DESCRIPTION:
Sleater Kinney - Sympathy

from the album "One Beat"

Lyrics:
I know I come to you only when in need
I'm not the best believer, not the most deserving
But all I have, all I am. all I can
For him
I'd beg you on bended knees for him

Precious baby, is your life hanging by a thread?
A thread I'm standing on and praying on today
All I have, all I am, all I can
For him
I'd beg you on bended knees for him

I've got this curse in my hands, I've got this curse in my hands
All I touch fades to black, turns to dust, turns to sand
I've got this curse on my tongue, I've got this curse on my tongue
All I taste is the rust, this decay in my blood

I don't like the doctor with the deep long face
Only wants to give us the very worst case
I'd rather shout out and shake him and do anything
For him
I'd beg you on bended knees for him

I've got this curse in my hands, I've got this curse in my hands
All I touch fades to black, turns to dust, turns to sand
I've got this curse on my tongue, I've got this curse on my tongue
All I taste is the rust, this decay, and we go

When the moment strikes it takes you by surprise and
Leaves you naked in the face of death and life
There is no righteousness in your darkest moment
We're all equal in the face of what we're most afraid of
And I'm so sorry for those who didn't make it
And for the mommies who are left with their heart breaking

I search for meaning in sores, the sentences they might form
It's the grammar of skin, peel it back, let me in
Look for hope in the dark, the shadow cast by your heart
It's the grammar of faith. No more rules, no restraint

How angry I would be if you'd taken him away
I wish I was wiser, but instead I'll be grateful
I'll say, "Thanks for the love, for the joy, for the smile on his face!" :-)
'Cuz I would beg you on bended knees for him

I thank you on bended knees.