Acrobat - Anna Howie

Don't believe what you hear Don't believe what you see If you just close your eyes You can feel the enemy When I first met you, girl You had fire in your soul What happened to your face Of melting snow? Now it looks like this! And you can swallow, or you can spit You can throw it up, or choke on it And you can dream, so dream out loud You know that your time is coming 'round So don't let the bastards grind you down No, nothing makes sense Nothing seems to fit I know you'd hit out If you only knew who to hit And I'd join the movement If there was one, I could believe in Yeah I'd break bread and wine If there was a church, I could receive in 'Cause I need it now To take a cup To fill it up, to drink it slow I can't let you go I must be an acrobat to talk like this And act like that And you can dream, so dream out loud And don't let the bastards grind you down Oh, it hurts baby (What are we going to do now it's all been said) (No new ideas in the house and every book has been read) And I must be an acrobat To talk like this and act like that And you can dream, so dream out loud And you can find your own way out You can build and I can will And you can call, I can't wait until You can stash and you can seize In dreams begin responsibilities And I can love, and I can love And I know that the tide is turning 'round So don't let the bastards grind you down

You are the crazy acrobat You are the witch I am your cat I want to be a bit like you I hope you don't mind If I do I love the way your body's made I love the way your voice is sex To be the whisper upon your ear I want to be the bed you miss I am life I am life I thought I thought that I died Who cares? I'm not a moralist I'm just a lady with some time I want to be made out of love I want to be made into life I love the way you take a walk And the all the things you see with your eyes Oh, to be that distant thought Some growing meaning in your mind I am life I am life I thought that I died I thought that I died

Lately i've been thinking Lately i've been dreaming with you I'm so resistent to this type of thinking Oh now it's shining through I was alone for the last time Before my nights' vacation with you Alive from the first now i'm denied By the ghost of you Oh you take yourself a photograph and laugh at me Please I know there's little use in crying It's more wide awake and dying than i'm used to I thought we'd walk these streets together Now i'm hoping that I'll never have to meet you Step aside from all this anger And somewhere in between I can feel you Ask me should we try again I'm thinking no yeah It's not what i believe in It's not what i believe in Oh, Won't you take yourself a photograph and laugh at me Please You make yourself a photograph and laugh at me Please No I, wanna taste your love No I... no I No I, just wanna taste your love Oh, no I Standing in your shoes I turn And now you're standing bare in my doorway I only wish that I had been prepared I'm gonna have to go along with your way Just take the plastic camera out It's in the pants you borrowed in the driveway Alive from the first now i'm denied by the ghost of you Make yourself a photograph & laugh at me please Yeah make yourself a photograph & laugh at me please No i want a taste of love no i I was alive from the first now i'm denied by the ghost of you

Hangover No closure Turn over, there you are Bad choices Loud noises And taking it way too far Seductress I can't focus You alter what I want Had my chance To cut it off Now we're back at the start I waste all my time Walking sacred lines With you on my mind Though I know that I need to let go, yeah And now that we've said goodbye And there's no more "one more time"s I start to wonder why Why I ever wanted to let go, yeah (You want me to think that you're wild?) (No...) (I promise I won't run away) Call me an addict Baby can I have it? Fuck being right God I want it so badly I can't deny you You know you're my supplier Fuck my pride Already know I'm a buyer I'd change my mind for you, yeah I'd follow what you do, yeah Fuck being right Goddamn I'm an addict Goddamn I'm an addict (He's all I can think of) So much shame In my brain I think we took it too far You found me At my worst Swear I just moved on But I'm finished Decided No more, no I'm done trying Cause one taste here And one bite there And I know that I'll be spending the night there (I've got a hunch I'm never gonna feel no other kind of love) I waste all my time Walking sacred lines With you on my mind Though I know that I need to let go, yeah And now that we've said goodbye And there's no more "one more time"s I start to wonder why Why I ever wanted to let go, yeah Call me an addict Baby can I have it? Fuck being right God I want it so badly I can't deny you You know you're my supplier Fuck my pride Already know I'm a buyer I'd change my mind for you, yeah I'd follow what you do, yeah Fuck being right Goddamn I'm an addict Goddamn I'm an addict Call me an addict Baby can I have it? Fuck being right God I want it so badly I can't deny you You know you're my supplier Fuck my pride Already know I'm a buyer I'd change my mind for you, yeah I'd follow what you do, yeah Fuck being right Goddamn I'm an addict Goddamn I'm an addict Fuck being right God- Fuck being right Goddamn I'm an addict

Now I think about you now What is he doing with your mouth And are you laying on his couch Oh, baby, are you out (Tell me where we can meet) Can I find you downtown (I think we need to speak) Am I creeping you out (Oh, I don't mean to) Don't know what to do without Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I want to know what you do when you get home and no one's watching I want to know if you think of me when he's not around to stop you I want to get in your mind and open up Pandora's box I want to watch you to see what you got What you got Yeah Yeah Yeah Show me what you got Yeah Yeah Yeah Oh, down I know that deep down You see my sacrifices My love for you is priceless You know I know you best (Yeah, you know) Yeah, you can put me through the test (Put me through it, baby) And you know I would kill him if he tried Oh, to get between me and mine To get between me and mine I want to stare at you when you get home and no one's watching I want to know if you think of me when he's not around to stop you I want to get in your mind and open up Pandora's box I want to watch you to see what you got What you got Yeah Yeah Yeah Show me what you got Yeah Yeah Yeah Show me what you got Yeah, I'm with you when you want it I'm with you when you don't Don't worry your mind, I'm right behind you I'm with you when you want it I'm with you when you don't Don't worry your mind, I'll be standing behind you Don't worry your mind, mind, yeah Don't worry your mind, mind, yeah