BUILDING A MYSTERY
WORDS & MUSIC : SARAH MCLACHLAN TRANSCRIBED BY OLA SVÄRDH
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YOU COME OUT AT NIGHT THAT´S WHEN THE ENERGY COMES
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AND THE DARK SIDE´S LIGHT AND THE VAMPIRES ROAM
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YOU STRUT YOUR RASTA WEAR AND YOUR SUICIDE POEM
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AND A CROSS FROM A FAITH THAT DIED BEFORE JESUS CAME
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YOU´RE BUILDING A MYSTERY
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YOU LIVE IN A CHURCH WHERE YOU SLEEP WITH VOODOO DOLLS
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AND YOU WON´T GIVE UP THE SEARCH FOR THE GHOSTS IN THE HALLS
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YOU WEAR SANDALS IN THE SNOW AND A SMILE THAT WON´T WASH AWAY
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CAN YOU LOOK OUT THE WINDOW WITHOUT YOUR SHADOW GETTIN IN THE WAY
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YOU´RE SO BEAUTIFUL WITH AN EDGE AND CHARM BUT
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SO CAREFUL WHEN I´M IN YOUR ARMS
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CAUSE YOU´RE WORKING, BUILDING A MYSTERY
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HOLDING ON AND HOLDING IT IN
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YEAH YOU´RE WORKING, BUILDING A MYSTERY
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AND CHOOSING SO CAREFULLY
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YOU WOKE UP SCREAMING ALOUD A PRAYER FROM YOUR SECRET GOD
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YOU FEED OFF OUR FEARS AND HOLD BACK YOUR TEARS, OH
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GIVE US A TANTRUM AND A KNOW IT ALL GRIN
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JUST WHEN WE NEED ONE WHEN THE EVENING´S THIN
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YOU´RE A BEAUTIFUL A BEAUTIFUL FUCKED UP MAN
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YOU´RE SETTING UP YOUR RAZOR WIRE SHRINE
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CAUSE YOU´RE WORKING, BUILDING A MYSTERY
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HOLDING ON AND HOLDING IT IN
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YEAH YOU´RE WORKING, BUILDING A MYSTERY
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AND CHOOSING SO CAREFULLY
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OOH YOU´RE WORKING, BUILDING A MYSTERY
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HOLDING ON AND HOLDING IT IN
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YEAH YOU´RE WORKING, BUILDING A MYSTERY
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AND CHOOSING SO CAREFULLY
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CAUSE YOU´RE WORKING, BUILDING A MYSTERY
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HOLDING ON AND HOLDING IT IN
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YEAH YOU´RE WORKING, BUILDING A MYSTERY
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AND CHOOSING SO CAREFULLY
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YOU´RE BUILDING A MYSTERY