Ed Harcourt
Here Be Monsters Lyrics
Submitted by Tom McKibbin

Something In My Eye
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Spider has eight legs you know
Spins its web the patterns flow
There's something in my eye
Bloodshot in disguise
God knows I really tried
Making the big time
Aiming to climb high
Scattered seeds can't fight the cold
Circus horse just wants to hold
There's something in my eye
Bloodshot in disguise
God knows I'm really tired
Let's make the big time
Aiming to climb high
Let's make the big time
Aiming to climb high
Aiming to climb high
Spider has eight legs you know

God Protect Your Soul
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Well I hope God protects your soul
I don't know if you should leave home alone
Maybe you've been drinking from the Devil's bowl
I can't express myself 'cause I'm not fully grown
My heartache, is my mistake you see
My heartache, is my mistake you see
Well I am conscious of the way that I act
But I won't betray you, you can be sure of that
I'm not a pet who does tricks at the drop of a hat
I wish I was fiction, I wish I was fact
My heartache, is my mistake you see
My heartache, is my mistake you see
I need to build a wall around me
I need to build a wall around me
But I want to smile with everybody
Would you say that is possessive of me?
Would you say that is possessive of me?
Yes we feel bad in winter
We act a little bit strange
The dark sky threatens me daily
Makes me alter and change, change, change, change
I need to build a wall around me
I need to build a wall around me
But I want to smile with everybody
Would you say that is possessive of me?
Would you say that is possessive of me?
I need to build a wall around me
I need to build a wall around me
But I want to smile with everybody
Would you say that is possessive of me?
Would you say that is possessive of me?

She Fell Into My Arms
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Well I burnt all my travellers cheques
Just to show you my respect
Then I hung myself out to dry
And you looked at me and asked me why
So I said I don't mind if I lose
'Cause if I win I'll be so confused
But that's not what you'd expect
From a man whose plan is already wrecked
And if you need to kiss me
Then you'll most definitely miss me
When I'm gone
Well there's a thousand things I shouldn't do
But if I do them I should do them with you
So won't you fall into my arms again
And hold me for the world may end
And if you need to kiss me
Then you'll most definitely miss me
When I'm gone
God, you make me sing
Funny things about you
You infect my mind
All the time, you do
Well I just can't contain myself In fact
I'm worried I might lose my health
I can't eat, sleep or hardly breathe
I can hardly ever watch you leave
And if you need to kiss me
Then you'll most definitely miss me
When I'm gone
God, you make me sing
Funny things about you
You infect my mind
All the time, you do

Those Crimson Tears
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Moving like a dancing bear
It's in my blood
Falling down the marble stairs
It's in my blood
Oh my dear, that's the way
I am made, I'm afraid
Those crimson tears
Drip on the floor, drip on the bar
Those crimson tears
Stain what I wore, drip on the bar
Swinging a punch, connect to the eye
It's in my blood
I've got a hunch I should just stay quiet
It's in my blood
Oh my dear, that's the way
I am made, I'm afraid
Those crimson tears
Drip on the bar, drip on the floor
Those crimson tears
Drip on the bar, stain what I wore

Hanging With The Wrong Crowd
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Hey baby Jane, you have been climbing down the drain
And you run in the rain to the playground climbing frame
And the air seems so good and moist and cool
When you meet him by the swimming pool
What's a girl to do?
When you're locked up in Mother Goose's shoe
And you're hanging, and you're hanging, and you're hanging
With the wrong crowd
You're hanging, and you're hanging, and you're hanging
With the wrong crowd
Dad owns a bank and is known by the name of Hank,
And your Mum hates your pranks and she gives the Almighty thanks for your
food, which is rank and puts him in a dangerous mood and it's true they hate
your friends like you
What's a girl to do?
When you're yearning for something else new
And you're hanging, and you're hanging, and you're hanging
With the wrong crowd
You're hanging, and you're hanging, and you're hanging
With the wrong crowd
You're hanging, you're hanging, you're hanging
With the wrong crowd

