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Happiness hit her like a train on a trackComing towards her stuck still no turning backShe hid around corners and she hid under bedsShe killed it with kisses and from it she fledWith every bubble she sank with her drinkAnd washed it away down the kitchen sink
The dog days are overThe dog days are doneThe horses are comingSo you better run
Run fast for your mother, run fast for your fatherRun for your children, for your sisters and brothersLeave all your love and your longing behindYou cant carry it with you if you want to survive
The dog days are overThe dog days are doneCan you hear the horses?'Cause here they come
And I never wanted anything from youExcept everything you had and what was left after that too, ohHappiness hit her like a bullet in the headStruck from a great height by someone who should know better than that
The dog days are overThe dog days are doneCan you hear the horses?'Cause here they come
Run fast for your mother, run fast for your fatherRun for your children, for your sisters and brothersLeave all your loving, your loving behindYou can't carry it with you if you want to survive
The dog days are overThe dog days are doneCan you hear the horses?'Cause here they come
The dog days are overThe dog days are doneThe horses are comingSo you better run
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The looking glass, so shiny and newHow quickly the glamour fadesI start spinning, slipping out of timeWas that the wrong pill to take? (Raise it up)
You made a deal, and now it seems you have to offer upBut will it ever be enough? (Raise it up, raise it up)It's not enough (Raise it up, raise it up)
Here I am, a rabbit hearted girlFrozen in the headlightsIt seems I've made the final sacrifice
We raise it up, this offeringWe raise it up
This is a gift, it comes with a priceWho is the lamb and who is the knife?Midas is king and he holds me so tightAnd turns me to gold in the sunlight
I look around, but I can't find you (raise it up)If only I could see your face (raise it up)Instead of rushing towards the skyline (raise it up)I wish that I could just be brave
I must become a lion hearted girlReady for a fightBefore I make the final sacrifice
We raise it up, this offeringWe raise it up
This is a gift, it comes with a priceWho is the lamb and who is the knife?Midas is king and he holds me so tightAnd turns me to gold in the sunlight
Raise it up, raise it upRaise it up, raise it up
And in the spring I shed my skinAnd it blows away with the changing windThe waters turn from blue to redAs towards the sky I offer it
This is a gift, it comes with a priceWho is the lamb and who is the knife?Midas is king and he holds me so tightAnd turns me to gold in the sunlight
This is a gift, it comes with a priceWho is the lamb and who is the knife?Midas is king and he holds me so tightAnd turns me to gold in the sunlight
This is a gift, it comes with a priceWho is the lamb and who is the knife?Midas is king and he holds me so tightAnd turns me to gold in the sunlight
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I'm not calling you a liar,just don't lie to me.I'm not calling you a thief,Just don't steal from me.I'm not calling you a ghost,Just stop haunting me.And I love you so much,I'm gonna let you,Kill me.
There's a ghost in my lungs,And it sighs in my sleep,Wraps itself around my tongue,As it softly speaks.
Then it walks, then it walksWith my legs,To fall, to fall, to fall at your feet.Now but for the grace of god go on,But when you kiss me I'm happy enough to die.
I'm not calling you a liar,Just don't lie to me.And I love you so muchI'm gonna let you..I'm not callin you a thief,Just don't..And I love you so much,I'm gonna let you...I'm not callin you a ghost,Just stop.
There's a ghost in my mouth,And it talks in my sleep,Wraps itself around my tongue,As it softly speaks.
Then it walks.Then it walks.Then it walks with my legs.
To fall, to fall, to fall, to fall, to fall, to fall.To fall, to fall, to fall, to fall, to fall, to fall.To fall, to fall, to fall, to fall, to fall, to fall.To fall, to fall, to fall, to fall, to fall, to fall.At your feet.
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If you could only see the beast you've made of meI held it in but now it seems you've set it running freeScreaming in the dark, I howl when we're apartDrag my teeth across your chest to taste your beating heart
My fingers claw your skin, try to tempt my way inYou are the moon that breaks the night for which I have to howlMy fingers claw your skin, try to tempt my way inYou are the moon that breaks the night for which I have to
Howl, howlHowl, howl
Now there's no holding back, I'm aching to attackMy blood is singing with your voice, I want to pour it outThe saints can't help me now, the ropes have been unboundI hunt for you with bloodied feet across the hollow ground
Like some child possessed, the beast howls in my veinsI want to find you, tear out all of your tenderness
And howl, howlHowl, howl
Be careful of the curse that falls on young loversStarts so soft and sweet and turns them to huntersHunters, hunters, huntersHunters, hunters, hunters
The fabric of your flesh, pure as a wedding dressUntil I wrap myself inside your arms I cannot restThe saints can't help me now, the ropes have been unboundI hunt for you with bloodied feet across the hollow ground
And howl
Be careful of the curse that falls on young loversStarts so soft and sweet and turns them to huntersA man who is pure at heart and says his prayers by nightMay still become a wolf when the the autumn moon is bright
If you could only see the beast you've made of meI held it in but now it seems you've set it running freeThe saints can't help me now, the ropes have been unboundI hunt for you with bloodied feet across the hollow ground
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You hit me onceI hit you backYou gave a kickI gave a slapYou smashed a plateOver my headThen I set fire to our bed(x2)
Woah
My black eye casts no shadowYour red eye sees no painYour slaps don't stickYour kicks don't hitSo we remain the same
Blood sticks, sweat dripsBreak the lock if it don't fit
A kick in the teeth is good for someA kiss with a fist is better than noneWoah, a kiss with a fist is better than none
I broke your jaw once before I spilt your blood upon the floorYou broke my leg in returnSo I sit back and watch the bed burn
Well love sticks, sweat dripsBreak the lock if it don't fit
A kick in the teeth is good for someA kiss with a fist is better than noneWoah, a kiss with a fist is better than none
