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The Moment of Conception Lyrics
At the moment of conception, I could see someone approaching
Will you be my disco dancer? I could use a little coaching
Will you be my secret lover? Mother, father, sister, brother too
I was born without a conscious, full of freedom, full of nonsense
From the mountains to the beaches, eat the apples, steal the peaches
Will you be this wild child's lady? Will you carry me to safety?
Lock me up and take me home, I don't want to be free
Going crazy on my own, it's not where I want to be
I behave without compassion, I see things, I want to smash them
When I put our love in danger and treat you like a total stranger
I don't really want to hurt you, I would stop it if I could-oooo
Blame my school and blame my parents and the genes that I inherit
Blame it on my older sister for showing me her dirty pictures
Blame it on tv and movies, blame the lawyers and the juries
Lock me up and take me home, I don't want to be free
Going crazy on my own, it's not where I want to be
At the moment of conception
At the moment of conception
Will you be my disco dancer? I could use a little coaching
Will you be my secret lover? Mother, father, sister, brother too
From the mountains to the beaches, eat the apples, steal the peaches
Will you be this wild child's lady? Will you carry me to safety?
Lock me up and take me home, I don't want to be free
Going crazy on my own, it's not where I want to be
When I put our love in danger and treat you like a total stranger
I don't really want to hurt you, I would stop it if I could-oooo
Blame it on my older sister for showing me her dirty pictures
Blame it on tv and movies, blame the lawyers and the juries
Lock me up and take me home, I don't want to be free
Going crazy on my own, it's not where I want to be
At the moment of conception
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Submitted by
buffalosoldier On Jul 31, 2002
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It's "born without a conscience," not "conscious."
I like the quick line "eat the apples, steal the peaches." In the Judeo-Christian mythos Eve got into trouble for eating the apple of knowledge, and in the Chinese mythos Monkey got into trouble for stealing the peaches of immortality.