Apple Of My Eye
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When you're on your own
You walk in the rain
You walk around the house
Then walk around it again
You pretend you're happy
That you've got it all
But don't be upset If you fall on your knees
And beg like a dog
I've reached a low, don't you know
You're the apple of my eye
I'm running low, with this show
No matter how I try
I'm sick of this angst, don't need thanks
You're the apple of my eye
I drink a lot of wine
When I am alone
I lose my track of time
My ideas turn to stone
I pretend I'm sad
That I'm still so small
But I'm not upset If
I fall on my knees
And beg like a dog
I've reached a low, don't you know
You're the apple of my eye
I'm running low, with this show
No matter how I try
I'm sick of this angst, don't need thanks
You're the apple of my eye
I've reached a low, don't you know
You're the apple of my eye
I'm running low, with this show
No matter how I try
I'm sick of this angst, don't need thanks
You're the apple of my eye

Beneath The Heart Of Darkness
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Beneath the heart of darkness
Lies an old machine that's dying
Spluttering like an army of artillery sporadically firing
The roots of the house are cracking, caving in
There's no way out, it's trapped in
Beneath the heart of darkness
Lies an old machine that's reeling
Forgotten dust and sunlight
Silent and removed from feeling
The peace in my mind is drowning, fading down
There's nothing left burning, it's all out
Beneath the heart of darkness
Lies an old machine that's...
Beneath the heart of darkness
Beneath the heart of darkness
Beneath the heart of darkness
Beneath the heart of darkness

Wind Through The Trees
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Oh my deserted one
You must put down your father's gun
When the sundial reaches midday
Shut your eyes and then look away
Something's wrong, they're all gone
I will walk through the long, long grass and say your name
Shot through the chest and head
She killed everyone stone dead
And the wind blew once more through the trees
Now she's coming straight back to me
Little things, the insect's sting
I will walk through the long, long grass and say you're
Running from the dark
Look what you have done
Running from the dark Look what you have done
But you can't run from me
'Cause I'm the wind through the trees
No you can't hide from me
Running from the dark
Look what you have done
Running from the dark
Look what you have done
But you can't run from me
'Cause I'm the wind through the trees
No you can't hide from me
'Cause I'm the wind through the trees

Birds Fly Backwards
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Sad, blue, the world is upside down
And birds fly backwards
Cats, dogs, fall first upon the ground
And birds fly backwards
Packed bags in the hallway
Where we used to play all day
We're hitting the road that
Leads us back again
Sad, blue, the future's not too clear
And birds fly backwards
Clouds tower, I have nothing to fear
And birds fly backwards
Packed bags in the hallway
Where we used to play all day
We're hitting the road that
Leads us back again
To the same old world we left

Shanghai
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Let's move away together, go interplanetary
Maybe in Chinese weather, where it's sanitary
I'll go out trawler fishing, yeah we'll have tuna steak
I'm on a special mission, for us to have a break
We'll climb the corporate buildings
Spray-paint the outside walls
You bet that they'll be yielding
When the castle falls
We'll swim beneath the ocean
Near the coral reef I have a certain notion
That it will not be brief
We're going to Shanghai
To watch the red sky
We're moving to Shanghai
Goodbye, goodbye
We're going to Shanghai
So don't you cry
We're moving to Shanghai
Looks like we might have made it
Put on your silkworm dress
You look so beautiful and I look such a mess
Across the city's landscape, the sun burns crimson red
Maybe the moon will wait, before we go to bed
We're going to Shanghai
To watch the red sky
We're moving to Shanghai
Goodbye, goodbye
We're going to Shanghai
So don't you cry
We're moving to Shanghai
Maybe, maybe we'll have a fresh new start
I'll learn the martial arts
We'll have our own rickshaw cart
We're moving to Shanghai

Like Only Lovers Can
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Out of nowhere I was there
But you took your time
No one thought that I could get you
Then they changed their minds
You know that I have a perfect plan
Drown in each other like only lovers can
Something is bound to come your way
And I'll watch you run astray
Walk amongst the others
Clearly state your aim
Slide beneath the covers
And I will say your name
In the city, crowds run wild
Like ants on a farm
Villains may commit their crimes
But I won't do you harm
You know that I have a perfect plan
Drown in each other like only lovers can
Something is bound to come your way
And I'll watch you run astray
Like only lovers can
Like only lovers can
Like only lovers can

there you go...loads o mistakes probably...oh well,
please tell me of any mistakes at mysticalninja67@hotmail.com
ta
Tom