gave a damn, Somebody more like myself
CHORUS
You took off your coat and stood in the rain you were always crazy like that
You better take your watch off When around large machinery You better hide your wallet If you plan to sleep with theives Don't forget your bullet-proof vest The next time you pick a fight with a guard And if you work with unstable objects Wear a hat that's hard
CHORUS It's simple tips like these That keep you safe from injuries The surgeon general should do his part: Warning, beware, be careful - Fragile Heart
Take out your contact lenses If you drive through a dust storm Look both ways before crossing The freeway of any legal form Take off your antique jewelry The next time you jump into a chlorinated pool And don't forget, build a fence around your heart The next time you give it to a fool
CHORUS
Take your socks off the heater, man You know they're gonna get burned Don't lend out your favourite pair of pliers Unless you're sure they'll get returned You would not give a shiny medal To someone who don't work for it So do not give of yourself To one who won't adore it
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If I could tell the world just one thing It would be that we’re all OK And not to worry ‘cause worry is wasteful And useless in times like these I won’t be made useless I won’t be idle with despair I will gather myself around my faith For light does the darkness most fear
My hands are small, I know But they’re not yours, they are my own But they’re not yours, they are my own And I am never broken
Poverty stole your golden shoes But it didn’t steal your laughter And heartache came to visit me But I knew it wasn’t ever after
We’ll fight, not out of spite For someone must stand up for what’s right 'Cause where there’s a man who has no voice There ours shall go singing
My hands are small I know But they’re not yours, they are my own But they’re not yours, they are my own And I am never broken
In the end only kindness matters In the end only kindness matters
I will get down on my knees, and I will pray I will get down on my knees, and I will pray I will get down on my knees, and I will pray
My hands are small I know But they’re not yours, they are my own But they’re not yours, they are my own And I am never broken
My hands are small I know But they’re not yours, they are my own But they’re not yours, they are my own And I am never broken We are never broken
We are God’s eyes God’s hands God’s mind We are God’s eyes God’s hands God’s heart We are God’s eyes God’s hands God’s eyes We are God’s hands We are God’s hands
Good-bye baby, I don’t think I’ll be seeing you again Good-bye baby, we’ll say that we’re still friends Even though I know I love nobody else And even though I know, I say to myself That this time I’m leaving and I now that we’re through and I don’t love you And that I just don’t care
I’m just so tired of being another statistic on TV The classic case of I love him, but he just don’t love me
So this time I’m going to be the one to say it’s the end This time I’m gonna be my own best friend And I’m going to save some love, some love for myself I'll kiss you all serious, it might help And that I just don’t care
I don’t care So many times, I tried to tell myself That this love would work, if I just gave up some more love for myself I believed if I just quite my crying, you’d start your trying, leave your lying But I believe if I just walked away, I could say I don’t care don’t care
You were always the cool one, you stood by the backdoor You said "you know, leaving sorta makes you look good" But this time I swear it’s the best you’ll ever see of me
So this time I’m going to be the one to say it’s the end This time I’m gonna be my own best friend And I’m going to save some love, some love for myself I’ll (kiss you all serious in hell)??? And that I just don’t care
I don’t care So many times, I tried to tell myself That this love would work, if I just gave up some more love for myself I believed if I just quite my crying, you’d start your trying, leave your lying But I believe if I just walked away, I could say I don’t care don’t care
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So good-bye baby, I don’t think I’ll be seeing you again
My body is changing To fit itself around your shoe And my insides are aching To be closer to you
You're like a crevice Like a crack, not a trace I can't make myself small enough To fit in your space
If you come down, if you come down, if you come down Down off your one-legged horse Your immortal course Is making me blue, yeah You're making me blue, yeah
My limbs are changing My heart is filled with growing pains But you are so perfect A brittle vessel filled with rain
You're like a rock You're like a razor, like a tack You're pulse is pale But your humor's always black
If you come down, if you come down, if you come down Down off your one-legged horse Your immortal course You're making me blue, yeah You're making me blue, yeah
I'm your servant I'm down on my knees I'll be wishing you here After I leave I would worship you irreverantly Just meet me half way And I will lay you down Come towards me, baby
We fit together Like a couple of spoons Although one moment the spell is wrought Hope no one opens this velvet drawer Love is always over too soon
But I want to hold you Forever in flight 'Til we're two old flames There's a mighty thin line Dancing by a dim light
If you just come down, if you come down Won't you please come down Down off your one-legged horse Your immortal course Is making me blue, yeah You're making me blue, yeah
And my body is changing... To fit itself around your shoe (line may not be sung- end with "changing..."
She's an ugly girl, does it make you want to kill her? She's an ugly girl, do you want to kick in her face? She's an ugly girl, she doesn't pose a threat. She's an ugly girl, does that make you feel safe? Ugly girl, ugly girl, do you hate her Cause she's pieces of you?
She's a pretty girl, does she make you think nasty thoughts? She's a pretty girl, do you want to tie her down? She's a pretty girl, do you call her a bitch? She's a pretty girl, did she sleep with your whole town? Pretty girl, pretty girl, do you hate her Cause she's pieces of you?
You say he's a faggot, does it make you want to hurt him? You say he's a faggot, do you want to bash in his brain? You say he's a faggot, does he make you sick to your stomach? You say he's a faggot, are you afraid you're just the same? Faggot, Faggot, do you hate him Cause he's pieces of you?
You say he's a Jew, does it mean that he's tight? You say he's a Jew, do you want to hurt his kids tonight? You say he's a Jew, he'll never wear that funny hat again. You say he's a Jew as though being born were a sin. Oh Jew, oh Jew, do you hate him Cause he's pieces of you
You take your coat off and throw it on the floor Night delivers you to my arms once more You feel so familiar as you get into bed Cigarette smoke halo around you head You lean over and kiss me so sweet... I could lay with you like this for hours... Hours and hours Building a summer home in your arms I kiss you with the languid adiration of slumber Landin' random as lotto numbers One for each eye And, oops, one on your nose And ten for each of your cute little toes You lean over and kiss me so sweet... I could lay with you like this for hours... Hours and hours... Building a summer home in your arms Am I crazy, do I talk too much? Sometimes I think your silence is a crutch Am I mad, are you married? Oh jesus this love stuff can sure be scary But so sweet... So sweet Here in your arms I'm a bit of a mess and I'm gone too much But when I'm away it's you I long to touch And certain things remind me it's such a special treat As these little things that bring you to me You lean over and kiss me so sweet... I could lay with you like this for hours... Hours and hours... Building a summer home in your arms I'm building a summer home in your arms I'm building a summer home in your arms I'm building a summer home in your arms Built with all your charms
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