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Play Dead Lyrics by Björk, Brodsky Quartet

Family Tree

2002

[Verse 1]
Darling, stop confusing me
With your wishful thinking
Hopeful embraces
Don't you understand?
I have to go through this
I belong to here where
No one cares, and no one loves
No light, no air to live in
A place called hate
The city of fear

[Chorus]
I play dead
It stops the hurting
I play dead
And the hurt, it stops

[Verse 2]
It's sometimes just like sleeping
Curling up inside my private tortures
I nestle into pain
Hug suffering
Caress every ache

[Chorus]
I play dead
I play dead
I play dead
I play dead
It stops the hurting

About “Play Dead” by Björk

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"Play Dead" is credited to Björk, Brodsky Quartet. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Play Dead" appears on "Family Tree" in 2002.

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