Lyrics Peel the Paint / I Lost My Head - Gentle Giant

Peel the Paint / I Lost My Head

Peel the paint
Look underneath
You’ll see the same, the same old savage beast
Strip the coats
The coats of time
And find mad eyes and see those sharpened teeth
Nothing’s been learned
No nothing at all
Don’t be fooled, get up before you fall
Carnal grave
Crawling smooth
Open flesh and you must let him in
Glass reflects
What you are
It shows the face, the evil face of sin
Nothing’s been learned
No nothing at all
Don’t be fooled, get up before you fall
Nothing’s been learned
No nothing at all
Don’t be fooled, get up before you fall
1. I lost my head, forget what I said
What’s the use to try to deny it
I didn’t think it would ever happen again
Wondering why, once bitten, twice shy
Never thought again would I try it
And even though maybe soon
It would end, wanting to stop
But had to go on
Give a little part of my person
And don’t reflect
Don’t remember what I said
I was afraid and I stayed away
Making sure of my independence
Isn’t it true
That I lost my head
Took my time and I didn’t rush into anything
Showed my face, just forgetting myself
I lost my head
2. Everything’s true, but everything lies
It’s so hard to try to explain it
It doesn’t matter it happened anyway
And for the time while someone is mine
I’ll go on won’t try to contain it
Though never sure it could finish anyday
I lost my head
So glad that I made
Right or wrong, I made the decision
To take my chances
Give out something of me
How will I feel tomorrow?
Not real trying to avoid a collision
I lost my head
But today I can see
Took my time and I didn’t rush into anything
Showed my face, just forgetting myself
I lost my head