From the recording Brace for the Dread (EP)
Lyrics & Vocals by Dale Thompson
Lyrics
Can’t Take It
Written by Dale Thompson
An eloquent charm in decay anorexic and
grotesque vascular yet you promenade
of the run way Flashbulbs penetrate
bone and skin all of your glamour is on display
but not your veil of tears
No eye contact with the hordes of cameras
but the parasites won't go away
You are a mystery in a conundrum scattered ashes on a grave and in time you will be forgotten
Embarrassed by the blood dirt under your fingernails
You can’t take it (x3)
Probably because you are doomed.
You can’t take it (x3)
You can’t take it with you.
You move with purpose for the
exit still with a dazzling smile painted on your face,
old temptations will come to drag you away
Escape is so close but you let it slip away
He will say you only have yourself to blame You are walking on the rim of night.
The only god you've ever known, your prison cell
Back into seclusion into your prison cell as you squeeze the bars of gold embarrassed by the dirt under your fingernails All your prayers have been answered, you've asked for all the wrong things
The only god you've ever known will say you only have yourself to blame You are walking on the rim of night.
When you allow your stardom to grow brighter than your star your star shall fade