its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
Take your broken words
And place them on your heart
So when it breaks
They'll all fall in
Take your jealous words
And place them at the top of your list
They stand for that which you'd like to be
Oh, your voice
Was in a box
And I would turn the key
Just to hear you talk
Take your broken words
And place them in the palm of your hand
Piece them back to together again
They're on the mend
Take your angered words
And feel them through and through
That way they don't murder you
Oh, in the end
Oh, your voice
Was in a box
And I would turn the key
Just to hear you talk
Take your broken words
And place them on your heart
So when it breaks, they'll all fall in
And place them on your heart
So when it breaks
They'll all fall in
Take your jealous words
And place them at the top of your list
They stand for that which you'd like to be
Oh, your voice
Was in a box
And I would turn the key
Just to hear you talk
Take your broken words
And place them in the palm of your hand
Piece them back to together again
They're on the mend
Take your angered words
And feel them through and through
That way they don't murder you
Oh, in the end
Oh, your voice
Was in a box
And I would turn the key
Just to hear you talk
Take your broken words
And place them on your heart
So when it breaks, they'll all fall in
Lyrics submitted by Talitres
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