Well you walked out the door just like a thief in the night
I guess you never even had the balls to say goodbye
You stole my heart and you took all the cash
You split with my soul and my stereo, left me with the trash
I never been nobody's Valentine and you never were a bride to be
I don't need you to be a friend of mine, I don't need no charity
Chorus:
Don't' come knockin' on my back door
Love ain't livin' 'round here no more
I don't want to taste your empathy
I don't want no sympathy
I don't need your sympathy, baby
Don't want no sympathy
I don't need your sympathy, baby
I bet your out on the streets, wrapped up in somebody's arms
Until it's time to pay the rent - you'll be gone, gone, gone
You got a suicide heart, you send it COD
Honey, I know your act, when you're sending it back don't come bitchin' to me
Who said love is just a sacrifice was a man in need of sympathy
It sure don't take too long to realize that you ain't getting none from me
Chorus:
Don't come knockin' on my back door
Love ain't living 'round here no more
I don't want to taste your empathy
I don't want your sympathy
I don't need your sympathy, baby
Don't want no sympathy
I don't need your sympathy, baby
When I look back in time I see love ain't been no friend to me
I never been nobody's Valentine and you never were a bride to be
Chorus:
Don't come knockin' on my back door
Love ain't livin' 'round here no more
Count up all the tears you've cried for me
Don't come knockin' on my back door
Love ain't livin' round here no more
I don't wanna taste your charity
I don't want no sympathy
I don't need no sympathy, baby
Don't want no sympathy
I don't need your sympathy, baby
I want no sympathy
I don't need no sympathy
SYMPATHY
Writers Bobby Bare, Charlie Williams
Oh well, I look in your eyes
And what do I see
Well, I don't see love
All I see is sympathy
Before she came along
You belonged to me
She stole your heart away
But yet you stayed in sympathy
If you can't say you love me
Then don't say you're sorry
Please don't you pitty me
If I can't have your lovin'
I'd rather have nothing
I don't want sympathy
Do you think I'm blind?
Why any fool can see
That a-you don't care
And all that's there there is a-yeah honey, sympathy
If you can't say you love me
Then don't say you're sorry
Please don't you pitty me
If I can't have your lovin'
I'd rather have nothing
I don't want sympathy
Do you think I'm blind?
Why any fool can see
That a-you don't care
And all that's there there is a-yeah, sympathy
And it's all for me
Sympathy just doesn't mean
That much to me
Compassion's not
The fashion in my mind
And if you're looking for
A shoulder to cry on
Don't turn your head my way
'Cause I'd rather have
My music any day
You and I are
Masters of our destiny
We look for consolation all the time
Until we find out things are not
What they were meant to be, oh no
And if it doesn't suit our mood
We'll call it crime
Dedication's not an obligation
Or a figment of
Someone's imagination
It's the only way they say
To live from day to day
To make each passing way
A small sensation
Dreams are the possession of
The simple man
Reality the fantasy of youth
But living is a problem that
Is common to us all
With love the only
So you've seen the sunrise on the Nile
solved the mystery of the mona lisa's smile
you proclaim your innocence
what you saying
makes no sense to me at all
So you help the needy and the sick
heard confessions of a lunatic
my eyes are growing dim
ghost shadows closing in
around me now
and there ain't no sympathy at all
just a sea of angry faces
staring at me
there ain't no sympathy at all
I gotta find someone
to make me happy
so you've scattered roses at Versailles
wiped a teardrop from an old man's eye
seeing you in such distress
I'm afraid I must confess
that boys don't cry
and there ain't no sympathy at all
just a sea of angry faces
staring at me
there ain't no sympathy at all
I gotta find someone
to make me happy
Solo
and there ain't no sympathy at all
just a sea of angry faces
staring at me
there ain't no sympathy at all
I gotta find someone,
gotta find someone,
gotta find someone
There's a liar in your bed
And there's a shotgun to your head
You can't breathe but you can smoke
You can't cry but you can joke about it
You can drink yourself to chills
You can hide your little pills
As your life slowly explodes
You can believe nobody knows about it
Do you think that you're the only one
Who's losing their minds
Keeping it together
Is everyone's favorite pastime
Everybody's had some really, really bad
Some this has got to be the end
I would really like to try for you
Sit around and cry for you
Muster up some sympathy
Well that's too much to ask of me
You try so hard to be discreet
With all your secrets in the sheets
As you solemnly refuse
The very spark that lights your fuse
Do you think that you're the only one
Who can be unkind
Tearing at each other's flesh
Is everyone's favorite pastime
Everybody's had some really, really bad
Some this has got to be the end
I would really like to try for you
Sit around and cry for you
Muster up some sympathy
Well that's too much to ask of me
Have some have some sympathy now
Have some sympathy now
Everybody's had some really, really bad
Some this has got to be the end
I would really like to try for you
Sit around and cry for you
Muster up some sympathy
Sympathy is what you see in me
Is that all I'm good for?
