It was hard for me to wake up
I'd just heard the bells
The doctor was alarming me
With trouble making cells
In two places in my heart
That only he could feel
A malevolent intrusion only surgery could heal
He used some poignant phrasing I can't remember now
To describe the tainted chambers that I was carrying around
He pulled out two long needles to insert into my heart
He said "you might die soon if you do not let me start"
I said "I've got things to do I can't accept your help
I'll pay the price I've gotta pay but I'll fix it by myself"
He said "you know more things than I do"
I disagreed with him
The things you've learned they're good to purify the world within
I wish, I wish, I wish I knew what you know
It would help me fight against
My impure corners and against the world outside
I wish I knew those things that you know
They would help me fight against
My impure corners and against the world outside
