Sarah Goldfarb, Where Are Your Manners?

Fear Before

Her hair is tangled between my finger tips
On sudden shame I pulled her body to the floor
She sang a throat song chorus of "I love you"
Sha sang a throat chorus
You look so clean but your dressed to fit this scene
innocence??? Innocence???
(my mouth peels back in laughter)
You are a virgin, you are a taken liar

The angels hair is hanging on to stretched and fraying skin
In quiet defeat I dragged her body to my bed

She hums a throat song chorus of "I love you"
She spits up verse s but the words get lost in exhaustion

You look so pretty with my skin touching yours
You've only got eyes for me now.
You've only got time for me now.
You've only got eyes for me now
and you know how blind I am without you
The angels hair is cutting lines across her cheeks
With all my strength I make her love me
She tastes like summer and smells like romance
She breathes no throat song chorus
but I move her lips to form the words "I love you"
I taste her lips and I know she loves me


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    General Comment

    One thing that's always bothered me about this song is that the printed lyrics do not match what is actually sung in the recorded version of the song.

    In the beginning of the song it sounds like they are whispering "I'm coming up behind you" 5 times then followed by more whispers that are drown out by the singing.

    Anybody know what is actually being said?

    RuleofNineson March 14, 2007   Link

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