What's more, I think you think I'm just your friend.
I'll be concise, I think you're nice
Entice me to be something else
Or else I think this friendship has to end.
'Cause I wanna be your lover baby
Wanna to be your lover baby
Wanna be your lover right away
An' I'm tired of hearing what you have to say.
Don't be naive can't you perceive
That I believe in you it's true
You're always treating me indifferently.
So if you cry I'll say goodbye
Unless you try some sympathy on me
Just for a change act differently
You know you can.
'Cause I wanna be your lover baby
Wanna be your lover baby
Wanna to be your lover right away
An' I'm tired of hearing what you have to say.
INSTRUMENTAL
'Cause I wanna be your lover baby
Wanna be your lover baby
Wanna be your lover right away
An' I'm tired of hearing what you have to say.
Yes I wanna be your lover
Wanna be your lover
(Mark Ashton, Graham Stansfield, David Kaffinetti, Stephen Gould)
Now when you climb into your bed tonight
And when you lock and bolt the door
Just think about those out in the cold and dark
'Cause there's not enough love to go 'round
No there's not enough love to go 'round
And sympathy is what we need my friends
And sympathy is what we need
And sympathy is what we need my friends
'Cause there's not enough love to go 'round
No there's not enough love to go 'round
Now half the world hates the other half
And half the world has all the food
And half the world lies down and quietly starves
'Cause there's not enough love to go 'round
No there's not enough love to go 'round
No there's not enough love to go 'round
No there's not enough love to go 'round
And sympathy is what we need my friends
And sympathy is what we need
And sympathy is what we need my friends
'Cause there's not enough love to go 'round
No there's not enough love
No there's not enough love to go 'round
Stranger than your sympathy
And this is my apology
I killed myself from the inside out
And all my fears have pushed you out
And I wished for things that I don't need
(All I wanted)
And what I chased won't set me free
(It's all I wanted)
And I get scared but I'm not crawlin' on my knees
Oh, yeah
Every thing's all wrong, yeah
Every thing's all wrong, yeah
Where the hell did I think I was?
And stranger than your sympathy
Take these things, so I don't feel
I'm killing myself from the inside out
And now my head's been filled with doubt
We're taught to lead the life you choose
(All I wanted)
You know your love's run out on you
(All I wanted)
And you can't see when all your dreams aren't coming true
Oh, yeah
It's easy to forget, yeah
When you choke on the regrets, yeah
Who the hell did I think I was?
And stranger than your sympathy
And all these thoughts you stole from me
And I'm not sure where I belong
And nowhere's home and no more wrong
And I was in love with things I tried to make you believe I was
And I wouldn't be the one to kneel before the dreams I wanted
And all the dark and all the lies were all the empty things
Disguised as me
Mmm, yeah
Stranger than your sympathy
Stranger than your sympathy
What's the matter
Is it jealousy
Your silly games
Don't bother me
What's your problem
Are you really insecure
It it natural
I'm not so sure
See the doctor
For a cure
Keep your mind
So sweet and pure
One day maybe
You'll get wise
There's no good
In hate and lies
If you want sympathy, don't come to me
You're stagnant
No more changes
It's your outlook
You should re-arrange
What's your problem
Are you really insecure
Is it natural
I know I come to you only when in need
I'm not the best believer, not the most deserving
But all I have, all I am, all I can for him
I beg you on bended knees for him
Precious baby, is your life hangin' by a thread?
