Machu Picchu Lyrics

Lyric discussion by rb4134 

Cover art for Machu Picchu lyrics by Strokes, The

I've been listening to this song over and over and this is what I got for lyrics...

I'm putting your patience to the test I'm putting your body on the line, for less And didn't you know there was a choice? It's never yours, but someone else's voice

Selling your body to the street Sending your girlfriends to the night, for cheap Wearing a jacket made of meat Sealing a letter made with horses feet

And now you've heard that Words turn to gray Life in the shade A violent cry And that's on USA Platinum's on the rise Payphones in the sky I'm just trying' to find A mountain I can climb

I'm putting your patience to the test I'm putting your body on the line, for less And didn't you know there was a choice? And it's never yours, in someone else's voice And now you've seen that

Waltz on the grave Life in the shade A violent cry And that's on USA Born on the right Circles in disguise

I'm just tryin' to find A mountain I can climb

Tell us Can anybody tell us They're gonna be oh so jealous They're gonna be oh so silent They're gonna be sworn in silence

I didn't wanna ask you, baby I didn't wanna love you And everybody saw me And even if they knew me, Can anyone even hear us?

Can anybody tell us They're gonna be oh so jealous They're gonna be oh so silent They're gonna be sworn in silence

Can anybody tell us They're gonna be oh so jealous They're gonna be-

Aww, right...

Why are you waitin' At my door?

Life turns to dust And rain turns to rust The gossip is the truth The money paid for the lives we took

And why do you look surprised Only since I'm in the skies I'm just tryin' to find Enough space for you and I

Hopefully that helps fill in a few gaps!

Lyric Correction

I borrowed some parts from CrochetTheLeper - there were a lot of good ones in their version of the lyrics!