Back door man
by Sarah McLachlan
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You open your eyes, look around
You feel the earth it wanders
Out, from under your feet the ground
Is not firm but soft and weak
Like skin under the touch
Cannot stop to falter
Now, the damage is done the certainties gone
The spirits altered
And now the angry morning
Gives the early signs of warning
You must face alone the plans you make
Decision they will try to break
Our hands are tied on the table
Maybe you can try at the back door man
While the helpless line up on the doorsteps
´Cause it´s all they can do to try to get through
All of your life you´ve lived in a world as pure
As eden´s sixth day
Now all you´ve been allowed is taken away
They will not let you be so proud
You have felt the fear growing inside
Protest follows far and wide
They´ll see how long it will take ´till you fall
From so much denied
Your soul
It aches relentless from the fear
that they will never guess
So unfair that they can make you feel so small
And the fear you know is real
Our hands are tied on the table
Maybe you can try at the back door man
While the helpless line up on the doorsteps
´Cause it´s all they can do to try to get through
´Cause it´s all they can do to try to get through
You feel the earth it wanders
Out, from under your feet the ground
Is not firm but soft and weak
Like skin under the touch
Cannot stop to falter
Now, the damage is done the certainties gone
The spirits altered
And now the angry morning
Gives the early signs of warning
You must face alone the plans you make
Decision they will try to break
Our hands are tied on the table
Maybe you can try at the back door man
While the helpless line up on the doorsteps
´Cause it´s all they can do to try to get through
All of your life you´ve lived in a world as pure
As eden´s sixth day
Now all you´ve been allowed is taken away
They will not let you be so proud
You have felt the fear growing inside
Protest follows far and wide
They´ll see how long it will take ´till you fall
From so much denied
Your soul
It aches relentless from the fear
that they will never guess
So unfair that they can make you feel so small
And the fear you know is real
Our hands are tied on the table
Maybe you can try at the back door man
While the helpless line up on the doorsteps
´Cause it´s all they can do to try to get through
´Cause it´s all they can do to try to get through