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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride Soundtrack-Helena Bonham Carter, Jane Horrocks And Enn Reitel
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride Soundtrack-Helena Bonham Carter, Jane Horrocks And Enn Reitel
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman
Composer
John August
John August
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride Soundtrack-Helena Bonham Carter, Jane Horrocks And Enn Reitel
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride Soundtrack-Helena Bonham Carter, Jane Horrocks And Enn Reitel
Executive Producer
Danny Elfman
Danny Elfman
Producer
Dennis Sands
Dennis Sands
Recording Engineer
Jake Jackson
Jake Jackson
Recording Engineer
Rupert Coulson
Rupert Coulson
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
What does that wispy little brat have that you don't have double?
She can't hold a candle to the beauty of your smile
How about a pulse?
Overrated by a mile
Overbearing
Overblown
If he only knew the you that we know
[Verse 2]
And that silly little creature isn't wearing his ring
And she doesn't play piano
Or dance
Or sing
No, she doesn't compare
But she still breathes air
Who cares?
Unimportant
Overrated
Overblown
If only he could see
How special you can be
If he only knew the you that we know
[Chorus]
If I touch a burning candle, I can feel no pain
If you cut me with a knife, it's still the same
And I know her heart is beating
And I know that I am dead
Yet the pain here that I feel
Try and tell me it's not real
And it seems that I still have a tear to shed
[Verse 3]
The sole redeeming feature
From that little creature
Is that she's alive
Overrated
Overblown
Everybody know that's just a temporary state
Which is cured very quickly when we meet our fate
Who cares?
Unimportant
Overrated
Overblown
If only he could see
How special you can be
If he only knew the you that we know
[Chorus]
If I touch a burning candle, I can feel no pain
In the ice or in the sun, it's all the same
Yet I feel my heart is aching
Though it doesn't beat, it's breaking
And the pain here that I feel
Try and tell me it's not real
I know that I am dead
Yet it seems that I still have some tears to shed
Written by: Danny Elfman, John August

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