The Gift
The Jam
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1
Happy Together
02 : 51
2
Ghosts
02 : 10
3
Precious
04 : 13
4
Just Who Is the 5 OâClock Hero?
02 : 17
5
TransâGlobal Express
04 : 01
6
Running on the Spot
03 : 06
7
Circus
02 : 12
8
The Plannerâs Dream Goes Wrong
02 : 18
9
Carnation
03 : 27
10
Town Called Malice
02 : 57
11
The Gift
03 : 07
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Track Lyrics
Carnation Lyrics
5 ContributorsCarnation LyricsIf you gave me a fresh carnation
I would only crush its tender petals
With me you'll have no escape
And at the same time there'll be nowhere to settle -
I trample down all life in my wake
I eat it up and take the cake
I just avert my eyes to the pain
Of someone's loss helping my gain
If you gave me a dream for my pocket
You'd be plugging in the wrong socket
With me there's no room for the future
With me there's no room with a view at all -
I am out of season all year 'round
Hear machinery roar to my empty sound
Touch my heart and feel winter
Hold my hand and be doomed forever -
If you gave me a fresh carnation
I would only crush its tender petals
With me you'll have no escape
And at the same time there'll be nowhere to settle
And if you're wondering by now who I am
Look no further than the mirror -
Because I am the Greed and Fear
And every ounce of Hate in you