You hit me onceI hit you backYou gave a kickI gave a slapYou smashed a plateOver my headThen I set fire to our bed, woah
Woah, you hit me onceI hit you backYou gave a kickI gave a slapYou smashed a plateOver my headThen I set fire to our bed
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She told me not to step on the cracksI told her not to fuss and relaxWell, her pretty little face stopped me in my tracksBut now she sleeps with one eye openThat's the price she paid
I took a knife and cut out her eyeI took it home and watched it wither and dieWell, she's lucky that I didn't slip her a smileThat's why she sleeps with one eye openThat's the price she paid
I said, hey, girl with one eyeGet your filthy fingers out of my pieI said, hey, girl with one eyeI'll cut your little heart out cause you made me cry
I slipped my hand under her skirtI said don't worry, it's not gonna hurtOh, my reputation's kinda clouded with dirtThat's why you sleep with one eye openThat's the price you paid
I said, hey, girl with one eyeGet your filthy fingers out of my pieI said, hey, girl with one eyeI'll cut your little heart out cause you made me cry
You made me cryYou made me cryYou made me cry
I said, hey, girl with one eyeGet your filthy fingers out of my pieI said, hey, girl with one eyeGet your filthy fingers out my pie
I said, hey, girl with one eyeGet your filthy fingers out of my pieI said, hey, girl with one eyeI'll cut your little heart out cause you made me cry
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Between two lungs it was releasedThe breath that carried meThe sigh that blew me forward
Because it was trappedTrapped between two lungsIt was trapped between two lungsIt was trapped between two lungs
And my running feet could flyEach breath screaming, "We are all too young to die"
Between two lungs it was releasedThe breath that passed from you to meThat flew between us as we sleptThat slipped from your mouth into mineIt crept between two lungsIt was releasedThe breath that passed from you to meThat flew between us as we sleptThat slipped from your mouth into mineIt crept
Because it was trappedTrapped between two lungsIt was trapped between two lungs
Now all the days of beggingThe days of theftNo more gasping for a breathThe air has filled me head to toeAnd I can see the ground far belowI have this breath and I hold it tightAnd I keep it in my chest with all my mightI pray to god this breath will lastAs it pushes past my lipsAs I...
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There's a drumming noise inside my headIt starts when you're aroundI swear that you could hear itIt makes such an all mighty sound
There's a drumming noise inside my headThat throws me to the groundI swear that you should hear itIt makes such an all mighty sound
Louder than sirensLouder than bellsSweeter than heavenAnd hotter than hell
I ran to the towerWhen the church bells chimeI hope that they Would clear my mind
They left a ringingIn my earThat drum's still beatingLoud and clear
Louder than sirens (louder than sirens)Louder than bells (louder than bells)Sweeter than heaven (sweeter than heaven)And hotter than hell (hotter than hell)
Louder than sirensLouder than bellsSweeter than heavenAnd hotter than hell(x2)
As I move my feet Towards your bodyI can hear this beatIt fills my head upAnd gets louder and louder
It fills my head upAnd gets louder and louder
I go into the riverAnd I dive straight inI pray that the waterWill drown out the din
But as the water fills my mouthIt couldn't wash the echoes out(x2)
It swallows the sound and swallows me wholeUntil there's nothing left inside my soulI'm empty as that beating drumBut the sound has just begun
As I move my feet Towards your bodyI can hear this beatIt fills my head upAnd gets louder and louder
It fills my head upAnd gets louder and louder
There's a drumming noise inside my headIt starts when you're aroundI swear that you could hear itIt makes such an all mighty sound(x2)
Louder than sirensLouder than bellsSweeter than heavenAnd hotter than hell(x2)
As I move my feet Towards your bodyI can hear this beatIt fills my head upAnd gets louder and louder
It fills my head upAnd gets louder and louder
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A falling star fell from your heart and landed in my eyesI screamed aloud, as it tore through them, and now it's left me blind
The stars, the moon, they have all been blown outYou left me in the darkNo dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilightIn the shadow of your heart
And in the dark, I can hear your heartbeatI tried to find the soundBut then it stopped, and I was in the darkness,So darkness I became
The stars, the moon, they have all been blown outYou left me in the darkNo dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilightIn the shadow of your heart
I took the stars from my eyes, and then I made a mapAnd knew that somehow I could find my way backThen I heard your heart beating, you were in the darkness tooSo I stayed in the darkness with you
The stars, the moon, they have all been blown outYou left me in the darkNo dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilightIn the shadow of your heart
The stars, the moon, they have all been blown outYou left me in the darkNo dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilightIn the shadow of your heart
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My boy builds coffinsWith hammers and nailsHe doesn't build shipsHe has no use for sails
He doesn't make tables,Dressers, or chairsHe can't carve a whistle'Cause he just doesn't care
My boy builds coffinsFor the rich and the poorKings and queens have allKnocked on his door
Beggars and liarsGypsies and thievesThey all come to him'Cause he's so eager to please
My boy builds coffinsHe makes them all dayBut it's not just for workAnd it isn't for play
He's made one for himselfOne for me tooOne of these daysHe'll make one for you
For you, for you, for you
My boy builds coffinsFor better or worseSome say it's a blessingSome say it's a curse
He fits them togetherIn sunshine or rainEach one is uniqueNo two are the same
My boy builds coffinsAnd I think it's a shameThat when each one's been madeHe can't see it again
He crafts every oneWith love and with careThen it's thrown in the groundAnd it just isn't fair
My boy builds coffinsHe makes them all dayBut it's not just for workAnd it isn't for play
He's made one for himselfOne for me tooAnd one of these daysHe'll make one for you
For you, for you, for you