A thread I'm standin' on, prayin' on today
All I have, all I am, all I can for him
I beg you on bended knees for him
I've got this curse in my hands
I've got this curse in my hands
All I touch fades to black
Turns to dust, turns to sand
I've got this curse on my tongue
I've got this curse on my tongue
All I taste is the rust
This decay in my blood
I don't like the doctor with the deep long face
Only wants to give us the very worst case
I'd rather shout out and shake him and do anything for him
Well I, I beg you on bended knees for him
I've got this curse in my hands
I've got this curse in my hands
All I touch fades to black
Turns to dust, turns to sand
I've got this curse on my tongue
I've got this curse on my tongue
All I taste is the rust
This decay, let me go
When the moment strikes, it takes you by surprise and
Leaves you naked in the face of death and life
There is no righteousness in your darkest moment
We're all equal in the face of what we're most afraid of
And I'm so sorry for those who didn't make it
And for the mommies who are left with their heart breaking
Search for meaning in sores
The sentences they might form
It's the grammar of skin
Peel it back, let me in
Look for hope in the dark
The shadow cast by your heart
It's the grammar of faith
No more rules, no restraint
How angry I would be
If you'd taken him away?
I wish I was wiser
But instead I'll be grateful I'll say
"Thanks for the love, for the joy, for the smile on his face"
'Cause I'd beg you on bended knees for him
one track minded you
bad habits are killing you
reaching out cause you need a friend
keep coming up with the same old problems
you keep running into the same old walls
you want to climb over
but you're scared you'll fall
you're reaching out cause you need a friend
but next time i see you
will it happen again
i'm out of sympathy
i already know your promises are empty
gonna try to help you find your way
gonna try again to make you change
i don't know why i try
cause it's the same old story everytime and
now it's clear to me what you really are
so quick to point the finger
for the mistakes you made
you think you've got the answers
the only thing you've got are problems
you keep telling me
you've got nothing to lose
maybe that's because you just lost it all
you want to tell me different
but that's something that i've heard before
i'm out of sympathy
i already know your promises are empty
gonna try to help you find your way
gonna try again to make you change
i don't knwo why i try
cause it's the same old story everytime and
now it's clear to me what you really are
Wait and fight
You never threatened to stop breathing countless times
When it wouldn't make a sound
Baby eyes
The whole thing is a fading senseless blur
Concern
But I'm letting go of her
I don't know why it is
Isn't it obvious to me?
Sympathy
I'm sure that after this
You can feel anything at all
Resembling
All her might
Was it the force behind the family bound in time
Keep the bottle down
To our surprise
The suspect you had discipline or nerve to convert
I just didnt think it would
For what we give to this
Challeneges persist
Battles we must fight
For what we give to this
Promise to resist
If you ever wanna cry
If you ever wanna feel blue
I'll be here with some sympathy for you
If you're ever feelin' lonely
If you're ever feelin' down
I'll be here, all you gotta do is come around
If you're lookin' for some sympathy
Baby, you just run to me
If you need a little sympathy
Baby, you just run to me
If you need a little time
And there's no one there to help you through
I'll be here with some sympathy for you
If somebody lets you down to the ground
You can count on me
And if you don't know where to go
So alone, you can run to me
[guitar solo (Joe Tansin)]
REPEAT VERSE 1
If somebody lets you down to the ground
You can run to me
And if you don't know where to go
So alone, you can come to me
If you need a little sympathy (sympathy)
Baby, you just run to me (run to me)
If you need a little sympathy (sympathy)
Baby, you just run to me (run to me)
If you need a little sympathy (sympathy)
Baby, you just run to me (run to me)
If you want a little sympathy (sympathy)
Baby, you just run to me (run to me)
(Sympathy, run to me)
(Sympathy, run to me)
(Sympathy, run to me)
(Sympathy, run to me)
(Sympathy, run to me)
(Sympathy, run to me)
(Sympathy, run to me)
(Sympathy, run to me)
one track minded you
bad habits are killing you
reaching out cause you need a friend
keep coming up with the same old problems
you keep running into the same old walls
you want to climb over
but you're scared you'll fall
you're reaching out cause you need a friend
but next time i see you
will it happen again
i'm out of sympathy
i already know your promises are empty
gonna try to help you find your way
gonna try again to make you change
i don't know why itry
cause it's the same old story everytime and
now it's clear to me what you really areso quick to point the finger
for the mistakes you made
you think you've got the answers
the only thing you've got are problems
you keep telling me
you've got nothing to lose
maybe that's because you just lost it all
you want to tell me different
but that's something that i've heard before
i'm out of sympathy
i already know your promises are empty
gonna try to help you find your way
gonna try again to make you change
i don't knwo why i try
cause it's the same old story everytime
and
now it's clear to me
what you really are
hey!
I wish I could be a part of your sadness.
I wish I could cry for you.
I hate to think of what you are going through...
but, I›e never known, I can˜ even sympathize.
