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Artist: John Cale
Canonical path: /john-cale/barracuda
Related lyric paths: 6
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Barracuda
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Barracuda
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Dark woman in the water drowning
Sinking in a funny way
Black footing for a face exploding
Mimicking our final days
The ocean will have us all
The ocean will have us all
Dark woman in a cupboard burning
Woman, what have they done?
Dark woman like a panther breathing
Woman, what can be done?
The ocean will have us all
The ocean will have us all
Cold cost at the death of nothing
Slipping just like nothing did
Burnt scarecrow in the wind was choking
Smoking in the summer heat
Barracuda, barracuda
Wont you lay down your life for me?
Won't you love me barracuda?
If you always need to bring out the worst in me
Ten morons with their whistles blowing
Howling like a winter gale
Dark woman like a crow a-crowing
Crowing for the carrion meat
The ocean will have us all
The ocean will have us all
Dark forest with the moon arising
Smiling at you out of reach
Cracked window in a chapel dreaming
Hoping that the twain will meet
Barracuda, barracuda
Wont you lay down your life for me?
Won't you love me barracuda?
If you always need to bring out the worst in me
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