Thank you for this bitter knowledge
Guardian angels who left me stranded
It was worth it, feeling abandoned
Makes one hardened but what has happened to love

You got me writing lyrics on postcards
Then in the evenings, looking at the stars
But the brightest of the planets is Mars

What has happened to love?
So I will opt for the big white limo
Vanity fairgrounds and rebel angels
You can't be trusted with feathers so hollow
Your heaven's invention, steel-eyed vampires of love

You see over me, I'll never know
What you have shown to other eyes
Go or go ahead and surprise me
Say you've led the way to a mirage

Go or go ahead and just try me
(What has happened to love?)

Nowhere's now here smelling of junipers
Fell off the hay bales, I'm over the rainbows

But oh, Medusa, kiss me and crucify
This unholy notion of the mythic powers of love
Look in her eyes, look in her eyes

Forget about the ones that are crying
Look in her eyes, look in her eyes
Forget about the ones that are crying
Go or go ahead
Go or go ahead
Go or go ahead and surprise me

Go or go ahead
Go or go ahead
Go or go ahead and surprise me


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    ...thought I just wanted to correct the lyrics above by putting it into lyrical order:

    Thank you for this bitter knowledge Guardian angels who left me stranded It was worth it Feeling abandoned makes one hardened But what has happened to love?

    You got me writing lyrics on postcards Then in the evenings looking at the stars But the brightest of the planets is Mars What has happened to love?

    So I will opt for the big white limo Vanity fairgrounds and rebel angels You can't be trusted with feathers so hollow Your heaven's inventions – steel eyed vampires of love

    You see over me I'll never know what you have shown to other eyes Go or go ahead and surprise me Say you've lead the way to a mirage Go or go ahead and just try me

    Nowhere's now here smelling of junipers Fell of the hay bales and over the rainbows But oh Medusa, kiss me And crucify this unholy notion of the mythic powers of love

    Look in her eyes, look in her eyes Forget about the ones that are crying Look in her eyes, look in her eyes Forget about the ones that are crying

    Go or go ahead Go or go ahead Go or go ahead and surprise me Go or go ahead Go or go ahead Go or go ahead and just try me

    What has happened to love?

    maitininon March 16, 2008   Link

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