I can˜ even sympathize, I can˜ even sympathize...
As I imitate your mood I feel so callous, so hard inside.
Because my eyes are dry, I can˜ even sympathize.
I just hope that it will be OK along the way.
(Stansfield/Kassinetti/Gould/Ashton)
When you climb into your bed tonight
When you lock and bolt the door
Just think of those out in the cold and dark
Cause there's not enough love to go round
And sympathy is all you need my friend
And sympathy is all you need
And sympathy is all you need my friend
Cause there's not enough love to go round
Not enough love to go round
Half the world hates the other half
And half the world has all the food
And half the world lies down and quietly starves
Cause there's not enough love to go round
And sympathy is all you need my friend
And sympathy is all you need
And sympathy is all you need my friend
Cause there's not enough love to go round
Not enough love to go round
Toyah Willcox - vocals
Please allow me to introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
I've been around for a long, long year
Stole many a man's soul and faith
And I was 'round when Jesus Christ
Had his moment of doubt and pain
Made damn sure that pilate
Washed his hands and sealed his fate
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game
I stuck around St. Petersburg
When I saw it was a time for a change
Killed the czar and his ministers
Anastasia screamed in vain
I rode a tank
Held a general's rank
When the blitzkrieg raged
And the bodies stank
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
What's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game
I watched with glee
While your kings and queens
Fought for ten decades
For the gods they made
I shouted out,
"Who killed the Kennedys?"
When after all
It was you and me
Let me please introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
And I laid traps for troubadours
Who get killed before they reached Bombay
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name
But what's confusing you
Is just the nature of my game
Just as every cop is a criminal
And all the sinners, saints
As heads is tails
Just call me Lucifer
'Cause I'm in need of some restraint
So if you meet me
Have some courtesy
Have some sympathy, and some taste
Use all your well-learned politesse
Or I'll lay your soul to waste
Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name
But what's puzzling you
Here you are pushing twenty one
And you've got nothing left to do
Say the sun shines last on you
You're popping pills to make it true
But don't leave here with my advice
As if it's right to listen to
Because I could never live up to this
I couldn't stand for this
I couldn't give respect to you
What do you get from me, this much I'll
Never see
What do you get for being here
Signed sealed sympathy
Here we are talking so sincerly
Like a lie could break us two
I could never lie to forgive eyes
But I can lie so well to you
Friends can mean such different things
But friends have never been like this
Because I know that it's a different thing
That only pain could bring and it's a pain that starts
with you
What do you get from me, this much I'll
Never see
What do you get for being here
Signed sealed sympathy
This is the way, this is the price
No one ever makes it taking loseres advice
This is the point that can't be refused
Sympathy is something that can never be used
Here you are pushing twenty two
And there's a world that's closing fast
You never had the time to
Sit this long
To find that you belong
And now that time has passed
What do you get from me, this much I'll
Never see
What do you get for being here
I had no fear
I just disappeared
I held no friends out
I just reappeared
Surving Devastation
Coping with the pain
Born to die for you
Given to the truth
inception of our friendship
it's what I hold so real
Surviving Devastation
Coping with the pain
Years go by so fast
with all the things I do hide
do you think you can carry out
A slap in the face,
And I can't erase,
These things that you say,
Don't make it all okay, it's not okay
When push comes to shove,
I'll put on the gloves,
Intentions are cruel,
I ain't nobody's fool you know
It hurts, my pride, step aside,
'Cause I don't need your...
Sympathy
Won't get the best of me!
Misery
That's what you're giving me!
Sympathy
It's just like trickery!
Breaking me down
A fistful of lies,
Dressed up in disguise,
And make no mistake,
I know they're all so fake, they're all so fake
My self-righteous friend,
I just can't pretend,
Your words are the truth,
Sincere only when they suit you
It hurts, my pride, step aside,
'Cause I don't need your...
Sympathy!
Won't get the best of me
Misery!
That's what your giving me
Sympathy!
It's just like trickery
Breaking me down
Sympathy
Won't get the best of me!
Misery
This shit is killing me!
Sympathy
It's just like trickery!
