if I am strong, will you lean on me?
if I am sick, will you heal me?
if I am lonely, will you need me?
if I am hungry, will you feed me? |
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hunger has a romance
it calls you by your name
the acid never goes away
(and) you know you must remain |
hunger has a romance
it's all going down the drain
it's easy to forget those days
and your growing trust in shame |
nature read in truth and clause
she harvests love at night
people scurry to and fro
try to stay out of sight |
your mind's a room with many doors
but no way out in sight
I don't know what I want to know
without windows there's no light |
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hunger has a romance
it haunts you in your dreams
can't touch something inside your head
that crawls in between the seams |
hunger has a romance
and I'm caught up in her schemes
there are times all I feel is dead
and nothing is what it seems |
you search your soul for lasting truth
and all you find is pain
the naked self is dangerous
like the homeless in the rain |
your urge to grow is the only proof
that you aren't unkind as rain
you've taken all this love and trust
leaving hopelessness and pain |
hunger only tells you when you think it's time to eat
poor kids wait in line for rice and rich kids don't eat meat |
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hunger has a romance
I'm hungry right now!
stampede in secret a circle of wheat
should we slaughter a sacred cow? |
hunger has a romance
as empty as a vow
the stage is set to seal my fate
souls are bought and paid for now |
if it's happiness to rule the world
we'll fiddle while burning Rome
you want to know the mind of god
(but) you're afraid to be alone |
stand and watch the flags unfurl
we'll kill to earn our home
salutes will never save the world
or make it be your own |
hunger only tells you when you think it's time to eat
poor kids wait in line for rice and rich kids don't eat meat |
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hunger has a romance
the monkey rides a goat
whistling down the empty street
and clawing at your coat |
hunger has a romance
your opinions don't count as votes
kisses for everyone you meet
you ignore the noose tied ropes |
hunger has a romance
(there's) no virtue in these veins
it matters how you got here
in silence or insane |
hunger has a romance
will the virgin survive her reign?
the victor bows with one hot tear
and violence knows no shame |
