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You came up from anesthesialike a diver out of airSurprised to be alive,startled I was thereIt's been a long timeand I've got no axe to grind with youbut goddamn it, man, this hatchetwon't stay buried without some sign from you,sign from you...I don't quite come in peace but times like these ask usto set aside old grudgesDuty calls, I heed, but I don't love itThe night nurse leaves, just you and me,and you give me a lookto freeze gasolineI don't believe that you're reformed or you're redeemedCHORUSIf they ask me, I'll deny itLetras de cancionesBut I remember what you didWhile it's true you were a young man, thenI was just a kidOne of us was lying,both of us half-damnedOne of us the lionand one the lambYou've got a way with wordsYou got away with murderBut now our roles reverseand your table's turning nowToo weak to lift a spoon, I fed you,shaved you when your hands were shaking,dosed you like they told me, never more,lord, the demands you're making-Help the monster on two feetwalk him down the hall, repeatand when he's strong enough to stand aloneyou'll notice what big teethBut blood is bloodand what's done is doneYeah, blood is bloodand its burden is a beastYou lie expressionlessface set like the Old Testamentsilence always your best defense I bet you guess I came to settle debtsThey tell me you'll get betterI don't know what to say'Cause they could sew your hands togetherbut they can't make you prayCHORUSBut noow you're careful, now you're goodbut do I scare you like I should?Now you're careful, now you're goodbut I still scare you and I shouldYou've got a way with wordsYou got away with murderBut now our roles reverseand your table's turning now From Letras Mania