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Charades Lyrics by No Knife

…Hit Man Dreams…

1997

[Verse 1]
Roping the beast as we're crushed underfoot
As we're tied to our backs, as our oxygen's cut
What the hell were we thinking when we went from the gut?
Mix up the signals, confuse the transmission
We're licking our wounds and arousing suspicion
But I'll paste on a smooth face - the hell is a clean break?

[Chorus: Mitch Wilson & (Ryan Ferguson)]
(Slow Down) Bring out your hooks again
(Slow Down) It's some bitter pill to swallow
(Slow Down) Where's the sidewalk end?
You'd better start talking (Talking Yeah)
Bring out your hooks again
(Slow Down) It's some bitter pill to swallow
(Slow Down) Where's the sidewalk end?
You'd better start talking (Talking Yeah)
Hey Yeah
Hey Yeah
You'd better start talking (Yeah)
Hey Yeah
Hey Yeah
You'd better start talking

[Verse 2]
You threw a fit when they ransacked your fortress
Well what can I do when I'm locked in your hope chest?
You take the guess work out of making a new mess
I cocked an ear to the traffic outside
I wondered what it would be like to fly
But I'll paste on a smooth face - what the fuck is a clean break?

[Chorus]
(Slow Down) Bring out your hooks again
(Slow Down) It's some bitter pill to swallow
(Slow Down) Where's the sidewalk end?
You'd better start talking (Talking Yeah)
Bring out your hooks again
(Slow Down) It's some bitter pill to swallow
(Slow Down) Where's the sidewalk end?
You'd better start talking (Talking Yeah)
Hey Yeah
Hey Yeah
You'd better start talking (Yeah)
Hey Yeah
Hey Yeah
You'd better start talking

[Outro]
Be a dear, fetch the razor. Time to cut me loose again
In a sense innocence is slipping through the cracks again
Be a dear, fetch the razor. Time to cut me loose again
In a sense innocence is slipping through the cracks
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No Knife

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About “Charades” by No Knife

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"Charades" is credited to No Knife. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Charades" appears on "…Hit Man Dreams…" in 1997.

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