St Vincent - All Born Screaming Album Lyrics

Thought it was staying up 'til the morning sun
Letting my mind run on and on
'Bout what it was that made ya give us up
And go out looking for the greener side of the lawn
Thought it was drowning whiskey
And you steady missin' my calls
But damn if walking in here tonight
Didn't just proved me wrong

Hell is a dance floor watching a red dress
Spin around with someone new
And my heart's for damn sure breaking in my chest
Watching him fall for you
And part of me wants to leave this place
But I can't get the other half to look away
Every song's reminding me that I ain't yours
Oh, hell is a dance floor

Thought I was in the clear, the worst was in the rear
But you took that flame and relit the fuse
'Cause here I am hearing our old song
Playing right on cue
And just when I thought I couldn't go there again
Rock bottom's got a brand new view

Hell is a dance floor watching a red dress
Spin around with someone new
And my heart's for damn sure breaking in my chest
Watching him fall for you
And part of me wants to leave this place
But I can't get the other half to look away
Every song's reminding me that I ain't yours
Oh, hell is a dance floor
Oh, hell is a dance floor

Never knew the kinda hurt
That could come from some sawdust boards

'Cause hell is a dance floor watching a red dress
Spin around with someone new
And my hearts for damn sure breaking in my chest
Watching him fall for you
And part of me wants to leave this place
But I can't get the other half to look away
Every song's reminding me that I ain't yours
Oh, hell is a dance floor
Oh, hell is a dance floor
Oh, hell is a dance floor

Been so reckless with the choices I've been making
On the road liked the speed
I've been chasing
Driving far to the point I've
Been spacing
Life for me is something
So complacent
It ain't real it ain't real
It's what I'm saying
Braked so hard
Breathe the fumes in
I felt that force
With the front bent
Still alive I'm wasting time
What I have is God sent
Through the fire
This is why I'm going all in

I know that I'm not
What you want but
You're what I need
Can't live so small
From this life so far
Just let me get
What I really want

Stay alive stay alive
I can't die now
Stay alive stay alive
I can't die now
Stay alive stay alive
I can't die now
Stay alive stay alive
I can't die now

Oh help me God
I've been helpless
To believe the
Sadness I've been singing
F*cking with these dreams
Since I was eighteen
Still I think this life is a daydream
Just waiting out here making
It for mainstream
Stay scheming for what
I'm needing
What I'm needing
You know it
Through the fire
Through the fire
I'm going all in
I'm going all in

I know that I'm not
What you want but
You're what I need
Can't live so small
From this life so far
Just let me get
What I really want

I know that I'm not
What you want but
You're what I need
Can't live so small
From this life so far
Just let me get
What I really want

Stay alive stay alive
I can't die now
Stay alive stay alive
I can't die now
Stay alive stay alive
I can't die now
Stay alive stay alive
I can't die now

On the street I'm a kingsize killer
I can make your kingdom come
On my feet I'm an earthquake shaking
So open up my little one

Hey, what are you looking at?
Who the hell do you think I am?
And what are you looking at?
Like you never seen a broken man

Lover nail yourself right to me
If you go I won't be well
I can hold my arms wide open
But I need you to drive the nail
Like, what are you looking at?
Well, who the hell do you think I am?
Hey, what are you looking at?
Like you never seen a broken man

But how do you see me now?
You built my tower to tear it down
And how could you see me now?
If I stopped cracking up myself
If I stopped cracking up

Who the hell do you think I am?

Hey, hey
Like you never seen a broken man

Like you never seen a broken man
Like you never seen a broken man
Hey, hey, hey

(Who the hell do you think I am)
Lover nail yourself right to me
If you go I won't be well
I can hold my arms wide open
But I need you to drive the nail

Hey, what are you looking at?
What are you looking at?
What are you looking at?

Hey-hey, what are you looking at?
What are you looking at?
What are you looking at?
Hey, hey, hey

I'm just like a hungry little flea
Jumping on somebody's warm body
When you start to itch and scratch and scream
Once I'm in, you can't get rid of me
Once I'm in, you can't get rid of me

Drip you in diamonds, pour you in cream
You will be mine for eternity
Hair in my shears fall at your feet
You will be mine for eternity

When you're walking down your sunny street (I got it)
Thinking of your bills or what to eat
(I got it, I, I got it)
Then you feel that little prick from me
(I got it, I, I got it)
I look at you and all I see is meat

Drip you in diamonds, pour you in cream
You will be mine for eternity
I'll bring you China milk for your tea
You will be mine for eternity, eternity

Drip you in diamonds, pour you in cream
You will be mine for eternity
Hair in my shears fall at your feet
You will be mine, my everything

Don't blink, don't wait
Don't walk, you're late
Don't fall from grace, behave
Don't trip, sashay
Okay, sashay

