He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Don't you make a move tonight
You can only stagger
Once shes got you in her sight
You're the one shes after
Shes the blade and you're just paper
You're afraid cause shes got closer
You're back-steppin and back-stabbing everything in your life
She stole everything your heart desired
Now you want it back
She stole everything your heart desired
Now you want it back
One by one you count the fights
Doesn't even matter
That shes got you by surprise
Misery's your master
Shes the blade and you're just paper
You're afraid cause shes got closer
Your back-steppin and shes out wrecking everything in your life
She stole everything your heart desired
Now you want it back
She stole everything your heart desired
Now you want it back
She stole everything
She controlled everything
She stole everything
She controlled everything
Shes the blade
Shes the blade
Shes the blade and you're the paper
Shes the blade and you're just...
Shes the blade and you're just paper
You're afraid cause shes got you closer
She stole everything your heart desired
Now you want it back
She stole everything your heart desired
Now you want it back
She stole everything
She controlled everything
She stole everything
And controlled everything
You can only stagger
Once shes got you in her sight
You're the one shes after
Shes the blade and you're just paper
You're afraid cause shes got closer
You're back-steppin and back-stabbing everything in your life
She stole everything your heart desired
Now you want it back
She stole everything your heart desired
Now you want it back
One by one you count the fights
Doesn't even matter
That shes got you by surprise
Misery's your master
Shes the blade and you're just paper
You're afraid cause shes got closer
Your back-steppin and shes out wrecking everything in your life
She stole everything your heart desired
Now you want it back
She stole everything your heart desired
Now you want it back
She stole everything
She controlled everything
She stole everything
She controlled everything
Shes the blade
Shes the blade
Shes the blade and you're the paper
Shes the blade and you're just...
Shes the blade and you're just paper
You're afraid cause shes got you closer
She stole everything your heart desired
Now you want it back
She stole everything your heart desired
Now you want it back
She stole everything
She controlled everything
She stole everything
And controlled everything
Lyrics submitted by prayingmantis84
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