Breaking me down
Yeah
I walk off, but every step that I'm makin,
The tears run
So she finds me, cause if you follow the trail,
You can't get lost
So she keeps following, following, following,
Follow the sounds of my heartbeat, hearbeat, heart-
Beat out as a drum
A part of me, part of me, part of me, wants to slow down,
And let her catch up
And maybe if she sees my cry, see the hurt I have inside
Then she'll come running back to me
See the sun, a lot of pain, see the shame
She will have a little sympathy
Don't know how much you mean to me (much you mean to me)
Just have a little sympathy
Baby you've got me on my knees (got me on my knees)
Have a little sympathy
Hey, hey, hey, hey (oh)
Girl, Have a little sympathy
Hey, hey, hey, hey (oh)
Girl, Have a little sympathy
Usually, I don't cry but now I'm running like a faucet
(Do you feel sorry?)
Say it to my eyes, (eye), your actions, your words are nothing for me
So babe, following, following, following,
Follow the pace of my heartbeat, hearbeat, heart-
Beat loud as a bass
A part of me, part of me, part of me, wants to get down,
And let her pick me up
And maybe when she sees my eyes, see the pain I have inside
Then she'll come running back
See my hurt, how I work, I'm in sight
Want a little sympathy
Don't know how much you mean to me (much you mean to me)
Just have a little sympathy
Baby you've got me on my knees (got me on my knees)
Have a little sympathy
Hey, hey, hey, hey (oh)
Girl, Have a little sympathy
Hey, hey, hey, hey (oh)
Girl, Have a little sympathy
Following, follow me, following,
Follow the pace of my heartbeat, hearbeat, heart-
Beat loud as the bass
A part of me, part of me, part of me, wants to get down,
And let her pick me up
And maybe when she sees my eyes, see the pain I have inside
Then she'll come running back
See my hurt, how I work, I'm in sight
Want a little sympathy
Don't know how much you mean to me (much you mean to me)
Just have a little sympathy
Baby you've got me on my knees (got me on my knees)
Have a little sympathy
Hey, hey, hey, hey (oh)
Girl, Have a little sympathy
Hey, hey, hey, hey (oh)
Girl, Have a little sympathy
Hey, hey, hey, hey (oh)
Girl, Have a little sympathy
Hey, hey, hey, hey (oh)
Can I tell you everything?
All I ever wanted was to be interesting.
You said you don’t mind.
Lie to me one more time.
I’m boring, no fun at all.
I put my head right through the wall.
I try to make myself feel.
No luck this time.
Try again next year.
I’ve led myself to believe the world has turned its back
to me.
How’s that for comforting?
I just want to be interesting.
I’m sorry if you don’t see me as much as you deem
necessary.
You say you care for your friends.
Did you lie or just pretend?
I never wanted sympathy, just wanted to be something.
I’ve led myself to believe the world has turned its back
to me.
How’s that for comforting?
I don't want your sympathy
It's mylife and l will be free
I don't want your sympathy
It's my life and I just need me
It's over again
You made up your mind
Still wanna be my friend
But don't waste your time
Cause I've just about had it with you
And I won't be nobody's fool
I don't want your sympathy
It's my life and I will be free
I don't want your sympathy
It's my life and I will be free
I don't want your sympathy
It's my life and I just need me
It's over again
There's doubt in your eyes
The message has been sent
Now you have to pay the price
Cause I've just about had it with you
And I won't be nobody's fool
I don't want your sympathy
I don't want your sympathy
I don't want your sympathy
It's my life and I will be free
I don't want your sympathy
It's my life and I just need me
I don't want your sympathy
It's my life and I will be free
I don't want your sympathy
I don't want nothing
Cause nothing's all you give
I don't need your touch
That could be too much for me
I don't want your lies
Burning deep inside of me
Look into my eyes
I don't want your sympathy
Should've known it was over
Can we still bring back before
As the love is certainly colder
You don't need me any more
Now nothing lasts forever like I said before
I don't want your sympathy no more
I don't want my love
It's been misunderstood
So I think I'm giving up
I can never give it up fair way
I don't want your lies
Burning deep inside of me
Look into my eyes
I don't want your sympathy
I don't want your sympathy
I don't need you here with me
I don't want your sympathy
I can't take it anymore
I still don't know if I could see her...
Coat of illusion, coffin lined with fur...
And there's no reason to begin,
In this twisted shape I'm in...
It's all wearing thin
And it's easier now not to try,
Dissappointment always finds its way inside...
Happens every time
Shards of broken glass are falling from my knees...
Oh, what a color indecision bleeds...
And we never got to go too far,
On the back porch where you are remembering...