Don't kid, don't blame
Don't snap, insane
Don't crack, don't act your age
Don't change your name
It's all the rage

Do ask but don't tell
Don't laugh but do smile
Don't have a glass
Don't stay a while
Don't take a pic
Don't feel so sick

Big time nothing

I look inside, I look inside, I look inside
Nothing
I look inside, I look inside, I look inside your
Eyes

One, two, one-two

Don't show, don't flake
Go hard, debase
Don't make a dishonest mistake
Don't be so sure
I need a cure

One more score
Big time nothing
Just like a
Big time nothing
I, I, I

I look inside, I look inside, I look inside
Nothing
I look inside, I look inside, I look inside your
I look inside, I look inside, I look inside
Nothing
I look inside, I look inside, I look inside your
Eyes

Uh

Big time nothing
Big time nothing
Big time nothing
Big time nothing
Big time nothing
Big time nothing
Big time nothing
Big time

(Huh)

Violent times
Almost lost you in these violent times
I forgot people could be so kind
In these violent times
Dollar signs
Almost lost it chasing dollar signs
Know the cost but I forgot the price
Of buying my life

I must have been dreaming
I fell down the well
Waking up
Waking up in hell

Different eyes
You're the same, but I got different eyes
How could I ever have been so blind?
Blame these violent times
When all of the bombs inside
All of the wires I hide
All of the wasted nights chasing mortality
But in the ashes of Pompeii
Lovers discovered in an embrace
For all eternity

I must have been dreaming
I fell down the well
But I swear you were hearing me
Through the noise and static and the call

Monday morning, subway station
Pushers pushing, racers racing
Came the message on the station
"The power's out across the nation"
And "Ladies and gentlemen, it seems we've got a problem"

The man on my screen said, just as somebody shot him
And all mothers gasped, the children cried
Almost could not believe my eyes

The power's out
And no one can save us
No one can blame us now
That the power's out

It was pouring like a movie
Every stranger looked like they knew me
Handsome cowboys praying, Gothic
Said, "I just remembered being happy"
And "Ladies and gentlemen, do remember me smiling"

The queer on the train said as she jumped off the platform
And some blind folks held the police, crying
I swear to you I would not lie

The power's out
And no one can save us
No one can blame us now
That the power's out
And no one can save us
No one can blame us now
That the power's out

That's why I never came home

My Sophie climbed the roof
To get a better view of the moon, moon
My God, then one wrong stair
Took her down to the depths
But for a minute, what a view
What a view

You're a natural, baby
You don't have to quit
Sweetest fruit
You're a natural, baby
You know this ain't it
And you're the sweetest fruit
Is on the limb

My daddy took a bus
To find America
It goes on and on and on and on and on

You're a natural, baby
You don't have to quit
And you're the sweetest fruit
You're a natural, baby
You know this ain't it
And you're the sweetest fruit
Is on the limb

You're a natural, baby
You don't have to quit
And you're the sweetest fruit
You're a natural, baby, you know
No, this ain't it
You're the sweetest fruit
You're a natural, baby
You know this ain't it
You're the sweetest fruit

Misfiring chemicals and scary ideas
This revolution isn't fun, ma
I'm out of fashion, I got God on my heels
I'm dropping promises like H-bombs
But keep calm

I'm at the back of my head (oh-ooh)
Watching my life happening
Watching the sink filling red (oh-ooh)
And I'm not stopping it

I have to visit so many planets
Before I find my own
I fall asleep in the golden highway
Before I finally find it

Hemorrhaging heartthrob with a six-pack of beer (ha-ah)
Waiting outside a burned-out window
She isn't smiling, but she's happy you're here
We'll make a killing from her trauma
Oh, mama

Here at the back of my head (ah-ah)
Watching my life happening
Feeling distinct smithereens (ah-ah)
I've gotten used to it

I have to visit so many planets
Before I find my own
I fall asleep in the golden highway
Before I finally find
Finally find it

La, la, la, la
La, la, la, la
La, la, la, la
La, la
La
La
La

I have climbed power lines and mountains
Just to feel above the ground
I have crawled out your hallowed houses
Just to feel my headache pound
I feel like graffiti on a urinal in the abattoir
Well, it goes and it goes
I can't stop my legs, I can't feel my feet
I own nothing, and nothing owns me

We're all born screaming
We're all born screaming
Ayy-ah, ayy-ah, ayy-ah

I have climbed into open arms
They turned into a straight jacket
Stolen hearts I didn't need, but
Man, I always paid for them
I was a pantomime of a modern girl
Those were the days, and I was miserable
A karaoke version, Leonard's "Hallelujah"
My whole damn life, I had never exhaled
Oh well

We're all born screaming
We're all born screaming
We're all (all) born (born) screaming
We're all (all) born (born) screaming

Ayy, well, ayy
Well, well, well
Oh-oh

All born screaming
All born screaming
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