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A fatal attraction is holding me fast
How can I escape this irresistible grass?
A fatal attraction is holding me fast
How can I escape its irresistible grasp?
A fatal attraction is holding me fast
How can I escape this immovable gas?
A fatal attraction is holding me fast
How can I escape its irresistible grasp?
Across the clouds I see my shadow fly out of the corner of my wandering eye
Across the clouds I see my shadow fly out of the corner of my watering eye
And it rocks my mouth
And the rocks might melt
But I ain't got wins
But I ain't got wings
But I ate God's wings
But I ain't got wings
Forgot no square.
For God knows where.
Editor's note: Tom Petty actually did record this song with his band the Heartbreakers, so it should be credited to them as a whole (NOT listed under his name only).
My sole intention is learning to fly
A soul in tension that's learning to fly
Permission granted, I turned to try.
Condition grounded, but determined to try.
So I started out
Forgot no square.
So I started out
For God knows where.
There's no sensation to compare with this pending animation,
descending bliss
There's no sensation to compare with this suspended animation,
A state of bliss
There's no sensation to compare with this suspended Masturbation,
a state of bliss
There's no sensation to compare with this suspended animation
A state of bliss.
Tongue tied and twisted
Just an Earth-bound piss head
Tongue tied and twisted
Just an Earth-bound misfit
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earthbound biscuit pie.
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earthbound misfit, I.
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earthbound mystic eye.
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earthbound misfit, I.
Tongue-tied and twisted
Just an earth-bound mystic eye
Tongue-tied twisted,
just an earthbound misfit, I.
Tongue-tied twisted, just an earthbound distant cry.
Tongue-tied twisted, just an earthbound misfit, I.
Tongue-tied twisted, just an earthbound distant light.
Tongue-tied twisted, just an earthbound misfit, I.
Tongue-tied twisted, just an earthbound listening aye.
Tongue-tied twisted, just an earthbound misfit, I.
Tongue-tied, twisted
Just an Earth-bound mincemeat pie.
Tongue-tied, twisted
Just an Earth-bound misfit, I.
Turn tied, twisting
Just an earth bound piston am I.
Tongue-tied and twisted
Just an earth-bound misfit.
Turn time, twisting
Just an earth bound piston
Tongue-tied and twisted
Just an earth-bound misfit
A sole intention that's learning to fly
A soul in tension that's learning to fly
Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies
Torn, tied and twisted just an earth-bound listening eye
Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I
My sole intention is learning to fly
A soul in tension that's learning to fly
Nature lock, set
Friction lock, set