David & The Citizens - Stop the Tape! Stop the Tape! lyrics

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