Cannibal's Hymn
Nick Cave & the bad seeds"Cannibal's Hymn" is a song by Nick Cave & the bad seeds, released in 2004 in the Pop genre. The song is 4:32 long and contains 39 lines and 269 words.
0:10You have a heart and I have a key
0:14Lie back and let me unlock you
0:18Those heathens you hang with down by the sea
0:23All they want to do is defrock you
0:28I know a river where we can dream
0:32It will swell up burst it's banks
0:35Babe and rock you
0:47But if you're gonna dine with them cannibals
0:56Sooner or later darling you're gonna get eaten
1:03But I'm glad you've come around
1:07Here with your animals
1:12And your heart that is bruised but unbeaten
1:19And beating like a drum
1:32I will sit like a bird on a fence
1:35Sing you songs with a happy ending
1:40Swoop down and tell you that it don't make much sense
1:44To attack the very thing you're defending
1:50Didn't I just buy that dress for you
1:55That pink paper pinafore that you keep mending
2:09Well if you're gonna dine with the cannibals
2:18Sooner or later darling you're gonna get eaten
2:26But I'm glad you've come around
2:29Here with your animals
2:35And your heart that is banging and beating
2:42And banging like a gong
3:04I can see that they've hurt you dear
3:08Here is some moonlight to cloak us
3:13And I will never desert you here
3:16Unpetaled among the crocus
3:22Allow me my love to allay your fear
3:27As I swim in and out of focus
3:42But if you're gonna dine with the cannibals
3:50Sooner or later darling you're gonna get eaten
3:58But I'm glad you've come around
4:01Here with your animals
4:07And your heart that is bruised but bleating
4:14And bleeding like a lamb
4:24Banging like a gong
4:32Beating like a drum
You have a heart and I have a key Lie back and let me unlock you Those heathens you hang with down by the sea All they want to do is defrock you I know a river where we can dream It will swell up burst it's banks Babe and rock you But if you're gonna dine with them cannibals Sooner or later darling you're gonna get eaten But I'm glad you've come around Here with your animals And your heart that is bruised but unbeaten And beating like a drum I will sit like a bird on a fence Sing you songs with a happy ending Swoop down and tell you that it don't make much sense To attack the very thing you're defending Didn't I just buy that dress for you That pink paper pinafore that you keep mending Well if you're gonna dine with the cannibals Sooner or later darling you're gonna get eaten But I'm glad you've come around Here with your animals And your heart that is banging and beating And banging like a gong I can see that they've hurt you dear Here is some moonlight to cloak us And I will never desert you here Unpetaled among the crocus Allow me my love to allay your fear As I swim in and out of focus But if you're gonna dine with the cannibals Sooner or later darling you're gonna get eaten But I'm glad you've come around Here with your animals And your heart that is bruised but bleating And bleeding like a lamb Banging like a gong Beating like a drum
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