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Tear Me Down Lyrics by Stephen Trask

Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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[Intro: John Cameron Mitchell]
Don't you know me, Kansas City?
I'm the new Berlin Wall
Try and tear me down
[Verse 1: John Cameron Mitchell]
I was born on the other side of a town ripped in two
I made it over the great divide, now I'm coming for you
[Chorus: John Cameron Mitchell & Miriam Shor]
Enemies and adversaries, they try and tear me down
You want me, baby, I dare you, try and tear me down
[Verse 2: John Cameron Mitchell]
I rose from off of the doctor's slab like Lazarus from the pit
Now everyone wants to take a stab and decorate me with blood, graffiti, and spit
[Chorus: John Cameron Mitchell & Miriam Shor]
Enemies and adversaries, they try and tear me down
You want me, baby, I dare you, try and tear me down
[Bridge: Miriam Shor]
On August 13th, 1961, a wall was erected down the middle of the city of Berlin
The world was divided by a cold war and the Berlin Wall was the most hated symbol of that divide
Reviled, graffitied, spit upon
We thought the wall would stand forever, and now that it's gone, we don't know who we are anymore
Ladies and gentlemen, Hedwig is like that wall, standing before you in the divide between east and west, slavery and freedom, man and woman, top and bottom
And you can try to tear her down, but before you do, you must remember one thing
Hey
[Verse 3: John Cameron Mitchell]
There ain't much of a difference between a bridge and a wall
Without me right in the middle, babe, you would be nothing at all
[Chorus: John Cameron Mitchell & Miriam Shor]
Enemies and adversaries, they try and tear me down
You want me, baby, I dare you, try and tear me down
Enemies and adversaries, they try and tear me down
You want me, baby, I dare you, try and tear me down
[Outro: John Cameron Mitchell]
From East Berlin to Junction City
Hello New York, hello Missouri
What? You trying to tear me down?
Come on and tear
Come on and tear me down
Credits
Stephen Trask

Stephen Trask

About “Tear Me Down” by Stephen Trask

Read the complete lyrics to "Tear Me Down" by Stephen Trask from the album "Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". 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 Musicals, Rock, Soundtrack.

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