• Lyrics: play full screen play karaoke
• Skeletons - Stevie Wonder
• Skeletons - XTC
• Skeletons - Joe Budden
• Skeletons - Rickie Lee Jones
• Skeletons - Ian Hunter
• Skeletons - Gareth Gates
• Skeletons - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• Skeletons - Wednesday 13
• Skeletons - Blacklisted
• Skeletons - New Mexican Disaster Squad
• Skeletons - Much The Same
• Skeletons - We Are The Arsenal
• Skeletons - Tulisa
• Skeletons - Grave Robber
• Skeletons - Real Friends
• Skeletons - Eli Young Band
• Skeletons - Flashbulb

Skeletons in your closet
Itchin' to come outside
Messin' with your conscience
In a way your face can't hide
Oh things are gettin' real funky
Down at the old corral
And it's not the skunks that are stinkin'
It's the stinkin' lies you tell
What did your mama tell you about lies
She said it wasn't polite to tell a white one
What did your daddy tell you about lies
He said one white lie turns into a black one
So, it's gettin' ready to blow
It's gettin' ready to show
Somebody shot off at the mouth and
We're getting ready to know
It's gettin' ready to drop
It's gettin' ready to shock
Somebody done turned up the heater
An' a it's gettin' ready to pop
Crevices in your pantry
Now what do we have in here
Havin' a day time nightmare
Has always been your biggest fear
Oh things are gettin' real crucial
Up the old wazoo
Yet you cry, why am I the victim?
When the culprit's y-o-u
What did your mama tell you about lies
She said it wasn't polite to tell a white one
What did your daddy tell you about lies
He said one white lie turns into a black one
So, it's gettin' ready to blow
It's gettin' ready to show
Somebody shot off at the mouth and
We're gettin' ready to know
It's gettin' ready to drop
It's gettin' ready to shock
Somebody done turning the heater
An' a it's gettin' ready to pop
It's gettin' ready to seep
You're gettin' ready to freak
Somebody done picked up the talk box
And gettin' ready to speak
It's gettin' ready to jive
It's gettin' ready to gel
Somebody done gone let the lid off
And it's gettin' ready to smell
They're gettin' ready to deal
You're gettin' ready to ill
Somebody done just dropped the big dime
And they're gettin' ready to squeal
It's gettin' ready to turn
We're gettin' ready to learn
Somebody done fired up the brimstone
And you're gettin' ready to burn
It's gettin' ready to shake
You're gettin' ready to ache
Somebody done snitched to the news crew
And it's gettin' ready to break
You're gettin' ready to lie
They're gettin' ready to spy
Somebody' s been put on the hot seat

I was following adventure, nothing mattered
And I knew best
I had a blood in my head, no one could shake it
Cause I knew best
But now I find
Remains of people that I left behind
I never took them wise
And now the skeletons tell me hit me now and then
Here come the skeletons to say I told you so again
Wish I'd done things differently
Cause skeletons don't set you free
I'd make a life for myself, I'd be a bigshot
Cause I knew best
I had high expectations, I was headstrong
And I knew best
All of my friends knew
What I was doing to the loving few
I know it's hard to chew
Cause now the skeletons tell me hit me now and then
Here come the skeletons to say I told you so again
Wish I'd done things differently
Cause skeletons don't set you free
Well, all I wanted was fame to feed my ego
And I knew best
Cause when you're high on success you get impressed
And I knew best

