You want me, when I am strong and gentle.
You want me, when I can chase
your ghosts away.
You want me, when I am calm and peaceful;
Cry on my
shoulder at the end of the day ....
Where are you, when I am vain and foolish?
Where are you, when pride has
made me blind?
Where are you, when I need strength and wisdom?
When human
imperfection is my only crime?
You ain't got no sickness, gonna take away my pain.
You ain't got an empty
belly, gonna throw me a bone.
Your shit smells sweet as roses, your mansion's
made of glass,
You ain't got no sin, go on and cast the first stone!
You love me, when you're scared and lonely.
You need me, when the world is
just too much.
You call me, when you need someone to cling to
When you
feel like you're drowning, it's me that you clutch.
Where is your hand, when I lose my direction?
Where is your patience, when
I have let you down?
All the things I give you slip like water through your
fingers,
And all the ways I fail you stay like blood upon the ground.
Chorus.
You tell me, I deserve to be happy.
You say I need you, gonna stand by my
side.
You thank me for all the ways that I can love you.
Vows in fiery
letters, written large upon the sky.
So why don't I turn my cartons into castles?
and when will I chase my
rainbows down to gold?
How much longer can I live on dreams and
melodies?
Where will I lay my head when I am old?
Measure me so carefully for the cross that I will bear,
but keep your
hammer handy so you can nail me to it later.
Cover me with sweet, sweet
words, then find the perfect ant hill,
My sacrifice makes up for all the
things those others never paid for.
Chorus, repeated again for ending, just as many times as you want.
Chords and music available on request.
Notes:
I've always wanted to write the blues, and this song really started
out being the blues. Really. I started it before I took the Standard back in
September, and have been struggling with it for months now. I'm still not sure
that it's done, and do not consider it one of my better works, but it's
definitely a WIP, to be improved upon later when I have the studio time--this is
DEFINITELY a studio song, as it ended up being more metal-sounding than I had
intended. And, for all you paranoid fucks out there who think it's about you,
yep, you're right. It is. All of you, even the ones I haven't met yet.