I am the key to the lock in your house
That keeps your toys in the basement
And if you get too far inside
You'll only see my reflection

It's always best when the covers up
I am the pick in the ice
Do not cry out or hit the alarm
You know we're friends till we die

And either way you turn
I'll be there
Open up your skull
I'll be there
Climbing up the walls

It's always best when the light is off
It's always better on the outside
Fifteen blows to the back of your head
Fifteen blows to your mind

So lock the kids up safe tonight
Shut the eyes in the cupboard
I've got the smell of a local man
Who's got the loneliest feeling

That either way he turns
I'll be there
Open up your skull
I'll be there

Climbing up the walls
Climbing up the walls
Climbing up the walls


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Climbing Up the Walls Lyrics as written by Colin Charles Greenwood Jonathan Richard Guy Greenwood

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    Before I read this song was about a mental institution, I always thought of it as someone denying an imaginary friend or part of their self they used to have. The feeling they'd moved on and no longer needed them even thought they're crumbling on the inside.

    I'd thought that for YEARS. Kind of wish I never found out what the man himself intended now.

    LuciferBoxon August 29, 2008   Link

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