I got some skeletons locked in the closet (yeah, yeah)
And I've been dyin', dyin' just to find an outlet
And I'm hoping that no one finds out about it (yeah, yeah)
Wishing maybe it'll disappear but I doubt it
I doubt it
I look over my shoulder not knowing where it's coming from
But knowing that its coming, I was bugging as a youngin'
Now im runnin from, somethin' that'll even out my dumb decisions
The night I shot and had him bleedin' out his lungs and spittin'
Do any sins go unforgiven? I hope not
Cause most of mine were hunger driven, nothing in my mother's kitchen,
Stomach sounds like the clouds ignited and the thunder hitting
So the well-schooled kid ended up with more than a couple missin'
So not a chef but the cocaine forever cookin'
I love kids but now I' selling to a pregnant woman
Stumbling through the projects in the AM with a cup in my hand,
Gun on my waist and, "I don't give a fuck" is my plan.
You'll never understand my palm sweat
Followed by shortness of breath then my heart jets and I ain't find a calm yet
Go on let shorty sin
Cause ain't no way in hell this ain't Joell,
that's brave enough to tell you everything
I got some skeletons locked in the closet (yeah, yeah)
And I've been dyin', dyin' just to find an outlet
And I'm hoping that no one finds out about it (yeah, yeah)
Wishing maybe it'll disappear but I doubt it
I doubt it
Fuck all that rapping, I'mma let the conversation rock
I got skeletons in my closet
The living dead live in a nigga head, behind a combination lock
When will the occupation stop it? Make it a vacant lot
The black mamba when I crack vodka, I'mma take a shot
And Hope the stowaways go away before the anchor drop
Yeah thanks a lot, I'm a bottle drinkin' nutcase
Cover of XXL behind Em, I had the drunk face
I steadily dream about cleanin' these demons out
In order to clean them out, you gotta scream and shout
All of your secrets out loud
It started as a kid at my school desk
Aced every quiz but I wanted to pass the cool test
Ain't nothing cool about school shopping at the thrift store
And living in an abandoned station wagon cause you was piss poor
So I started stealing all of the clothes that the other kids wore
That's when the skeletons moved into my mind on the sixth floor
And more came through Crooked I's youth
I slowly started moving them out the closet to this mic booth
For real, bro
I got some skeletons locked in the closet (yeah, yeah)
And I've been dyin', dyin' just to find an outlet
And I'm hoping that no one finds out about it (yeah, yeah)
Wishing maybe it'll disappear but I doubt it
I doubt it
I thought I had it all locked away till forever
But no memories fade away, They seem to stay
Comfortable in my conscience you live in my dreams
They say time heals it all then whys the pain still with me?
See the problem is, I know it all
Or maybe the problem is that I just show it all
Maybe they that thinking I should be ashamed of my actions but really there's no remorse
Maybe the lord will decide that I suffered enough and let me live with no withdrawals
Then again all it would mean is he deemed I'm much too important to focus all
We could talk about pain 24/7 dog, that's my department
Intercity blues cruise and I'm blasting that Marvin
Skeletons ain't in my closet, that's my apartment
And they like to hide behind thousand dollar fabrics and garments
It's all bleak to me
Tell my Pop I ain't bothered when he don't speak to me, I love you but it's weak to me
On one hand life is short and there's no excuse to do it
But you was missing half my life dog, I'm kind of used to it
Modern day Son of Sam, judge but you don't understand
Me against the world, I plan on winning, know I'm on demand
Want to see through the eyes of a monster? Look through my glasses tint
My roommates can stay here, just take care of half the rent
I got some skeletons locked in the closet (yeah, yeah)
And I've been dyin', dyin' just to find an outlet
And I'm hoping that no one finds out about it (yeah, yeah)
Wishing maybe it'll disappear but I doubt it
I doubt it
I doubt it

Rickie Lee Jones
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She was pregnant in May
Now they're on their way
Dashing thru the snow
To St. John's, here we go
Well, it could be a boy
But it's okay if he's girl
Oh, these things that grow out of
The things that we give
We should move to the west side
They still believe in things
That give a kid half a chance
When he pulled off the road
Step in a waltz of ted moon-beams
Said he fit an APB,
A robbery nearby
And he go for his wallet
And they thought he was going for a gun
And the cops blew Bird away
Some kids like watching Saturday cartoons
Some girls listen to records all day in their rooms
But what do birds leave behind, of the wings that they came with
If a son's in a tree building model planes?
Skeletons,
Skeletons.

