[Intro]
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[Verse]
Up above the moon
And underneath the gun
Far away from Mississippi
All the buttons come undone
A hornet Âs nest inside my brain
Rattling like a submachine
[Chorus]
Saran Wrap and little colored balloons
A black nickel, a needle and a spoon
You say this is ain Ât what I am?
Well, this is what I do to warn your ghost away
I know you don Ât believe in magic
Nobody does, not anymore
[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
This uniform is stifling
It Âs hotter than the heat
That Âs smothering my shoulders
nd burning up my feet
Every word Âs under review,
But the jury Âs guilty, tooÂ.
[Chorus]
Saran Wrap and little colored balloons
A black nickel, a needle and a spoon
You say this is ain Ât what I am?
Well, this is what I do to warn your ghost away
I know you don Ât believe in magic
Nobody does, not anymore
[Instrumental]
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[Verse]
I watch the waves roll in
And roll out just the same
Like a song and dance,
It Âs the oldest of his games
I shut my eyes but through these tears
A mean old world reappears
[Chorus]
Saran Wrap and little colored balloons
A black nickel, a needle and a spoon
You say this is ain Ât what I am?
Well, this is what I do to warn your ghost away
I know you don Ât believe in magic
Nobody does, not anymore
[Verse]
Why try and tell you,
When you don Ât give a ?
You don Ât believe in magic?
You don Ât believe in luck?
There is no ÂÂright ÂÂ, There is no ÂÂwrong ÂÂ
Same damn chorus, same damn song
[Chorus]
Saran Wrap and little colored balloons
A black nickel, a needle and a spoon
You say this is ain Ât what I am?
Well, this is what I do to warn your ghost away
I know you don Ât believe in magic
Nobody does, not anymore
[Bridge]
I held my hands out,
Blood stained and I got my doubts
I tried to wash it off
Yeah, I tried to wash it off
Red as Southern clay
Blood-red as Mississippi clay
And yes, it still remains
Goddammit, it still remains!
Where is Pilate Âs water?
Tell me! Where is Pilate Âs water?
Nightmares in daylight!
I Âm stealing the birthright!
Off 16th and Mission!
Off 16th and Mission!
I took an ambulance ride
They said I should Âve died
Right there on 16th and Mission,
on 16th and Mission
I still miss you so much
I still miss you so goddamn much
On 16th and Mission
I Âm right here at 16th and Mission
Sing it!
[Outro]
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