Cannibal's Hymn

Jim Sclavunos, Martyn Casey, Nick Cave, Warren Ellis

You have a heart and I have a key
Lie back and let me unlock you
Those heathens you hang with down by the sea
All they want to do is defrock you
I know a river, where we can dream
It will swell up, burst it's banks
Babe, and rock you

But if you're gonna dine with them cannibals
Sooner or later, darling, you're gonna get eaten
But I'm glad you've come around
Here with your animals
And your heart that is bruised but unbeaten
And beating like a drum

I will sit like a bird on a fence
Sing you songs with a happy ending
Swoop down and tell you that it don't make much sense
To attack the very thing you're defending
Didn't I just buy that dress for you?
That pink paper pinafore that you keep mending
Well, if you're gonna dine with the cannibals
Well sooner or later, darling, you're gonna get eaten
But I'm glad you've come around
Here with your animals
And your heart that is banging and beating
And banging like a gong

I can see that they've hurt you, dear
Here is some moonlight to cloak us
And I will never desert you here
Unpetaled among the crocus
Allow me, my love, to allay your fear
As I swim, in and out of focus

But if you're gonna dine with the cannibals
Well sooner or later, darling, you're gonna get eaten
But I'm glad you've come around
Here with your animals
And your heart that is bruised but bleating
And bleeding like a lamb
Banging like a gong
And beating like a drum

Trivia about the song Cannibal's Hymn by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

When was the song “Cannibal's Hymn” released by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds?
The song Cannibal's Hymn was released in 2004, on the album “Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus”.
Who composed the song “Cannibal's Hymn” by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds?
The song “Cannibal's Hymn” by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds was composed by Jim Sclavunos, Martyn Casey, Nick Cave, Warren Ellis.

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