Bimbo, flirts, sluts in skirts
Muscles brightly glisten
Conversation's full of filth
Let's all have a listen
Oh dear, oh dear, we live in fear
Media bulbs a poppin'
If you're bent, they're on your scent
There can be no stoppin'
Peroxide blondes, vagabonds
Into 'eavy metal
Your hair looks like its been done
By a dyke with a score to settle
Mud needs raking
Photos taken of your murky past
Haunts you, taunts you
Love it don't you
Hey, hey, the gang's all here
Pimps 'n' pervs, straights 'n' queers
Enquiring minds want to sneer
At the skeletons in your closet
Sunday morning in the park
Down the pub or in the bath
We'll all have a good old laugh
At the skeletons in your closet
Skeletons in your, skeletons in your, skeletons in your closet
Skeletons in your, skeletons in your, skeletons in your closet
It's bloody marvelous, innit?
It's bloody marvelous, innit?
Juicy bits, saucy snips
There's gold in them, there gutters
Blue rinse mob on the job
Curtains all a-flutter
It's cheapo culture, bleeding ulcers
Burnt out by the score
Lurid tales never fails
To shock you to the core
Kinky boots 'n' rubber suits
It's all going on next door
Caught you, taught you
Love it don't you
If you've had your face re done
If you spank your girlfriend's bum
We can all join in the fun
At the skeletons in your closet
What's the world coming to?
Ain't we got nothin' better to do?
To spend all day sifting through
The skeletons in your closet
Hey, hey, the gang's all here
Pimps 'n' pervs, straights 'n' queers
Enquiring minds want to sneer
At the skeletons in your closet
Skeletons in your, skeletons in your, skeletons in your closet
Skeletons in your, skeletons in your, skeletons in your closet
Skeletons in your, skeletons in your, skeletons in your closet
Skeletons in your, skeletons in your, skeletons in your closet
Skeletons in your, skeletons in your, skeletons in your closet
Skeletons in your, skeletons in your, skeletons in your closet
Skeletons in your, skeletons in your, skeletons in your closet

Rumours going round in circles
that youve been seeing some else
you know i love surprises
but baby not that kind
whenever theres smoke theres fire
you know im not a jealous guy but
i need to know there lying
i need to hear you say that
theres nothing going on
let them dance
break the news
let the skeletons in your closet loose
you gotta chhos
let them loose
im waiting
so let me know whats going down
have i been wasting my love?
is it a last goodbye love?
come look into my eyes
i promise
i'll be thinking twice i promise (yeah)
cause you're my everything
my heart is in your hands

Love, my name
Love, left dry
Frost or flame
Skeleton me
Fall asleep
Spin the sky
Skeleton me
Wait, don't cry
Love, don't cry
Love, don't cry
Skeleton me
Skeleton me
Soon comes rain
Dry your eyes
Frost or flame
Skeleton me
Fall asleep
Spin the sky
Skeleton me
Love, don't cry
Love, don't cry
Love, don't cry
Skeleton me
Skeleton me

They come and talk to me,
When i am all alone,
They always remind me of,
All the things that i've done wrong,
It's scary, disturbing, but somehow i'm not sorry,
The only thing that's even real,
Is the feelings that i don't feel.
They're all the same, but they're so different,
Bury the evidence, of my darkest sercets.
I hear them, they're calling,
The skeletons in my closet.
I hear them, they're calling,
The skeletons in my closet.
It's taking parts of me, into the unknown,
It's like a void inside of me,
That goes on and on and on.
It's scary, disturbing, but somehow i'm not sorry,
The only thing that's even real,
Is the feelings that i don't feel.
They're all the same, but they're so different,
Bury the evidence, of my darkest sercets.
I hear them, they're calling,
The skeletons in my closet.
I hear them, they're calling,
The skeletons in my closet.
Now i just can't pretend to forget,
These voices in my head,
And they just won't stop screaming.
They're all the same, but they're so different,
Bury the evidence, of my darkest sercets.
I hear them, they're calling,
The skeletons in my closet.
I hear them, they're calling,
The skeletons in my closet.

