Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Play Me Backwards, artist - Joan Baez. Date of issue: 02.04.2011
Song language: English
Play Me Backwards |
| You don’t have to play me backwards |
| To get the meaning of my verse |
| You don’t have to die and go to hell |
| To feel the devil’s curse |
| Well I thought my life was a photograph |
| On the family Christmas card |
| Kids all dressed in buttons and bows |
| And lined up in the yard |
| Were the golden days of childhood |
| So lyrical and warm |
| Or did the picture start to fade |
| On the day that I was born |
| I’ve seen them light the candles |
| I’ve heard them bang the drum |
| And I’ve cried Mama, I’m cold as ice! |
| And I got no place to run |
| Let the night begin there’s a pop of skin |
| And the sudden rush of scarlet |
| There’s a little boy riding on a goat’s head |
| And a little girl playing the harlot |
| There’s a sacrifice in an empty church |
| Of sweet li’l baby Rose |
| And a man in a mask from Mexico |
| Is peeling off my clothes |
| I’ve seen them light the candles |
| I’ve heard them bang the drum |
| And I’ve cried Mama, I’m cold as ice! |
| And I got no place to run |
| So I’m paying for protection |
| Smoking out the truth |
| Chasing recollections |
| Nailing down the proof |
| You don’t have to play me backwards |
| To get the meaning of my verse |
| You don’t have to die and go to hell |
| To feel the devil’s curse |
| I’ll stand before your altar |
| And tell everything I know |
| I’ve come to claim my childhood |
| At the chapel of baby Rose |
| I’ve seen them light the candles |
| I’ve heard them bang the drum |
| I’ve seen them light the candles |
| I’ve heard them bang the drum |