The blade of my knife
Faced away from your heart
Those last few nights
It turned and sliced you apart
This love that I tell
Now feels lonely as hell
From this padded prison cell

So many times I said
You'd only be mine
I gave my blood and my tears
And loved you cyanide
When you took my lips
I took your breath
Sometimes love's better off dead

You're all I need make you only mine
I love you so I set you free
I had to take your life
You're all I need, you're all I need
And I loved you but you didn't love me

Laid out cold
Now we're both alone
But killing you helped me keep you home
I guess it was bad
Cause love can be sad
But we finally make the news

Tied up smiling
I thought you were happy
Never opened your eyes
I thought you were napping
I got so much to learn
About love in this world
But we finally made the news

You're all I need, make you only mine
I loved you so, so I put you to sleep


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You're All I Need Lyrics as written by Tommy Lee Bass Nikki Sixx

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    This song was not about Vanity. It was about his long-time girlfriend, before vanity and before the Girls, Girls, Girls album, Nicole. It was also about the story they heard on the news. Anyway, he gave Nicole a copy of the recorded song, and she called him a dick because she heard the lyrics.

    Still a great song. I think it's sweet in a bitter-sweet kind of way. Nikki Sixx is just so amazing, and all of his songs are fucking awesome!

    _tornon September 02, 2008   Link

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