Time after time
You will forgive me
Like an animal in your care
But give it time
You will outlive me
And take the bow back you put in my hair
Made a parade of myself in the street outside your house
For the New York photographer there
I fell for crime and I fell for beauty
And here you are the only ones who ever cared.
So when I die
You can put on costumes
In the style of the clothes I wore
And sing the songs your lovers taught you
When you were too young to know that this was what they were for.
La la la la. La la la la. lalala [x2]
Like some dead relative
You will remember me most by my funeral
And on the beautiful toast you made
Take back the spade
We've both been filling up your time like we were filling in a grave
I hope you will forgive the way
I mispronounce your name and I'll forget about these ribbons in my hair
It's just the nature of the game
I am an animal in your care
An animal in your care
An animal in your care
An animal in your care
It's just the nature of the game
I am an animal in your care