Earlier Baghdad (The Bounce)
T Bone Burnett"Earlier Baghdad (The Bounce)" is a song by T Bone Burnett, released in 2006 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:44 long and contains 28 lines and 162 words.
0:14I am not important
0:19I am a broken man
0:27Throw myself on your mercy
0:31You who have wronged me
0:39I built my life in vainglory
0:43I lost sight of the light
0:50Where once I walked down streets of gold
0:55I stumble through the darkness
1:28I offer you my broken image
1:32On the alter of your hatred for me
1:39ItÕs a phantom it is nothing
1:44But itÕs all I have to give
1:51Every word we say is crucial
1:56A lie to avoid a lie
2:03Can we bridge the gap between us
2:08Will you pray with me
2:41Could you use some quiet
2:44Can you perform an exorcism
2:52You numbed you conscience with sanctimony
2:56I numbed mine with narcissism
3:04I surrender to you
3:08You who I so long despised
3:16I will expect nothing
3:21Believing you to be kind
3:28Can you accept me shattered
3:32Can you speak with one who is no one
3:39This must all be kept in context
3:44And Yesenia gets a book deal
I am not important I am a broken man Throw myself on your mercy You who have wronged me I built my life in vainglory I lost sight of the light Where once I walked down streets of gold I stumble through the darkness I offer you my broken image On the alter of your hatred for me ItÕs a phantom it is nothing But itÕs all I have to give Every word we say is crucial A lie to avoid a lie Can we bridge the gap between us Will you pray with me Could you use some quiet Can you perform an exorcism You numbed you conscience with sanctimony I numbed mine with narcissism I surrender to you You who I so long despised I will expect nothing Believing you to be kind Can you accept me shattered Can you speak with one who is no one This must all be kept in context And Yesenia gets a book deal
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