A Shield For Your Eyes, A Beast In The Well On Your Hand

Melt-banana

Catch the mean beast
in the well in the hell on the back
Watch out! You've got no shield
Break up! He's got no peace
Breath deep
in the shade in the fade of the luck
Watch out! You've got no light
No pure cell can live

Shoot the first head
Shoot the first hand
Press the "Greed",
Get the pale shield for your eyes
Shoot the third eye
Shoot the third line
Press the "Blood",
Watch out for the beam
Shoot the first head
Shoot the last tail
Press the "Risk",
Get the hale shield for your eyes
I just need to hit to kick the dead eye
Press the next eye

I can get so...
Liquid eye, Sticky eye, Tricky eye
How to fake to steal?
Your heart's got cracked!

Get the new toy, it's falling in 50 parts
Break Up! You've got no paste
Throw out! It's biting your fate
like a bait like a sweet dust
You've got no hand
and no pure cell can cross

Shoot the first head
Shoot the first hand
Press the "Greed",
Get the pale shield for your eyes
Shoot the third eye
Shoot the third line
Press the "Blood",
Watch out for the beam
Shoot the first head
Shoot the last tail
Press the "Risk",
Get the hale shield for your eyes
I just hate to say to pay the dead eye
Press the next light

I can get so...
Liquid eye, Sticky eye,
Tricky eye, Flashy eye
How to fake?
How to make 50 times
more eyes to get cracked?
Your hearts got plastic

Catch the mean beast
in the well on your hand on your left
Wake up! You've got no fist
Look up! No peace will be seen
in your hand in the shade of your mind
Watch out! You've got no right
Your pure cell can't spark

I can get so...
Liquid eye, Sticky eye
Tricky eye
Where to fake?
Where to make?
One more step to get my shot


Lyrics submitted by Marjolaine

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    This song has got to be about watching someone play a crazy videogame. "Shoot the first head...Press the Greed...You've got no shield...."

    aaaannddyon January 19, 2008   Link

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