Frank Turner

The Modern Leper
A cripple walks amongst you allYou tired human beingsHe's got all the things a cripple has notTwo working arms or legsAnd vital parts fall from his system and dissolve inScottish rainVitally, he doesn't miss themHe's too fucked up to careAnd is that you in front of me?Coming back for even moreExactly the sameAnd you must be a masochistTo love a modern leper on his last legOn his last legWell I've crippled your heart a hundred timesAnd still can't work out whyYou see, I've got this diseaseI'm just rattlingI'm just rattling through lifeWell this is how we do things now, yeahThis is how the modern stay scaredWell I cut out all the good stuffYeah I cut off my foot to spite my legLetras de cancionesAnd is that you in front of me?Coming back for even moreExactly the sameAnd you must be a masochistTo love a modern leper on his last legAnd I'm not ill but I'm not deadI don't know which of those I preferBecause that limb that I have lostIt was the only thing holding me upHolding me upWell I'm lying on the ground nowAnd you're walking through the only doorAnd I have lost my eyesight like I said I wouldBut I still knowThat that is you in front of meComing back for even more of exactly the sameAnd are you a masochistA little modern leper on his last leg?And you're not ill and I'm not deadDoesn't that make us the perfect pair?So settle down, and start againYou can tell me all about what you did todayWhat you did today From Letras Mania