"Building A Mystery"

(Sarak McLachlan, from Surfacing)

you come out at night 
that's when the energy comes 
and the dark side's light 
and the vampires roam 
you strut your rasta wear 
and your suicide poem 
and a cross from a faith 
that died before Jesus came 
you're building a mystery 
you live in a church 
where you sleep with voodoo dolls 
and you won't give up the search 
for the ghosts in the halls 
you wear sandals in the snow 
and a smile that won't wash away 
can you look out the window 
without your shadow getting in the way 
oh you're so beautiful 
with an edge and a charm 
but so careful 
when I'm in your arms 
'cause you're working 
building a mystery 
holding on and holding it in 
yeah you're working 
building a mystery 
and choosing so carefully 
you woke up screaming aloud 
a prayer from your secret god 
you feed off our fears 
and hold back your tears 
give us a tantrum 
and a know it all grin 
just when we need one 
when the evening's thin 
oh you're a beautiful 
a beautiful fucked up man 
you're setting up your 
razor wire shrine 
'cause you're working 
building a mystery 
holding on and holding it in 
yeah you're working 
building a mystery 
and choosing so carefully
you're building a mystery

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