Drum & bone
by Elvis Costello
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Maybe we´re nothing but skin and bone
Blare and rubber
Eyes that blubber
Teeth that bite
Hands that slight
And I´m trying to do the best I can
But I´m a limited, primitive kind of man
Maybe we´re nothing but skin and bone
Nerves that shatter
Tongues that flatter
Lips that mutter
Lashes that flutter
Mounds of dust and lips of ripe
Twice as vicious
As the words I type
Under a ribbon
Of every stripe
There´s a grip that tightens
A dark that frightens
A wise that crackles
A fear that shackles
And I´m trying to do the best I can
But I´m a limited, primitive kind of man
And then that kinder creation
Becomes a fine fixation
All of a sudden
With the parts we´ve hidden
Because they are forbidden
Beneath a hide of pain
You´ll find a soul of stain
While fists still beat
At heart´s deceit
And I´m trying to do the best I can
But I´m a limited, primitive kind of man
Maybe with nothing but a drum and drone
I want to beat it ´til I get unknown
Pig some skin
Stretch it tight
Make myself up overnight
Maybe this is nothing but drum and drone
Wanna beat it ´til I get unknown
Dig my pin
Kick up some stink
Find myself a brand new kink
Prick that berry
And squeeze this ink
Scratch out all of the words I think
Before your very eyes can blink
And I´m trying to do the best I can
But I´m a limited, primitive kind of man
Blare and rubber
Eyes that blubber
Teeth that bite
Hands that slight
And I´m trying to do the best I can
But I´m a limited, primitive kind of man
Maybe we´re nothing but skin and bone
Nerves that shatter
Tongues that flatter
Lips that mutter
Lashes that flutter
Mounds of dust and lips of ripe
Twice as vicious
As the words I type
Under a ribbon
Of every stripe
There´s a grip that tightens
A dark that frightens
A wise that crackles
A fear that shackles
And I´m trying to do the best I can
But I´m a limited, primitive kind of man
And then that kinder creation
Becomes a fine fixation
All of a sudden
With the parts we´ve hidden
Because they are forbidden
Beneath a hide of pain
You´ll find a soul of stain
While fists still beat
At heart´s deceit
And I´m trying to do the best I can
But I´m a limited, primitive kind of man
Maybe with nothing but a drum and drone
I want to beat it ´til I get unknown
Pig some skin
Stretch it tight
Make myself up overnight
Maybe this is nothing but drum and drone
Wanna beat it ´til I get unknown
Dig my pin
Kick up some stink
Find myself a brand new kink
Prick that berry
And squeeze this ink
Scratch out all of the words I think
Before your very eyes can blink
And I´m trying to do the best I can
But I´m a limited, primitive kind of man