Madman

Charlotte Martin

I woke up this morning and then my head had started roaming
Now nothing's right
Nothing's right
Don't remember being born
Don't know why we're being torn
And now nothing's right
Nothing's right

I open up my mouth just to let the demon shout
About my dirty little schemes
That the wettest of my dreams are you
Nothing's right
Nothing's right

Over and over I'm feeling
The same old loneliness
And under me, under me feeding the madman

I'm breaking of a piece of what's left of what was me
But it feels alright
Feels alright
I'm laying on your road 'cause I thought that it might hold
And it feels alright
Feels alright

Do I wanna take a bet?
Is this as good as it'll get?
And I cannot get away from the comfortable, familiar chains
Nothing's right
Nothing's right

Over and over I'm feeling
The same old loneliness
And under me, under me feeding the madman
Over and over it's chilling
The things I've let you miss
And if you're a miracle
I am the madman

And I'm sorry I didn't build your walls and
And I'm sorry I had to go and fall and
And I'm sorry I had the whole thing wrong and
Well I guess I'm the sorriest of all
And I'm sorry that you are feeling small and
And I'm sorry that I'm not used to crawling
And I'm sorry the writing's on the wall and
Well, I guess I'm the sorriest
Guess I'm the sorriest of all

Woke up this morning and then my head had started roaming
Now nothing's right
Nothing's right
Don't remember being born
Don't know why we're being torn
And now nothing's right
Nothing's right

You say you don't identify
With my sort of petrified
Outlook on the pride that I've managed to ignore so long
Nothing's right
Nothing's right
Nothing's right
Nothing's right
But it seems alright
Seems alright


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    General Comment

    this is thee perfect song

    erinnxosmileon September 04, 2009   Link
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    My Interpretation

    I think it's about someone that drives her crazy with their love.

    alternativelove10on May 29, 2011   Link
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    My Interpretation

    I think it's about someone that drives her crazy with their love.

    alternativelove10on May 29, 2011   Link

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