Okay; I edited these very incorrect lyrics soon after they were first posted, but for some reason Songmeanings doesn't respect efforts to edit incorrect lyrics and has been sporadically ignoring changes but accrediting editors nonetheless. That's silly. Below are the correct lyrics, copied directly from the Savages website, including the opening which is an excerpt from the John Cassavetes film 'Opening Night'.
"Come on in, I have the bar set up! How about a drink?"
"No, thank you."
"Oh come on, loosen up a little! Have a drink."
"No thank you. I don't want one."
"Sit down. Should we call room service? You're not hungry?"
"No, thank you,"
"How old are you, really? I'm trying to be patient? How old are you? I'm 65. How old are you?"
TOO MANY TO CONVINCE
TOO MANY TO HIRE
AND NOTHING YOU EVER OWN
THE WORLD’S A DEAD SORRY HOLE
AND I’M COLD, AND I’M COLD
AND I'M COLD, AND I’M STUBBORN
I’M SICK TO KEEP IT OPEN WIDE
AND SPEAKING WORDS TO THE BLIND
SPEAKING WORDS, TO THE BLIND
SPEAKING WORDS, TO THE BLIND
AND THE SOUL OF THE PURE
AND THE EYES OF THE LOVER
AND THE ONE WHO TRULY SAW YOUR SOUL
AND THE ONE WHO TRULY SAW YOUR SOUL
I’M THE ONE, WHO TRULY SAW YOUR SOUL
I’M THE ONE, WHO TRULY SAW YOUR SOUL
AND IF YOU TELL ME TO SHUT UP
AND IF YOU TELL ME TO SHUT IT
DID YOU TELL ME TO SHUT UP
OH IF YOU TELL ME TO SHUT IT
I’LL SHUT IT NOW
YOUNG, JUST BORN
FRAGILE AND TREMBLING SOUL
YOU HOLD IT TO THE LIGHT
THAT POURS DOWN THE MOON AT NIGHT
YOU KEPT ON HOLDING IT
YOU KEPT ON HOLDING IT
IT WAS A DANGEROUS THING TO DO
BUT YOU DID IT WHEN NO ONE KNEW
WHEN THE EYES WERE CLOSED
AND THE PEOPLE ASLEEP
NOT AN ANIMAL
NOT A HUMAN
NOT A SOUL
NOT A SOUL
AND IF YOU TELL ME TO SHUT UP
AND IF YOU TELL ME TO SHUT IT
DID YOU TELL ME TO SHUT UP
OH IF YOU TELL ME TO SHUT IT
I SHUT IT NOW
I AM A BREAKER OF OCEAN
LEADEN LIKE A BULLET TO THE SUN
I AM A BREAKER OF OCEAN
LEADEN LIKE A BULLET TO THE SUN, TO THE SUN, TO THE SUN…
Okay; I edited these very incorrect lyrics soon after they were first posted, but for some reason Songmeanings doesn't respect efforts to edit incorrect lyrics and has been sporadically ignoring changes but accrediting editors nonetheless. That's silly. Below are the correct lyrics, copied directly from the Savages website, including the opening which is an excerpt from the John Cassavetes film 'Opening Night'.
"Come on in, I have the bar set up! How about a drink?"
"No, thank you."
"Oh come on, loosen up a little! Have a drink."
"No thank you. I don't want one."
"Sit down. Should we call room service? You're not hungry?"
"No, thank you,"
"How old are you, really? I'm trying to be patient? How old are you? I'm 65. How old are you?"
TOO MANY TO CONVINCE TOO MANY TO HIRE AND NOTHING YOU EVER OWN THE WORLD’S A DEAD SORRY HOLE AND I’M COLD, AND I’M COLD AND I'M COLD, AND I’M STUBBORN I’M SICK TO KEEP IT OPEN WIDE AND SPEAKING WORDS TO THE BLIND
SPEAKING WORDS, TO THE BLIND SPEAKING WORDS, TO THE BLIND
AND THE SOUL OF THE PURE AND THE EYES OF THE LOVER AND THE ONE WHO TRULY SAW YOUR SOUL AND THE ONE WHO TRULY SAW YOUR SOUL
I’M THE ONE, WHO TRULY SAW YOUR SOUL I’M THE ONE, WHO TRULY SAW YOUR SOUL
AND IF YOU TELL ME TO SHUT UP AND IF YOU TELL ME TO SHUT IT DID YOU TELL ME TO SHUT UP OH IF YOU TELL ME TO SHUT IT I’LL SHUT IT NOW
YOUNG, JUST BORN FRAGILE AND TREMBLING SOUL YOU HOLD IT TO THE LIGHT THAT POURS DOWN THE MOON AT NIGHT
YOU KEPT ON HOLDING IT YOU KEPT ON HOLDING IT IT WAS A DANGEROUS THING TO DO BUT YOU DID IT WHEN NO ONE KNEW WHEN THE EYES WERE CLOSED AND THE PEOPLE ASLEEP
NOT AN ANIMAL NOT A HUMAN NOT A SOUL NOT A SOUL
AND IF YOU TELL ME TO SHUT UP AND IF YOU TELL ME TO SHUT IT DID YOU TELL ME TO SHUT UP OH IF YOU TELL ME TO SHUT IT I SHUT IT NOW
I AM A BREAKER OF OCEAN LEADEN LIKE A BULLET TO THE SUN
I AM A BREAKER OF OCEAN LEADEN LIKE A BULLET TO THE SUN, TO THE SUN, TO THE SUN…