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He selects the plainest face form a spiteful row of girls
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He selects the plainest face from a spiteful row of girls<br>
Elegant insulted women, a flaw of cultured pearls
Elegant insulted women, a flaw of cultured pearls<br>
 
He drops a name or two, she fails to catch<br>
He drops a name or two, she fails to catch
At last he's met his match<br>
 
Unspoiled and unaffected, he wants her so much<br>
At last he's met his match
<br>
 
She puts up half-hearted resistance, like she was taught to do<br>
Unspoiled and unaffected, he wants her so much
She's heard some of those small town playboys but this is something new<br>
 
His promise seems dangerous, she'd like to believe<br>
 
He says "You'd better leave"<br>
 
"You've only got yourself to blame, shame, or deceive"<br>
She puts up half-hearted resistance, like she was taught to do
<br>
 
The waiting lines are long<br>
She's heard some of those small town playboys but this is something new
They never get too far<br>
 
Everyone wearing that medal with pride<br>
His promise seems dangerous, she'd like to believe
Harpies Bizarre<br>
 
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He says "You'd better leave"
I looked on but hesitated, I failed to interrupt<br>
 
You're so hard to tell the truth to, so easy to corrupt<br>
"You've only got yourself to blame, shame, or deceive"
I'll memorize your face, your tragic smile<br>
 
The hurt look in your eyes<br>
 
As you betrayed yourself to the part of him that dies<br>
 
<br>
The waiting lines are long
The waiting lines are long<br>
 
They never get too far<br>
They never get too far
They're shining up their shoes to kick a falling star<br>
 
You think you should be somebody<br>
Everyone wearing that medal with pride
But you don't know who you are<br>
 
Everyone wearing that medal with pride<br>
Harpies Bizarre
Harpies Bizarre<br>
 
 
 
I looked on but hesitated, I failed to interrupt
 
You're so hard to tell the truth to, so easy to corrupt
 
I'll memorize your face, your tragic smile
 
The hurt look in your eyes
 
As you betrayed yourself to the part of him that dies
 
 
 
The waiting lines are long
 
They never get too far
 
They're shining up their shoes to kick a falling star
 
You think you should be somebody
 
But you don't know who you are
 
Everyone wearing that medal with pride
 
Harpies Bizarre

Latest revision as of 05:58, 28 November 2013

lyrics for
Harpies Bizarre

He selects the plainest face from a spiteful row of girls
Elegant insulted women, a flaw of cultured pearls
He drops a name or two, she fails to catch
At last he's met his match
Unspoiled and unaffected, he wants her so much

She puts up half-hearted resistance, like she was taught to do
She's heard some of those small town playboys but this is something new
His promise seems dangerous, she'd like to believe
He says "You'd better leave"
"You've only got yourself to blame, shame, or deceive"

The waiting lines are long
They never get too far
Everyone wearing that medal with pride
Harpies Bizarre

I looked on but hesitated, I failed to interrupt
You're so hard to tell the truth to, so easy to corrupt
I'll memorize your face, your tragic smile
The hurt look in your eyes
As you betrayed yourself to the part of him that dies

The waiting lines are long
They never get too far
They're shining up their shoes to kick a falling star
You think you should be somebody
But you don't know who you are
Everyone wearing that medal with pride
Harpies Bizarre