Can't go back again
Sympathy might be an easy high
Easier than asking why it all burned down
(Music: Fernandez)
(Instrumental)
And when you climb
into your bed tonight
And when you lock...
of the door
Just think of those
out in the cold and dark
'cause there's not enough love to go round
[chorus:]
And sympathy
is what we need my friend
And sympathy
is what we need
And sympathy
is what we need my friend
'cause there's not enough love to go round
Now half the world
hits the other half
And half the world
has all the food
And half the world
'cause there's not enough love to go round
Don't you come to me
If you want sympathy
I'm not the one to hold
You told me this would last
But it was over fast
Your story is getting old
You try not to, don't want to, be left alone
I feel your pain but you're bugging me
It's time to open your eyes
Don't look into my eyes
If you don't want to find
I'm not the one to hold
You thought I would be nice
And asked for my advice
Don't do what you've been told
You try not to, don't want to, be left alone
I feel your pain but you're bugging me
It's time to open your eyes
I'm sorry if I don't care
About your boyfriend and the drama involving him
I want nothing to do with that shit
But for some reason I am part of it
So that's the end of this
Hopefully you're not pissed
I'm not the one to hold
I hope you have a blast
Kissing his fucking ass
And being miserable
You try not to, don't want to, be left alone
I feel your pain but you're bugging me
Don’t you come to me
If you want sympathy
I’m not the one to hold
You told me this would last
But it was over fast
Your story is getting old
You try not to, don’t want to, be left alone
I feel your pain but you’re bugging me
It’s time to open your eyes
Don’t look into my eyes
If you don’t want to find
I’m not the one to hold
You thought I would be nice
And asked for my advice
Don’t do what you’ve been told
You try not to, don’t want to, be left alone
I feel your pain but you’re bugging me
It’s time to open your eyes
I’m sorry if I don’t care
About your boyfriend and the drama involving him
I want nothing to do with that shit
But for some reason I am part of it
So that’s the end of this
Hopefully you’re not pissed
I’m not the one to hold
I hope you have a blast
Kissing his fucking ass
And being miserable
You try not to, don’t want to, be left alone
I feel your pain but you’re bugging me
Verse:
You spoke the words, the room dropped 10 degrees
Suddenly I start to freeze
The air is thin, it’s hard to breathe
How should I react? Where to begin?
The walls are slowly cavin in
It’s dangerous this state I’m in
Then you try to explain your deed, as I stand here and bleed
Shut up, I’ve already heard enough
I’m detached from my sanity, unstable and unwise
Don’t move, and nobody has to die
But I guess…
Chorus:
I’m doin just fine, I’m doin just fine
Just give me some time, I need to close my eyes
I’m doin just fine, and I’ll be all right
Don’t worry I’m fine, as I leave the world behind
Verse:
Breaking the pause, I go to turn around
I walk away, it’s getting loud
Someone turn the volume down
Gotta get destroyed and lose my head
Don’t think that I’ll return to bed
The bulls are out and seein red
Take shelter, protect your heart, cause some treat it as art
Paintin over and over it again
I try not to fall apart, attemptin to hold on
Freak out, and everyone plays along
That…
Chorus:
I’m, doin just fine, I’m doin just fine
Just give me some time, I need to close my eyes
I’m doin just fine, and I’ll be all right
Don’t worry I’m fine, as I leave the world behind
Don’t touch me I’m shaking, can you hear me breaking?
Yet somehow I’m still standing, oh
Well maybe I’m crazy, but this is really hard for me (alternate: to think your heart belonged to me)
Can I get some sympathy?
Bridge:
Cry for me
Let me know you’re givin me thought
No more lies for me
Inject me with the honesty shot
Just sympathy
Leave it with me, it’s all that I’ve got
To face the storm out there
Stranger than your sympathy
And this is my apology
I killed myself from the inside out
And all my fears have pushed you out
And I wished for things that I don't need
(all I wanted)
And what I chased won't set me free
(all I wanted)
And I get scared but I'm not crawlin' on my knees
Oh, yeah
Everything's all wrong, yeah
Everything's all wrong, yeah
Where the hell did I think I was?
And stranger than your sympathy
Take these things, so I don't feel
I'm killing myself from the inside out
And now my head's been filled with doubt
We're taught to lead the life you choose
(all I wanted)
You know your love's run out on you
(all I wanted)
And you can't see when all your dreams aren't coming true
Oh, yeah
It's easy to forget, yeah
When you choke on the regrets, yeah
Who the hell did I think I was?
