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Little Drop of Poison Lyrics
I like my town with a little drop of poison
Nobody knows they're lining up to go insane
I'm all alone, I smoke my friends down to the filter
But I feel much cleaner after it rains
She left in the fall, that's her picture on the wall
She always had that little drop of poison
She left in the fall, that's her picture on the wall
She always had that little drop of poison
Did the Devil make the world while God was sleeping
Someone said you'll never get a wish from a bone
Another wrong good-bye and a hundred sailors
That deep blue sky is my home
She left in the fall, that's her picture on the wall
She always had that little drop of poison
She left in the fall, that's her picture on the wall
She always had that little drop of poison
A rat always knows when he's in with weasels
Here you lose a little every day
I remember when a million was a million
They all have ways to make you pay
They all have ways to make you pay
Nobody knows they're lining up to go insane
I'm all alone, I smoke my friends down to the filter
But I feel much cleaner after it rains
She always had that little drop of poison
She left in the fall, that's her picture on the wall
She always had that little drop of poison
Someone said you'll never get a wish from a bone
Another wrong good-bye and a hundred sailors
That deep blue sky is my home
She always had that little drop of poison
She left in the fall, that's her picture on the wall
She always had that little drop of poison
Here you lose a little every day
I remember when a million was a million
They all have ways to make you pay
They all have ways to make you pay
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"I like my town with a little drop of poison"
He likes things that a little bit twisted. He doesn't want a happy nice healthy life... it's more fun when everythings darker and more mysterious.
I think you've just summed up 80% of Tom Waits songs ever, right there. He's like goth culture's unwashed drunk uncle.
I think you've just summed up 80% of Tom Waits songs ever, right there. He's like goth culture's unwashed drunk uncle.
this song makes shrek2 rock. seriously. Tom Waits is an excellent evil pirate. it's the role he was born to play.
Yeah, he's got a cool voice. :)
i heard a different mix of this song and its MUCH better in my opinion
there is deep emotion involved in this song. it's almost as if he's tearing out what he feels for the girl that left him, she poisoned him. he sings the depth of his being. great song.
The lyrics above are pretain to the original version of the song, which was recorded in 1997 for the soundtrack to the film "End of Violence". Waits rerecorded thia song in 2003 for "Shrek2", with a slightly different arrangement (my favorite being the latter). the lyric arrangements are different in the new version.
Not strictly lyrics, but can anybody tell me if that's a tango rhythm? It's driving me nuts!
Without knowing much (if not anything) about dance, I firmly believe it's a tango rhythm!
Without knowing much (if not anything) about dance, I firmly believe it's a tango rhythm!
this is definitely a tango rythm - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OasiDe4q57g
this is definitely a tango rythm - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OasiDe4q57g