The Spark That Bled

Album: The Soft Bulletin (1999)
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  • I accidentally touched my head
    And noticed that I had been bleeding
    For how long, I didn't know

    What was this, I thought, that struck me?
    What kind of weapons have they got?
    The softest bullet ever shot?

    I stood up and I said yeah!
    I stood up and I said yeah!
    I stood up and I said hey, yeah, yeah, yeah!

    From this moment on
    Blaring like a trumpet
    Coming from above us
    And somewhere below
    The confidence of knowing
    Descending to relieve us
    Struggle to believe it's so

    I stood up and I said yeah!
    I spoke up and I said yeah!
    I stood up and I said hey, yeah, yeah, yeah!

    And it seemed to cause a chain reaction
    It had momentum, it was gaining traction
    It was all the rage, it was all the fashion
    The outreached hands had resigned themselves to
    Holding on to something that they never had
    And that's too bad
    'Cause in reality there was no reaction

    I accidentally touched my head
    And noticed that I had been bleeding
    For how long, I didn't know Writer/s: MICHAEL IVINS, STEVEN DROZD, WAYNE COYNE
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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