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Artist: The Residents
Canonical path: /the-residents/how-to-get-a-head
Related lyric paths: 6
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How to Get a Head
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How to Get a Head
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There were guys watching my body
There were guys watching my breasts
There were guys watching my body
I was excited and losing my breath
Why did I listen to Mama?
Why did I listen to her?
Why did I listen to Mama?
A head was only a word
Why do I look like a woman?
Why do I feel like a girl?
Why do I look like a woman?
I think about how his hair curled
It's a head! without a body
It's a head! without a neck
It's a head! without a body
I didn't know what to expect
The neckless head is always falling
Every time I close my eyes
And think about his empty eyeballs
Strangely staring at the sky
Unoccupied by life but calling
To the tears they cannot cry
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