Song Of Imaginary Beings
Iamx · The Alternative [2006]
My mother said that she couldn't love
The physical way a woman should
Then where else could she go
Where the sisters and the fathers can't save her soul
Send them in, see them on
She can't find a lover, she'll fashion one
Imaginary men, like the burned out poets in the hinterland
The phoenix says, the devil says
The serpent says, the siren says
Why is the word when the word needs the meaning
Why is the word when the word needs the meaning
The hourglass sees what shelf life does
She asked, exactly tell me what is love but grieving life alone
Just the words from prophets and religious shows
Imagine hurt, imagine tears
She opened up until she disappeared
Vanished, hand in hand
With all the long-lost children locked in Neverland
The phoenix says, the devil says
The serpent says, the siren says
Why is the word when the word needs the meaning
Why is the word when the word needs the meaning
The phoenix says, the devil says
The serpent says, the siren says
The phoenix says (burn for me)
The devil says (lie for me)
The serpent says (burn for me)
The siren says (die for me)
The phoenix says (burn for me)
The devil says (lie for me)
The serpent says (burn for me)
The siren says (die for me)
The physical way a woman should
Then where else could she go
Where the sisters and the fathers can't save her soul
Send them in, see them on
She can't find a lover, she'll fashion one
Imaginary men, like the burned out poets in the hinterland
The phoenix says, the devil says
The serpent says, the siren says
Why is the word when the word needs the meaning
Why is the word when the word needs the meaning
The hourglass sees what shelf life does
She asked, exactly tell me what is love but grieving life alone
Just the words from prophets and religious shows
Imagine hurt, imagine tears
She opened up until she disappeared
Vanished, hand in hand
With all the long-lost children locked in Neverland
The phoenix says, the devil says
The serpent says, the siren says
Why is the word when the word needs the meaning
Why is the word when the word needs the meaning
The phoenix says, the devil says
The serpent says, the siren says
The phoenix says (burn for me)
The devil says (lie for me)
The serpent says (burn for me)
The siren says (die for me)
The phoenix says (burn for me)
The devil says (lie for me)
The serpent says (burn for me)
The siren says (die for me)