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Driving A Nail

from Terrible Pictures Of Harriet by jva

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DRIVING A NAIL

YOU’RE A BETTER MAN THAN I COULD BE, GIRL.
YOU’RE A CERTAIN GENIUS FAR AS I CAN SEE, GIRL.
YOU’VE GOT THE RIGHT LOOK. YOU CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORDS.
YOU’VE GOT THE RIGHT HOOK. GLIDING LIKE A BLUEBIRD.

AND IT’S ALL CLEAR. CLEAR AS THOSE FALSE TEARS.

THERE’S NO END HERE. IT’S LIKE A DRIVING A NAIL AGAIN AND AGAIN.
IT’S LIKE ICE HERE. THEY TELL YOU GO QUIETLY BUT YOU KNOW YOU NEVER WILL.

I CAN TELL YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR.
I’M SO FRIGHTENED BUT IT’S YOU THAT I FEAR.
IT’S JUST LIKE FALLING A HUNDRED MILES DOWN AND NEVER, NEVER HITTING THE GROUND.

SO I WAIT HERE. HERE IN SUSPENSION.

I’M JUST KILLING TIME WHILE YOU LIVE THIS WAY.
THEN I KID MYSELF THAT YOUR HANDS FEEL THE SAME.
I REMEMBER WHO I PUT MY FAITH IN. SOMEONE WHO’D BE THERE. BUT YOU’VE NEVER BEEN.

AND THE WHEEL SPINS ROUND SO SILENT.

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from Terrible Pictures Of Harriet, released May 15, 2005
TIM ELLIS - ACOUSTIC GUITAR / SOLO
LARA MICHELL - BG VX
JIM WALKER - ACOUSTIC GUITAR, KEYS, PERCUSSION, SAMPLES, LEAD VX

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