King Medicine Lyrics

Intro:
Verse 1:
know that you'll soon
go crazy just like a
whittling stick hit by
the coming daylight cut
up in a quick succession
a pointed confession
really stripped of all
your armor down to your
very nature beneath
the haze and vapor gaze
Verse 2:
you're such a willing
stick to beckon that
wanting knife you've
been looking for it
the right blade all
your life saying who's
gonna cut me down to a
size that suits me?
is there a worthy
sculptor among all
you fine young knives?
Refrain 1:
it's enough to make
you take your head
and put it on a shelf
to cut the heart out
from your chest
now they'll come
for that as well
Chorus 1:
tell me how you do
that crazy trick
where you walk
around asleep
save it for your
doctor friend the
one who keeps you
under lock and key
Verse 3:
you'll soon go screaming
like a bargain basement
lunatic who's not so
specialized that they
couldn't just replace
you why don't you start
crying for all that
you've got left here
why don't you stop
dying before you
go and get it right
Refrain 2:
now you're selling off
the house so you can
buy the farm you cut
the heart out from
your chest to let the
light in through your arm
Chorus 2:
tell me how you do
that crazy trick
where you walk
around asleep
save it for your
doctor friend the
one who keeps you
under lock and key
Refrain 3:
it's enough to make you
take your head and put
it in a bag to cut the
teeth out at the pink
now there's nothing
in the bag
Interlude: C#m--A--F#m--A-- x2
Outro:
foul weather friend you
are so dying an amateur
chemist now king medicine
when is it perfect? where
is it leading you? there
is no cure only reprieve
some fleeting joy posing
as balance nothing is
sure so every four
hours king medicine
A(hold)
this subject loves you