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Hedwig's Lament Lyrics

I was born on the other side
of a town ripped in two
And no matter how hard I've tried
I end up black and blue

I rose from off of the doctor's slab
I lost a piece of my heart
Now everyone gets to take a stab
They cut me up into parts

I gave a piece to my mother
I gave a piece to my man
I gave a piece to the rock star
He took the good stuff and ran

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prismpuck On Feb 17, 2002

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Cover art for Hedwig's Lament lyrics by Hedwig and the Angry Inch

by morethanadream

17y ago

Absolutely perfect. It's kind of the climax of the movie, when all the songs come together (Tear Me Down and Angry Inch especially) and the whole story/Hedwig's search comes down to this. And then it tails off into Exquisite Corpse and everything really breaks down.

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