Lyrics Insane Asylum - Diamanda Galas

Insane Asylum

I went out to the insane asylum
And I found my baby out there
I said, «please, come back to me, darling
What in the world are you doing here?»
Then my old man raised up his head
Tears were streaming down from his eyes
And these are the things that my old man said:
«When your love has ceased to be
There’s no other place for me
If you don’t hold me in your arms
I’d rather be here from now on
Some people have it half way there
Without your love I ain’t nowhere.»
«I can’t eat and I can’t sleep
I can’t even live in peace
Please take me, baby, for your slave
And save me from that earthly grave
Some people have it half way there
Without your love I ain’t nowhere.»
Then sorrow struck my heart
Tears began to stream down from my eyes
The only man that I ever loved in all my life
Out here, in a place and a condition like this
And I began thinkin' about what my mama told me when I was a little girl
She told me when I couldn’t help myself
To get down on my knees and pray
And I fell down on my knees
And these are the words that I said:
«Save me, save me, save me, babe
Save me, save me, save me, dear
Oh, I don’t know just how I made it
But I’m so glad our love is here.»