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Burn Black Lyrics by Hole

My Body, The Hand Grenade

1997

[Verse 1]
Now you complain, you say want the keys
Over my dead body, baby, that's where they'll be
Forget-me-knots around your neck
You say you remember, baby, you forget

[Chorus]
Hey, hey, this much is true
I never trusted you
Hey, hey, this much is true
Now I burn black for you

[Post-Chorus]
And I'm tryin' just to forget
Never, I won't
Never, I won't
Never, ever
Never!

[Verse 2]
Sayin' the things that you can't hear
My dumb mouth to your deaf ear
Gushing lump, a violent smear
My dumb mouth to your deaf ear

[Chorus]
Hey, hey, this much is true
I never twisted you
Hey, hey, this much is true
Baby, I burn black for you

[Post-Chorus]
No, I won't go down to this
Never, I won't
Ever, I won't
Never, I won't
Never!

[Interlude]
Crawl
Right up the wall
And up the stairs
And down your hall, woah!

[Verse 3]
Now you beg, and you want me
Over my dead body, baby, that's where I'll be
And you laugh at my disease
While sugar runs from my arteries

[Chorus]
Hey, hey, this much is true
I never bothered you
Hey, hey, this much is true
Baby, I'd burn black for you

[Post-Chorus]
And I'm trying just to forget
Never, I won't
Never, I won't
Never, I won't
Never!

[Interlude]
Starts out like magic, some sick religion
That ain't no vulture, that's a fucking pigeon
She's got vultures in her hair
And blood and feathers, they are everywhere
You want retreat, filthy, deep
A dead moon, a drunken seed
Baby girl, there is a room
Full of death and whores and truth
And I am waiting in that room
And I am dyin', yeah, for you
It's all whores! It's all pain!
It's all disease, man! It's all the same!
My little Judas, my little twin
Where you start, that's where I'll begin, she said

[Outro]
"I want it now", she said, "I want it now", she said
"I want it now", she said, "I want it now", she said
"I want it now", she said, "I want it now", she said
"I want it now", she said, "I want it now, now!"
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About “Burn Black” by Hole

Read the complete lyrics to "Burn Black" by Hole from the album "My Body, The Hand Grenade" in 1997. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Garage Rock, Garage Punk, Punk Rock.

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"Burn Black" appears on "My Body, The Hand Grenade" in 1997.

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