Stop the Tape! Stop the Tape!

I've come a long way since you thought you knew me well

How could you know me when I didn't know myself?

A stranger in my own skin, a little boy just waiting

Can't grow up fast enough, can't get out fast enough



And sometimes when I crack, the animals are back

Sometimes when I speak there's someone else inside of me

And every now and then the kid comes back,

This precious friend, he won't let go

I told you so



How can I let you in? How to describe this feeling?

I've left all words behind, I've thrown them in the river

The storm is gathering. I feel it in my skin.

I saw the moon go black, I felt my heart collapse



And sometimes when I crack, the animals are back again

And sometimes when I crash, I'm seeing colours not existing

And all the time I hear this little kid's voice

There ain't no choice, he won't let go

I told you so



And I wanted to stop the tape

I wanted to freeze the frame

I saw it on TV; the bed's already made for me

So heaven, dress me in a white sheet, lay me in a rusty bed

Heaven take the ceiling off me

Help me put the pieces back