Poison Melody

Everybody knows All about my heart Where it ends and where it starts They know all about my heart There's that song again Playing just for me A poison melody A silver drop of mercury Like a Berlin ballad Familiar to my ear But there's a shadow in the harmony Confusion and fear And that sweet refrain Sweet sugar cane Is only a poison melody Playing just for me Every decent song Has already been sung They push your heart around Like they did when you were young And that sweet refrain A ball and chain Waiting in the chorus for me Can't you see That sweet refrain Sweet sugar cane Is only a poison melody Playing just for me