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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Mr. Bungle
Mr. Bungle
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mike Patton
Mike Patton
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mr. Bungle
Mr. Bungle
Producer

Lyrics

Save me, the heavens have opened
The storm is over
So let's start the parade
Raindrops will turn to laughter
Forever after
In your Technicolor heartbeat
And they say that it helps you forget everything
Sweet charity
(Bo-ba-da, ha, bo-ba-da, ha, bo-ba-da, ha, bo-ba-da, ha)
Sweet charity
(Bo-ba-da, ha, bo-ba-da, ha, bo-ba-da)
(Ha, bo-ba-da, oh, da-da-na-na-na)
Drink your poison from a cup of gold
Your gift keeps on giving and giving
Perfect photographs of Everest days and postcard nights
Tearing through the paper walls of time with sunset eyes
Telethons, Grand Canyon hearts
You numb your mind with gloves of white and turpentine
Even the bombs and scarecrows will sing
(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Sweet charity
(Bo-ba-da, ha, bo-ba-da, ha, bo-ba-da, oh)
(Da-da-na-na-na, bo-ba-da, oh, da-da-na-na-na)
Sweet charity
(Bo-ba-da, ha, bo-ba-da, ha, bo-ba-da, oh)
(Da-da-na-na-na, bo-ba-da, oh, da-da-na-na-na)
Save me, the heavens have opened
And I'm alone, sweet charity
Save me, the heavens have opened
I'm coming home, sweet charity
Save me, asylums have opened
I'm coming home, sweet charity
I'm home free
(Do-do-do-do-do)
Sweet charity
(Bo-ba-da, ha, bo-ba-da, ha, bo-ba-da, oh)
(Da-da-na-na-na, bo-ba-da, oh, da-da-na-na-na)
Sweet charity
(Bo-ba-da, ha, bo-ba-da, ha, bo-ba-da, oh)
(Da-da-na-na-na, bo-ba-da, oh, da-da-na-na-na)
Sweet charity
(Bo-ba-da, ha, bo-ba-da, ha, bo-ba-da, oh)
(Da-da-na-na-na, bo-ba-da, oh, da-da-na-na-na)
Sweet charity
(Bo-ba-da, ha, bo-ba-da, ha, bo-ba-da, oh)
(Da-da-na-na-na, bo-ba-da, oh, da-da-na-na-na)
Sweet charity
(Bo-ba-da, ha, bo-ba-da, ha, bo-ba-da, oh)
(Da-da-na-na-na, bo-ba-da, oh, da-da-na-na-na)
Sweet charity
Written by: Mike Patton
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