Shoot holes in me
Then you watch, as I bleed
Sticks, sticks and stones
Break my bones, as I speak
Leave me to burn, as I melt
In my pain
Watch as I drown
In the tears we have made
[Chorus:]
'Cause we've got to forgive
We've got to forget
Things are changing at last
I hope for the best
But I don't understand
I'm just a man
I'm still trying to see
Love, love is hate
Can't separate how it is
Deep in a grave
Can't pretend when it's real
[Chorus]
[Bridge:]
See a way, move away, see a way
Will I ever be saved for this?
Will I ever be clean?
Shoot holes in me
Then you watch, as I bleed
Sticks, sticks and stones
Break my bones, as I speak
[Chorus except 4th line "hope" is changed to "wish" (2x)]
'Cause we've got to forgive
We've got to forget
Then you watch, as I bleed
Sticks, sticks and stones
Break my bones, as I speak
Leave me to burn, as I melt
In my pain
Watch as I drown
In the tears we have made
'Cause we've got to forgive
We've got to forget
Things are changing at last
I hope for the best
But I don't understand
I'm just a man
I'm still trying to see
Can't separate how it is
Deep in a grave
Can't pretend when it's real
See a way, move away, see a way
Will I ever be saved for this?
Will I ever be clean?
Then you watch, as I bleed
Sticks, sticks and stones
Break my bones, as I speak
We've got to forget
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i know it's not much to do with the lyrics.. but it's only recently I discovered how much this song is influenced by The Pumpkins. It's amazing.. I feel much closer to feeder now thanks to that.
I remember discovering them when "polyethylene" came out. I was 30 and the girl I was dating went to see then with me and she became a fan ( even though she was previously into only r&b). This was the the beginning of her conversion to rock and roll as well as what would be an 18 year marriage. I miss her so much.