Peeping Tom

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I'm careful not to fall
I have to climb your wall
'Cause you're the one
Who makes me feel much taller than you are
I'm just a peeping tom
On my own for far too long
Problems with the booze
Nothing left to lose

I'm weightless, I'm bare
I'm faithless, I'm scared

The face that fills the hole
That stole my broken soul
The one that makes me seem to feel much taller than you are
I'm just a peeping tom
On my own for far too long
Troubles with the gear
Nothing left to fear

I'm weightless, I'm bare
I'm faithless, I'm scared
I'm weightless, I'm bare
I'm faithless, I'm scared

With every bet I lost
And every trick I tossed
You're still the one who makes me feel much taller than you are
I'm just a peeping tom
On my own for far too long
Problems with the booze
Nothing left to lose

I'm weightless, I'm bare
I'm faithless, I'm scared
I'm weightless, I'm bare
I'm faithless, I'm scared
I'm weightless, I'm bare
I'm faithless, I'm scared
I'm scared
I'm scared
I'm scared
I'm scared


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Peeping Tom Lyrics as written by Brian Molko William Lloyd

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    This song is tragically, tenderly sad. Just that the only time this person feels 'tall' is when they're looking in on the person that they're obsessed with, and the fact that this is all that person has. This song might be less touching and more disturbing and invasive if it wasn't for the

    'I'm weightless... I'm bare I'm faithless... I'm scared I'm scared '

    lines. Defniately grows on you, see the tour visuals for this if you have the vids DVD.

    Deadcjunkieon February 17, 2005   Link

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