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Colossus Lyrics by IDLES

Joy as an Act of Resistance.

2018

[Part I]

[Verse]
I was done in on the weekend
The weekend lasted twenty years
The world's best bulimic bartend
Tender, violent, and queer

[Refrain]
Forgive me father, I have sinned
I've drained my body, full of pins
I've danced 'til dawn with splintered shins
Full of pins, full of pins

[Chorus]
Goes and it goes and it goes
Goes and it goes and it goes
Goes and it goes and it goes
Goes and it goes and it goes

[Pre-Chorus]
They laugh at me when I run
I waste away for fun
I am my father's son
His shadow weighs a tonne

[Chorus]
Goes and it goes and it goes
Goes and it goes and it goes
Goes and it goes and it goes
Goes and it goes and it goes

[Pre-Chorus]
They laugh at me when I run
I waste away for fun
I am my father's son
His shadow weighs a tonne

[Chorus]
Goes and it goes and it goes
Goes and it goes and it goes
Goes and it goes and it goes
Goes and it goes and it goes

[Refrain]
Forgive me father, I have sinned
I've drained my body, full of pins
I've danced till dawn with splintered shins
Full of pins, full of pins

[Chorus]
Goes and it goes and it goes
Goes and it goes and it goes
Goes and it goes and it goes
Go, go, go, go, go, go

[Outro]
It's comin', it's comin'
It's comin', it's comin'
It's comin', it's comin'
It's comin', it's comin'

[Part II]

[Intro]
(One, two)
I don't want to be your man, your man
I (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Don't want to be (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Your man (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Your man (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

[Verse]
I'm like Stone Cold Steve Austin (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I put homophobes in coffins (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm like Fred Astaire (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I dance like I don't care (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm like Ted DiBiase (I)
I win no matter what it costs me (Don't want to be)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm like Evel Knievel (Your man)
I break bones for my people (Your man)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm on my best behavior (I)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
Like Jesus Christ, our savior (Don't want to be)
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)
I'm like Reggie Kray (Your man)
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About “Colossus” by IDLES

Read the complete lyrics to "Colossus" by IDLES from the album "Joy as an Act of Resistance." in 2018. 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 British Rock, UK, Post-Hardcore.

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"Colossus" appears on "Joy as an Act of Resistance." in 2018.

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