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Amanda Palmer Runs In The Family my friend has problems with winter and autumn they give him prescriptions they shine bright lights on him they say it's genetic, they say he can't help it, they say you can catch it - but sometimes you're born with it. my friend despite he gets shakes in the night and they say that there's no way that they could have caught it in time takes his toll on him it is traditional, it is inherited predispositional all day i've been wondering what is inside of me who can i blame for it? i say it runs in the family this family that carries me to such great lengths, to open my legs up to anyone who'll have me it runs in the family i came by it honestly do what you want 'cause who knows it might fill me up me up me up me up me up me up me up me up fill me up me up me up me up me up me up me up me up my friend's depressed she's a wreck she's a mess they've done all sorts of tests and they guess it has something to do with her grandmother's grandmother's grandmother civil war soldiers who probably infected her my friend has maladies (something?) and allergies that she dates back to the 17th century somehow she manages, in her misery strips in the city and shows all her best tricks i mean well i'm well well i mean i'm in hell well i still have my health at least that's what they tell me if wellness is this what in hells name is sickness? but business is business and business runs in the family we tend to bruise easily mad in the blood i'm telling you 'cause i just want you to know me - know me and my family we're wonderful folks, but don't get too close to me 'cause you might knock me up me up me up me up me up me up me up me up knock me up me up me up me up me up me up me up me up mary have mercy now look what i've done but don't blame me because i can't help where i come from and running is something that we've always done well and mostly i can't even tell what i'm running from run from their pity from responsibility run from the country and run from the city i can run from the law i can run from myself i can run from my life i can run into debt i can run from it all i can run 'til i'm gone i can run for the office and run for my cause i can run using every last ounce of energy i cannot, i cannot, i cannot run from my family they're hiding inside of me (don't change my life) help me if you might but just don't tell my family they'd never forgive me they'd say that i'm crazy but they would say anything if it would shut me up shut me up shut me up me up me up me up me up me up me up me up shut me up me up me up me up me up me up me up me up |
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