Lou Reed
Cosmic Hero (Live)
[Intro]
(2, 3, 4)
Oh, oh, oh, oh
[Verse 1]
If you really wanna make it last
You would commit yourself completely
You would lie down in the river at last
And let the dread complete you
And if you really don't want the pain
You could disengage completely
Because it wasn't healthy anyways
And you've got a job and a family
[Verse 2]
If you really wanna fall asleep
You'll have to find some punctuation
And if you wanna ride it out to the end
You can tie your thoughts together
And if you really wanted to be kind
You'd have forgiven them a long ass time ago
And if you really wanna know how kind you are
Just ask yourself why you're lying in bed alone
[Verse 3]
I know you wish my flesh would yield
I love you but I can’t stand the touch
And of course, I’m alright with death
But why you talk about it, oh why you talk about it so much?
[Chorus]
I will go to heaven
You won’t go to heaven
I will go to heaven
I won’t see you there
I will go to heaven
You won’t go to heaven
I will go to heaven
I won’t see you there
Oh, oh, oh, oh
[Verse 4]
If you really wanna know yourself
It will come at the price of knowing no one else
This guy, he was so high
I asked my friend to punch him out
[Verse 5]
If you really wanna make the change
You would cut yourself off completely
But if you just want it to be okay
It will never be okay
Okay?
[Sweet Jane]
You know that women never really faint
And villains always blink their eyes
Children are the only ones who ever blush
And life is just to die
And anyone who ever had a heart
They wouldn't turn around and break it
And anyone who ever played a part
They, they wouldn't turn around and hate it
[Chorus]
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
Sweet Jane
[Instrumental]
[Verse 6]
Now you gotta change addresses again
If they knew where the fire was, they'd put it out
Someone's knocking on your door
Fire turned towards me with an open mouth
And if you don't come home tonight
You will never call it home again
And if you need some peace and quiet
There is room for all in heaven
[Outro]
The ghost of Katerina came to me last night
She asked if I had thought of any letters to write
So I got drunk and I wrote down this song
When I woke up in the morning all my papers were gone