NoMeansNo - State Of Grace lyrics

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First I told to myself there was no more

Than the sound of the wind through an open door,

And if no one entered it was no crime

At least it was none of mine,

And all I saw I kept at bay,

An empty heart in an emtpy space,

There was no reason for me to live,

I had nothing to give,

Nothing to give

I closed my eyes and to my surprise my heart

Was beating I was still alive

Was there really nothing I could do?

No, it can't be true!

I've been lying to myself,

Lying to myself for so long

I've been lying to myself,

Lying to myself

And it can't go on

Cause I'm lying in state,

I've been lying in a state of grace

I'm lying in a state

I've been lying to myself

And it can't go on

At first I tried to blame the world

For all evils that were unfurled,

Flags of sin blowing in the wind

Over church and state,

The rich and the great,

But when I listened all I really heard

Was my own voice and my own words,

Sometimes begging for love,

Sometimes screaming with hate,

Screaming with hate

I don't trust that voice in my head,

It's not mine, it's the voice of the dead

And why do you ask me what I think is true?

I learned it all from you!

I've been lying to myself,

Lying to myself for so long

I've been lying to myself,

Lying to myself

And it can't go on

Cause I'm lying in state,

I've been lying in a state of grace

I'm lying in a state

I've been lying to myself

And it can't go on

In the end,

You are my only friend

And all I see is you,

And all I have to give, my friend,

I will give it to you.

Who do I mean?

Who am I talking to?

How could it be more plain?

Wake up.

Look in your heart.

Who are you?

What is your name?

And if I take a shit in your perfect world

It's only so you'll know me by my smell

And though you turn away, like you don't understand

You know all too well

You don't want to look

You don't want to touch

You don't want to pay cause it costs so much

You just smile and wish me well

Well, you can go to hell!

Cause I'm lying in state,

I've been lying in a state of grace

I'm lying in state

I've lying to myself

And it can't go on

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Thanks to Seymour Asses for correcting these lyrics