Those secrets that you’ve know
Well you’re the only one I’ve ever told
Like the summers as a child I spent alone
On the beach searching for gold
Make no mistake
I’m exactly
I’m exactly what you make me
And now I just want to dance at your funeral
Because I already paid the band
With the gold I found buried in the sand
Was I ever part of the life you had planned
Those secrets that you’ve known
Well you’re the only one I’ve ever told
Like that Christmas that I spent alone
Trying to stay alive until you got home
Visions of you with a stranger on a semen soaked love seat patterned floral
If you can cast the first stone
Well you can be the first to call me immoral
Make no mistake
I'm exactly
I'm exactly what you’ve made me.
And now I just want to dance at your funeral
Because I already paid the band
With the gold I found buried in the sand
Was I ever part of the life you had planned
Those secrets that you’ve known
Well you’re the only one I’ve ever told
Like the time you bailed me out of jail and you cried the whole way home
Then you left and I loved myself with a closed fist and your shampoo for added bliss
I must admit
I’ve gotten better since
I vomit blood when I’m my happiest
Make no mistake
Make no mistake
Make no mistake
I’m exactly
What
Made
Those sects that you’ve known
Well you’re the only one I ever told

I wanted to speak but I didn't
I wanted to show but I couldn't
And then it backfired
Honesty among friends
Is a craving that must be met
You can't get in a locked door
I wanted to speak but I couldn't
I wanted to breathe but I choked
And then it backfired
Honesty among friends
Is a craving that must be met
You can't get in a locked door
Even if it's been opened before
I wanted to speak and I can
I wanted to show and I will

Get on your knees, beg for forgiveness, you broke everything and you can't fix it
But you will not admit that you're no saint, a drunk, you steal, you lie
And with a loss of grace you realize you're setting yourself up to take a fall
Looking back on life, does your past still keep you up at night? Can't ever be that way again
Choose to live it wise, make a change to have a better life and never be the same again
No one is an innocent and no one can be called perfect
You've got your skeletons and you're scared to the bone
But I know what's in your head and I understand the old you is dead
You just wonder when this misery will end
Self righteous and hiding who you really are, trying to cover your scars
But they're there, don't deny who you really are
You play the fool when you drown your sorrows at the bar, that life wont get you very far
Can't stand to go on another day, can't stand to look at your own face

I've got a secret but it's poisonous
Now I know for sure that I broke your trust
If you didn't want to know then you shouldn't have asked
Thats the price you pay for digging in the trash
Nows the time watch everything you say
Alright, Alright!
Nows the time we've all got some Hell to pay
Alright, Alright!
Gotta do what we can we gotta tear you up
Gotta burn everything we forfeit
Gotta looking nest and a bottle of jack
And some crazy ideas but theres no turning back
We are, We are Woah!
The skeletons, the skeletons in my closet
will never go away
The skeletons, the skeletons won't go home
The skeletons, the skeletons in my closet
they never go away
The skeletons, the skeletons won't go home
Now's the time to make your way out of here
Alright, Alright!
Nows the time we looked out the coast is clear
Alright, Alright!
Coming with me or not, you know I'm all that you got
We can put this behind us or just give up
but I know what you know, you know I can't let you leave
So I'll make this simple you're coming with me
The skeletons, the skeletons in my closet
will never go away
The skeletons, the skeletons won't go home
The skeletons, the skeletons in my closet
they never go away
The skeletons, the skeletons won't go home
No you're never, never, never gonna get away
No you're never, never, never gonna get away
No you're never, never, never gonna get away
No you're never, never, never gonna get away
No you're never, never, never gonna get away
No you're never, never, never gonna get away
No you're never, never, never gonna get away
No you'll never, never stop!
The skeletons, the skeletons in my closet
they never go away
The skeletons, the skeletons won't go home
The skeletons, the skeletons in my closet
they never go away
The skeletons, the skeletons won't go home

