He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Where do I put the shame?
It feels like a broken toy
I can't play with
Anymore
Where do I put the hate?
To a pixilated screen
I can't watch anymore
All I know is that
I'm here drifting
Somewhere in the vast
Somewhere in eternity
And
I never want to leave
Where do I put the books
There's so many I could read
But
They all are filled
With lies
Where do I put the lies
There's so many I could say
But
It seems they're
In the books
I have faith that
You're out there living high
Up in the vast
Somewhere in eternity
And
You're never going to leave
Have I been telling
Lies to myself?
Hold me now you know
I am so afraid
To be at all
Have I been telling
Lies to myself?
Hold my now you know
I am so afraid to love at all
Where do I put the love?
Where do I put the love?
It feels like a broken toy
I can't play with
Anymore
Where do I put the hate?
To a pixilated screen
I can't watch anymore
All I know is that
I'm here drifting
Somewhere in the vast
Somewhere in eternity
And
I never want to leave
Where do I put the books
There's so many I could read
But
They all are filled
With lies
Where do I put the lies
There's so many I could say
But
It seems they're
In the books
I have faith that
You're out there living high
Up in the vast
Somewhere in eternity
And
You're never going to leave
Have I been telling
Lies to myself?
Hold me now you know
I am so afraid
To be at all
Have I been telling
Lies to myself?
Hold my now you know
I am so afraid to love at all
Where do I put the love?
Where do I put the love?
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The lyrics posted on this page are partically incorrect, while listening to the song i found a few lines that were sort of in the background that were missing from this version. So heres my version:.... Where do I put the shame? It feels like a broken toy I can't play with anymore. Where do I put the hate to a pixilated screen? I can't watch anymore. All I know is that I'm here drifting somewhere in the vast somewhere in the eternity, and I never want to leave. Where do I put the books? There's so many I could read, but they are all filled with lies. Where do I put the lies? There's so many I could say, but it seems they're in the books. I have faith that you're out there, living high up in the vast, somewhere in eternity, and you're never going to leave. Have I been telling lies to myself? Hold me now. You know, I am so afraid to be at all. Have I been telling lies to myself? Hold me now. You know, I am so afraid to love at all I looked up and i saw the moon, Seemed the same but it featured you... I looked up and i saw my place (or pleas) I dont care that i felt no hate!!! Where do I put the love? Where do I put the love?
I just had to put this up, those lyrics were frustrating me. But yeah cool song, also got me hooked.