Shoulders - The Cat Empire

I saw you walking up the wall

Like the exorcist

When you saw me there you called

Can you spare a fifth?

I used to know you when you were small

How’s it come to this?

How does a happy, bright boy

Fall into the rift?

And you carry weight on your shoulders

Won’t you see that you are not inside yourself

You put that evil back inside yourself

I saw your Ma the other day

She asked me how you were

Say, 'one day you you’ll be fine

But now you do it worse'

She told as she cried that

'No one breaks the curse'

As I looked into her eyes

My heart it nearly burst

And you carry weight on your shoulders

Won’t you see that you are not inside yourself

You put that evil back inside yourself

And what if you breathe and see you’re good

And what if you reach out, knock on wood

I’m begging you please, won’t you be understood

And won’t you release, I believe you could

And if you ever wanna dream

I’ll help you see the sky

And if you ever wanna scream

About some reason why

And if you ever break the seam

That cuts through your disguise

I love you when you’re seen

And do my best to try

To carry weight off your shoulders

Won’t you see that you are not here by yourself

Please don’t put that evil back inside yourself

And what if you breathe and see you’re good

And what if you reach out, knock on wood

I’m begging you please, won’t you be understood

And won’t you release, I believe you could

And what if you breathe and see you’re good

And what if you reach out, knock on wood

I’m begging you please, won’t you be understood

And won’t you release, I believe you could