And stranger than your sympathy
And all these thoughts you stole from me
And I'm not sure where I belong
And no where's home and no more wrong
And I was in love with things I tried to make you believe I was
And I wouldn't be the one to kneel before the dreams I wanted
And all the dark and all the lies were all the empty things disguised as me
Mmm, yeah
Stranger than your sympathy
Stranger than your sympathy
Mmm hmmm mmm
when I in the season of autumn in my life
I expect to die and pass on from death to life
though this flesh rots and decays and falls from the bone
the lot of my days won't be to lie in the grave
the worm down in the earth consumes not my essence
the grave, the tomb, holds no sway on me, impotent
sinews reknit and joints made anew, mind awake
this corpse will live not to die or grow sick again
in my twilight hour I am assured that though I die
I will face to face see the ancient one
and in my rebirth I shall arise to taste of life
and death will have no victory
when my hour has come to pass on and I meet death
I will awake in the ancient halls of glory
and when mighty legions go forth to purge the earth
my flesh will groan in the grave for its time has come
the fire that leaves no scars sears my flesh
it fills me with fear and wonder
an heir to the secret power
an heir to the flame
I am adept in the ancient
well versed in the arcane
the blood of the chosen flows within me
it fills me with strength and passion
as fire, through my veins
the knowledge I've acquired
it burns and consumes me
and reveals what eyes can't see
as a furnace fueled with flame
the power that I've acquired
it permeates and animates me
and raises me to transcendency
my flesh bears the plague
unleashed by man
corruption prevails
consume this body with decay
its tendrils are lithe
piercing within
to the spectral heart of man
my mind burns with fire
unbound in my soul
corruption prevails
to fill my heart with hate
is it disease
or is it become
inseparable from me?
enslaved to the passion
ignited within
tasting the power
of this depravity
Am I
Am I the master
of my own
destiny
Am I
Am I the pawn
of this plague that I bear
have I
have I be born
as the
as the scion
of hate
of my hate
and this infirmity
my flesh writhes with disease
my mind rots with dementia
my will embraces desolation
the love of decay consumes me
with anthropomorphic certainty
I enthrone my deity
inevitable reality
raised within mine own mind
in the resemblance of me
god is my will's extrusion
it is I who has created him
and my will shall be done
should I not worship him
and so honor myself
and when I bow
I praise the one
to whom I give
life
the pleasure that I feel in worship is my own
the prayers of my heart are offered to myself
how could I not
create myself as god
the substance of my faith is grounded in desire
the essence of my faith is the form of myself
how can I escape
this emotive state
I adorned myself with jewels
with gold and finery
clothe myself in purple
I raise myself an altar
petition my desires
there is no god unless I am he
can the mind of man withstand the terrors
of the unseen world,
and his flesh endure the radiance
yet not be consumed?
has the gate not opened by the keys of
solomon who
sought the power
of the unknown horrors
yet amongst the beasts
that dwell beyond us
is the ancient Lord of Terrors
whose hand is long
when his burning eye which never tires
is upon us
we feel the ancient power and
the horrors he commands
cast about his throne are ancient armies
he destroyed when
they withstood him, worshiped demons
and lifted up their bael
how could lowly dagon bear the terror
that consumed him
the god did scream
as he was devoured
cast not upon the Lord of Terrors
can your will bind his ancient power
he who rules over the realms of chaos
he whose lidless eye never grows tired
for amid the wretched fires of moloch did the
scourge of wrath
destroy and burn
his immortal flesh away
and the howls of ammon feral demon
have been silenced
and his flame has been extinguished
his power stolen away
the high places are in ruin
from his molten wrath
burning as a furnace
gods withstood him not
and they shrunk in horror
as he destroyed them all
upon this infected earth
filled with immortal blood
ancient powers have fallen
though the gate is opened
by the keys of Solomon
the powers live in fear of the flame
welcome to my lair
where I have slain the mighty
and tasted the blood of the righteous
the ashes and remains
of their rotted flesh
is fetid on the breath of my mouth
I am the tempter
the alluring lech and harlot
I call as a siren unto all
come and taste
of my wine and secret pleasures
surrender your will unto me
embrace the night
to share my gifts
bow unto me
love me and despair
I am the lust
that festers like a wound
and poisons your mind with every thought
I am the hunger
that weakens your resolve
and consumes your heart and soul
I offer you all the pleasures of your flesh
just bow and give your worship to me
I offer you all the luxury of wealth
just swear your allegiance to me
I will give you all your heart desires
but you will be bound unto me
abandon all hope
ye who enter here
