Tom Waits

Temptation

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Rusted brandy in a diamond glass
everything is made from dreams
time is made from honey slow and sweet
only the fools know what it means
temptation, temptation, temptation
oh, temptation, temptation, I can't resist
I know that she is made of smoke
but I've lost my wayy
she knows that I am broke
so that I must play
temptation, temptation, temptation
oh, whoa, temptation, temptation, I can't resist
Dutch pink and Italian blue
she is waiting there for you
my will has disappeared
now my confusions oh so clear
temptation, temptation, temptation
whoa, whoa, temptation, temptation
I can't reisist

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yuri_sucupira On Dec 27, 2001

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by savingupspend

18y ago

this is so good, Franks wild years is sooo enjoyable.

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by Metalratex

16y ago

Very good song.

My Opinion

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by scottme

12y ago

Waits' voice just gets weirder and weirder.

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by chaps

12y ago

I couldn't get along with this song for months but I just love it now, the intro is so rich with sounds. Frank's Wild Years does that to you. It makes friends with you, but only if you spend enough time with it

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by somebody-nobody

4y ago

Rusted brandy (blood) in a diamond glass (syringe)\n\nEverything is made from dreams\n\nTime is made from honey (blood) slow (heroin) and sweet (cocaine)\n\nOnly the fools (cocaine addicts) know what it means\n\n\n\nTemptation, temptation, temptation\n\nOh, temptation, temptation, I can\'t resist\n\n\n\nI know that she (addiction) is made of smoke\n\nBut I\'ve lost my way\n\nShe (addiction) knows that I am broke (heroin addict)\n\nSo that I must play\n\n\n\nTemptation, temptation, temptation\n\nOh, whoa, temptation, temptation, I can\'t resist\n\n\n\nDutch pink (cocaine) and Italian blue (heroin)\n\nShe (addiction) is waiting there for you\n\nMy will has disappeared\n\nNow my confusions oh so clear\n\n\n\nTemptation, temptation, temptation\n\nWhoa, whoa, temptation, temptation\n\nI can\'t resist\n\n\nThose are the word meanings.

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