Wind Up

Album: The Colour And The Shape (1997)
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  • Why I have a choice between the bat or the belt
    Each time I hear about the hand you've been dealt
    Spare me confessions, it's confession you sell
    Maybe I'll fall behind, I don't mind 'cause I'll catch up

    Want a song that's indelible, like manimal
    I hope you never see me wind up

    Will I be happy on the back of the shelf?
    Will you be happy when we're sharing a cell?
    Spare me the questions since you know me so well
    Someday you'll realize I get shy and I choke up

    Want a song that's indelible, like manimal
    I hope you never see me wind up
    What is wrong with this animal?
    I'm terrible
    I hope you never see me wind up

    Farewell, my sweet paramania
    Farewell, my sweet paramania

    My only promise is that I'll never tell
    Keep you at a distance from the things that I felt
    I'll bite the bullet, take the beating until
    I take it all back anyway
    What was I supposed to say?

    Want a song that's indelible, like manimal
    I hope you never see me wind up
    What is wrong with this animal?
    I'm terrible
    I hope you never see me wind up Writer/s: David Grohl, Georg Ruthenberg, Nate Mendel, Pat Smear
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Tracy from Tulsa, OkLetting someone know they are pissing you off by digging into your "indelible" and "terrible" affairs with a threat...hope you never see me lose it.
    Brilliant
  • Ben from Newcastle, EnglandOne of the Foo's most media bashing songs, I think Dave's voice sounds quite dark at times...an the screaming bit is classic.
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