for mine is the gateway to hell
my snares will entangle
and my claws grip your flesh
and you will become my thrall
[Bonus Track]
the ancient dead have surrounded me
their fleshless hands are upholding me
such a great cloud of the dead elect
they held the flame, passed it unto me
tortured and killed by heathen hands
facing their death, they did not recant
I can endure and remain to the end
I am a nexus for the dead and man
tasting death and tasting sorrows
yet they did endure
facing torment, facing judgment
yet I shall endure
I am promised my own portion
of the weight they bore
I embrace the pain and suffering
for me that's assured
the ancient dead have surrounded me and they strengthen me
their fleshless hands are upholding me with their firm grasp
their lives were spent for the hidden truths that belong to me
I am one of the few who was chosen for this arcane path
hidden in the groves
where once burned pagan fires
the chosen ones have gathered to perform
the rites of ancient scriptures
founded in the blood
of our martyred dead
all about the darkened night
lit only by our fires
the acolytes are summoned
we complete our ancient task
to spill immortal blood
all will satisfy their thirst and drink
gathered in the presence
of the ancient one
I will partake in deity
shrouded in obscurity, forces of divinity
burning light and majesty
beyond apprehension, empirical cognition
servants of the immortal throne
ever acting for the will of enthroned deity
never ceasing, never tiring
endless execution of their obscure rites
before the altar of the ancient one
as the shining ones to thee pay their homage
I shall bend my knee in fervent worship
I will take the oath that there shall be no other
and with this flesh, may your will be done
their visages are as the burning light of purity
terror and fear beyond compare
the beating of their wings is the roaring of the ocean
their ardor belongs to the lord of sabaoth
songs never cease to ring throughout the temple
as the smoke from the altar fills the air
their voices sound like the crushing weight of thunder
as their hordes sing praise to the ancient one
hordes, of fiery creatures, of ancient beings, that eyes can't see
droves, of mighty warriors, almighty's agents, defend the chosen
hosts, of divine legions, the dread armies, serve my master
swarms, surrounding me, upholding me, protecting me
As the shining ones to thee pay their homage
I shall bend my knee in fervent worship
I shall take the coal unto me that is offered
and with its fire shall this flesh be cleansed
city of man, built by thieves, arrayed in splendor
stealing away the souls of men for your own pleasure
casting down their spent lives, you eat their flesh
consuming all, redeeming none, filled with death
church of wealth, built by blood, filled with pain
raping your own little ones for cursed gain
cannibal, entrap your prey, consume your fill
helpless, they relied on you to protect their youth
have you not secured the lowest regions of hell
have you not secured the lowest regions of hell
has this not ensured your endless torment
the distraught you leave in your own wake of chaos
they shall one day arise and rip your flesh
then will their angels rejoice in their justice
on that day will the grave take the apostate
that day shall wounded souls deal their torment
do not go unto her all you who are weary
for your soul shall find only decay, torment, disease and ill
nor offer to her your soothing comforts
for evil has purchase of her heart and she has become forsaken
in this town
all streets lead to sea
all girls and boys
leave by a.m. 3
in this town
all the rooftops glimmer
all the engines stop
and you hear the silence of your lover
in this town
sympathy by Jasper Steverlinck
And when you climb
into your bed tonight
And when you lock and bolthe door
Just think of those
out in the cold and dark
'cause there's not enough love to go round
[chorus:]
And sympathy
is what we need my friend
And sympathy
is what we need
And sympathy
is what we need my friend
'cause there's not enough love to go round
Now half the world
hits the other half
And half the world
has all the food
And half the world
Lays down and quietly starfs
The sun comes back to life
Our hearts are free and light
And this place smiles at me
The Trees stretch tall again
Through days that never end
And you when you smile for me
Do you know what you're doing to me
Come on baby dance with me
Put your arms on my shoulder let your hips go free
Come on show some sympathy
You're cruel if you know what you do to me.
Our minds lead us astray
Our bodies show the way
Your eyes are a beacon to me
So as we burn the day,
We dance the past away.
Your touch sends a shock through me
Do you know what you're doing to me
Come on baby dance with me.
Put your arms on my shoulder let your hips go free.
Come on show some sympathy,
You're cruel if you know what you do to me.
And you still smile for me
You know what you're doing to me.
Come on baby dance with me,
Put your arms on my shoulder let your hips go free
Come on show some sympathy
Your cruel if you know what you do to me
Come on show some sympathy,
