Vengeance is Sleeping Lyrics

Lyric discussion by dlundin 

Cover art for Vengeance is Sleeping lyrics by Neko Case

The lyrics listed are a terrible interpretation of these song lyrics. Even the one that comes closest, the one who said "the lyrics are definitely" got it wrong, mistaking "intention" for "invention." This is from Neko's site:

VENGEANCE IS SLEEPING Neko Case 2008

I DID NOT KNOW WHAT A BRUTE I WAS I DIPPED MY CIGARETTE AND RODE THE BUS VENGEANCE BUILT ME HASTILY

AND I DRAGGED THE CLANGING NOTION I WAS NOBODY, NOBODY... NOBODY ALL I HAD WAS MY INTENTION AND MY LOVE INVENTED ALL OF YOU

OH, LOOK WHAT THOUGHTS CAN DO WHAT THOUGHTS CAN DO

IF BY NOW YOU ARE NOT DEAD AND BURIED YOU ARE MOST CERTIFIABLY MARRIED, OH MARRIED

I'M SURE YOU'RE SLEEPING SOUND WITH THE MISTRESS OF THE HOURS THE HOURS THAT GRIND YOUR LIFE TO DUST YOUR EASY LOVES YOU KEEP LIKE PETS DENIED THEM YOU ARE POWERLESS

WHATEVER KEEPS YOU SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT

I'M NOT THE MAN YOU THOUGHT I WAS

MY LOVE HAS NEVER LIVED INDOORS I'VE HAD TO DRAG IT HOME BY FORCE HIRED HOUNDS AT BOTH MY WRISTS DAMP AND BRUISED BY STRANGERS KISSES ON MY LIPS BUT YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I STILL MISS

YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I STILL MISS

AND IT'S RUTHLESS THAT IT COMES AS NO SURPRISE

I'M NOT THE MAN YOU THINK I AM

I listened to the song with headphones and she does sing "invention" on it, even though the published lyrics has "intention".

Lyric Correction

I'm not sure where they got the lyrics for her site, but some include mistakes from other sites. I don't think that she has ever published her actual lyrics anywhere and she probably doesn't have much to do with the site.