Amanda Palmer - Runs in the Family lyrics

rate me

My friend has problems with winter and autumn.

They give him prescriptions, they shine bright lights on him.

They say it's genetic, they say he can't help it,

they say you can catch it, but sometimes you're born with it.

My friend gets frights

he gets shakes in the night and they say that there's no way

that they could have caught it in time takes its toll on him.

It is traditional.

It is inherited.

Predispositional.

All day I've been wondering what is inside of me.

Who can I blame for it?

I say it runs in the family.

This family that carries me to such great lengths

to open my legs up to anyone who'll have me.

It runs in the family, I come by it honestly,

do what you want 'cause who knows it might fill me up.

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

fill me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up.

My friend's depressed, she's a wreck, she's a mess.

They've done all sorts of tests and

they guess it has something to do with

her grandmother's grandfather's grandmother's

civil war soldiers who probably infected her.

My friend has validation in some allergies that

she dates back to the 17th century.

Somehow she manages in her misery.

Strips in the city and shares all her best tricks

with me well, I'm well well I mean I'm in hell

well I still have my health at least that's what they tell me.

If wellness is this what in hell's name is sickness?

But business is business and business runs in the family.

We tend to bruise easily.

Mad in the blood.

I'm telling you 'cause I just want you to know me,

know me and my family.

We're wonderful folks, but don't get too close to me

'cause you might knock me up.

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

knock me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up.

Mary have mercy, now look what I've done,

but don't blame me because I can't help where I come from.

And running is something that we've always done

well and mostly I can't even tell what I'm running from.

Run from their pity, from responsibility.

Run from the country and run from the city.

I can run from the law, I can run from myself.

I can run from my life, I can run into debt.

I can run from it all, I can run til I'm gone.

I can run for the office and run for the cause.

I can run using every last ounce of energy.

I cannot, I cannot, I cannot run from my family.

They're hiding inside of me.

Don't change my life.

Help me if you might but just don't tell my family.

They'd never forgive me.

They'd say that I'm crazy.

But they would say anything if it would shut me up,

shut me up,

shut me up,

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

shut me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up.