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when you were a boy you stuckyour thumb inside the lightmorning bottle warmholy compass ready you would run into the wildinto the wildgathered in its armsin its armsin its armswhen you're in the city you'rea tangled native tongueanother tongue eating fearful freeknow the wild that wants youknow you're not another pillow ona gun drifting off to sleepand come homeand come homehear your own bones say, "heal yourself, yourself"hear your own heart moan, "love yourself, yourself"when you were a girl salt wasbeading down your backand all the braids were tangled in your haircandy for your lips and for your loveall you were given was a bruiseSongtextefalling down the stairswhen you're in the city and it's talking to itself, to itselfstealing what you singknow the wild that wants youwhen the sun is undergroundand park police are laughing off your leaveshear your own bones say "heal yourself, yourself"hear your own heart moan "love yourself, yourself"and come home, and come homeand come home, and come home Aus Songtexte Mania