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A ll through the s ummers into J anuary
I 've been visiting m orgues and monaster ies
L ooking for the n ecess ary bo dy p arts
L imbs and l ivers and brains and hearts
I'll bring s omeone to life is what I wanna do
I wanna c reate my own version o f yo u
Well it m ust be the w inter of my disc ontent
I wi sh you'd've taken me w ith you where ver you went
They t alk all night and t hey ta lk a ll day
N ot for a m inute do I bel ieve anyt hing they say
I'm gon' bring s omeone to life someone I've never seen
You k now what I mean you know exactly what I m ean
I'll take the S carface Pac ino and The Go dfather Brando
Mix it u p in a t ank and get a r obot com mando
I f I do it upr ight and put the he ad o n str aight
I'll be s aved by the c reature that I crea te
I'll get b lood from a c actus gunp owder from ice
I don't g amble with c ards and I d on't shoot no dice
If you l ook at my f ace w ith your si ghtl ess eye
Can you cross your h eart and h ope to die?
I'll bring someone to life someone for real
S omeone who feels the way that I fe el
I study S anskrit and A rabic to imp rove my mind
I wanna d o things for the b enefit of a ll manki nd
I s ay to the willow t ree " Don' t we ep for me"
I'm saying: "To h ell to all t hings that I u sed to b e
Well I g et into t rouble then I h it the wa ll
N o place to t urn no p lace at all
I'll pick a n umber bet ween a-on e an d two
And I a sk myself "W hat would Julius C aesar d o?"
I will bring s omeone to life in more ways than one
Don't m atter how long it takes it'll be done when it's do ne
I'm gonna m ake you play the p iano like Leon Rus sell
L ike Liber ace like St. Jo hn the A postle
I'll p lay every n umber that I can play
I 'll see you m aybe on J udgment Day
After midn ight if you s till wanna meet
I'll be at the B lack Horse T avern on Armag eddon St reet
T wo doors d own n ot t hat far a walk
I 'll hear your f ootsteps you w on't have to k nock
I'll bring s omeone to life balance the scales
I'm not g onna get involved any insignificant d etails
You can b ring it to St. P eter you can b ring it to J erome
You can b ring it all the way o ver bring it a ll the way home
B ring it to the c orner where the ch ildr en pla y
You can b ring it to m e on a s ilver t ray
I'll bring someone to life spare no expense
D o it with decency and common se nse
Can you t ell me what it means to be or n ot to be?
You won't get aw ay with f ooling m e
Can you h elp me w alk t hat mo onli ght mil e?
Can you g ive me the b lessings o f your s mile?
I'll bring s omeone to life use all of my powers
D o it in the dark in the we ...e small hours
I can see the h istory of the w hole human race
It's a ll right t here it's c arved into your face
S hould I break it all d own? Should I fa ll o n my kne es?
I s there light at the e nd of the tunnel can you t ell me p lease?
S tand over t here by the c ypress t ree
Where the Trojan w omen and children were s old into s lavery
L ong before the f irst Crusa de
Way b ack before E ngland or Am erica were made
S tep right i nto the b urning h ell
Where some of the be st-known e nemies of m ankind d well
Mr. F reud with his d reams Mr. Ma rx w ith his axe
See the r aw hide lash r ip the ski n from their backs
Got the right s pirit you can f eel it you can hear it
You've g ot what they c all the imm ortal sp irit
You can f eel it all n ight you can fe el i t in the mor n'
It c reeps in your b ody the d ay you were born
O ne strike of l ightning is a ll that I need
And a b last of elect ricity that r uns at top speed
S himmy your r ibs I 'll st ick in the kni fe
Gonna j umpstart m y crea tion to li fe
I wanna b ring someone to life turn back the years
D o it with laughter and do it with t ears
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