China-Doll

[fast singing, british accent] You’ve an old-fashioned heart, And so have I. We establish the unlikely, Our fire burns bright We take our walks on Sundays And your movement withers down Little or nothing to show (“but I needed more, I needed more”) I needed more than the ordinary sort in love [polyphonic layering] [pre-chorus / sang fast / spoken word rap] I want you to love me as a precious china-doll And polish me until forever Or please don’t love me at all It’s clear you don’t subscribe to the wisdom trip I’m on, There’s another world of expectations And rules I’ll never know Perspectives I don’t care to have Fences I think we’re safer not to cross [polyphonic layering builds] [chorus] Maybe you don’t know the love I know It’s simply biological, it’s outside our control And you don’t care to romanticize the inexplicable Well, it happens that’s who I am My nature is undeniable. [drop] You’ll try to woo me and glue the pieces in I can’t forgive a man who speaks poorly of my friends You think it’s simple I think you’re cold A disenchanted passenger Booted from my convertible I saw the hatred in your eyes And I heard the vitriol in your tone You envy the true love And what you don’t know, you don’t know [polyphonic layering] [pre-chorus / sang fast / spoken word rap] I want you to love me as a precious china-doll And polish me until forever Or please don’t love me at all It’s clear you don’t subscribe to the wisdom trip I’m on, There’s another world of expectations And rules I’ll never know Perspectives I don’t care to have Fences I think we’re safer not to cross [polyphonic layering builds] Maybe you don’t know the love I know It’s simply biological, it’s outside our control And you don’t care to romanticize the inexplicable Well, it happens that’s who I am My nature is undeniable. [background:] [drop, bridge like a spoken rap] “Flowers are beautiful Their bloom is Nature’s role I wouldn’t pressure a daisy To be a better Azalea To bow for her award ‘Cause that’s stupid and tone-deaf And something a man would likely suggest” [piano build] [polyphonic layering, echoing and reverb] I want you to love me as a precious china-doll (love me, love me) And polish me until forever Or please don’t love me at all (don’t love me) It’s clear you don’t subscribe to the wisdom trip I’m on, There’s another world of expectations And rules I’ll never know (never-ever know) Perspectives I don’t care to have Fences I think we’re safer not to cross [polyphonic layering builds] Maybe you don’t know the love I know It’s simply biological, it’s outside our control And you don’t care to romanticize the inexplicable Well, it happens that’s who I am My nature is undeniable.