Thought I needed your love,
Thought I needed your favour.
Thought I needed your follow,
Dreams of being your favourite.
Cut your slice of the pie,
Take pieces of me.
The taste is living out,
Gonna' spit it out.
I'll never be your hero,
I have too many flaws.
No shining night in armour,
I'll never be your star.
I'd rather be the darkness,
Than to lie in the light..
Rather be the one you love,
Than who you lie like you know my secrets
That makes you hold me,
Offend me.
Don't let,
Simply exorcising demons,You never admit you're just like me.
You know all of my secrets,
That makes you holier than me.
Don't let,
What like a drug,
I've been feeling.
When we know,
We all,
Have that,
Closet full of skeletons.
Never be what you want,
And never tear right through your eyes.
Seems I can't win for loosing,
so why should I f*cking try?
Don't ever strike a match,
Don't ever light a fire.
Hey Mr Stone thrower,
Make sure you aim higher.
See these ashes on my shoulder,
I've survived fire before.
So baby do what you please,
So baby do what you do.
I'm not talking today,
But tomorrow its you.
You know my secrets.
That makes you holier than me.
Don't let,
Simply exorcising demons,
You never admit you're just like me.
You know all of my secrets,
That makes you holier than me.
Don't let,
What like a drug,
I've been feeling.
When we know,
We all,
Have that,
Closet full of skeletons.
All i ever wanted was to give you the real me!
None ever told me that being here was more like make belief!

Anger rages in my heart
Murder dwells in my mind
I won't forgive you, you are my prey
So watch out when you go out tonight
A wolverine in my veins
The eyes of a wolf in my head
I've thought it so I've done it
My despising heart makes you dead
I've already killed you
You just don't know it yet
Anger is hatred is murder
But I have skeletons in my closet
I have skeletons in my closet
I have skeletons in my closet
I have skeletons in my closet
My vision is infrared
Carving your flesh with a knife
No one needs to know that I collect bones
I have skinned you alive
Someone clean the closet out
Someone clean the closet out
Someone clean the closet out

I won't forget when I couldn't go to bed with the lights
When I heard that voice call me in for the night
I remember when love was just a word and not a fight
All I had to worry about were broken bones and being left
alone
Way back then there were monsters in my closet
And now there's just skeletons hiding in there
The clock is ticking away
The leaves are still falling every day
The sunburn on my shoulders kept warm back then
Like the heat from the blacktop again and again
I remember when smoke didn't fill my lungs
When my hands were lost and so young
It seemed like the houses were touching the sky
And I thought this smile on my face would never lie
Oh, the summer we were staring at the sun
The summer we were staring at the
Oh, the summer we were staring at the sun
Way back then there were monsters in my closet
And now there's just skeletons hiding in there
The clock is ticking away
The leaves are still falling every day
The sunburn on my shoulders kept warm back then

Cross my arm is that old ink stain
God I wish I could erase that name
Reminds me that I'm the one to blame
I used to think that rules were made for breakin'
Now I question every road I've taken
And I regret every heart I've forsaken
Here's my confession
The mistakes I've made
Are comin' back to haunt me
Like a ghost from a grave
Always there to taunt me
You say its OK
You say you still want me
But you don't know where I've been
I'm no stranger to my sins
I've got skeletons
I've got skeletons
You tell me how a man can be forgiven
Start clean on the life he's livin'
How do you run from a demon
I've tried every single thing I know
It just wont let me go
I'm tired of walking down the same damn road
Towin' this load
The mistakes I've made
Are comin' back to haunt me
Like a ghost from a grave
Always there to taunt me
You say its OK
You say you still want me
But you don't know where I've been
I'm no stranger to my sins
I've got skeletons
I've got skeletons
The mistakes I've made
Are comin' back to haunt me
Like a ghost from a grave
Always there to taunt me
You say its OK
You say you still want me
But you don't know where I've been
I'm no stranger to my sins
I've got skeletons

The dreams of better places decimate my view.
The weight of your embraces remind the world of you.
Outside the world's opposing, attempting to decree.
With allies decomposing the future that could be.
I have let the dream escape,
A sunken mass of things erased,
A list of names to leave behind,
A wound to heal that I'll create.
The message failed to translate,
The answers failing to convey,
The fiery truth and reason why the world I live in ends