A Lung

The Knife

(Laughter)

I'm a crusader
I'm the darkest lady
I'm the taste on your tongue

I'm Darth Vader
I know what I'm made of
'Cause I was warmed by the sun
The sun

You're looking for me
But it's not what you seek
'Cause I've got a twisted personality

You're a crusader
You're the darkest lady
I like the taste of your tongue

You are Darth Vader
I know what you're made of
And you were warmed by the sun
By the sun
By the sun
The sun

And I'm looking for you
And I'm glad I found me
A special kind of personality

When the spark goes out of you
It grows ten times bigger in me
I am your lung

I'm Darth Vader
I know what I'm made of
'Cause I was warmed by the sun
By the sun
The sun
The sun

I was looking for you
I'm not glad I found me
A special kind of personality

Yes, you are the crusader
You are the lady
I want to chase your tongue

You are Darth Vader
I know what you're made of
You are like a lung
A lung
A lung
A lung

(And you were warmed by the sun) You're looking for me
(By the sun) But it's not what you seek
(By the sun) I've got a twisted personality
By the sun

You're looking for me
But it's not what you seek
I've got a twisted personality (A special kind of personality)

(Laughter)


Lyrics submitted by hallonsaft, edited by afablesotrue, lucretias

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    I absolutely love this song, it fills me. what do you think about the video then?, it starts with "Once upon a life I've begun my lonely journey in order to find the most precious what I have"

    cferon September 06, 2011   Link

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