Cannibal's Hymn Songtext

von Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

You have a heart and I have a key
Lie back and let me unlock you
Those heathens you hang with down by the sea
All they want to do is defrock you
I know a river, where we can dream
It will swell up, burst it's bank,
Babe, and rock you
But if you're gonna dine with them cannibals
Sooner or later, darling, you're gonna get eaten
But I'm glad you've come around here with your animals
And your heart that is brised but unbeaten
And beating like a drum

I will sit like a bird on an fence
Sing your songs with a happy ending
Swoop cown and tell you that it donÄt make sense
To attack the very thing you've defending
Din't I just buy that dress for you?
That pink paper pinafore that you keep mending
Well, if youÄre gonna dine with the cannibals
Sooner or later, darling, youÄre gonna get eaten
But I'm glad youÄve come around here with your animals
And your heart that is banging and beating
And banging like a gong

I can see that they've hurt you, dear
Here is some moonlight to cloak us
And I will never desert you here
Unpetaled among the crocus
Allow me, my love, to allay your fear
As I swim, in and out of focus
But if you're gonna dine with them cannibals
Sooner or later, darling, you're gonna get eaten
But I'm glad you've come around here with your animals
And your heart that is bruised but bleating
And bleeding like a lamb
Banging like a gong
Beating like a drum