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You talk your way out of this
<noinclude>{{Lyrics for|When I Was Cruel (No. 1)}}</noinclude>
 
You talk your way out of this<br>
Did someone flip your switch?
Did someone flip your switch?<br>
 
Now there is only right or wrong<br>
Now there is only right or wrong
Can you tell which is which?<br>
 
But it was so much easier<br>
Can you tell which is which?
When I was cruel<br>
   
<br>
But it was so much easier
Why did you leave, you had a home <br>
 
Why did you travel far abroad -<br>
When I was cruel
So you could sleep with strangers?<br>
 
You must have heard just how absurd<br>
 
The words poured out of you, you fraud <br>
 
I guess you don't know what pain is<br>
Why did you leave, you had a home  
<br>
 
So don't pretend you're innocent<br>
Why did you travel far abroad -
Do I look like a fool?<br>
 
I guess you have forgotten<br>
So you could sleep with strangers?
When I was cruel<br>
 
<br>
You must have heard just how absurd
Oh when I was cruel and I could make you so unhappy<br>
 
Lonely cowards followed me like ghouls<br>
The words poured out of you, you fraud  
And you liked me too<br>
   
When I was cruel<br>
I guess you don't know what pain is
Oh you know you did<br>
 
<br>
 
But if you should feel anything,<br>
 
A signal from within<br>
So don't pretend you're innocent
Go back in your laboratory<br>
 
And try to dial it in<br>
Do I look like a fool?
But if you should feel anything,<br>
 
A signal from without<br>
I guess you have forgotten
Abandon your dreams of vengeance<br>
 
<br>
When I was cruel
So don't protest your innocence<br>
 
The truth is hard to judge<br>
 
Perhaps you have forgotten when<br>
 
I held a grudge<br>
Oh when I was cruel and I could make you so unhappy
<br>
 
Oh when I was cruel and I could make you very sorry<br>
Lonely cowards followed me like ghouls
Lonely cowards followed me like ghouls<br>
 
And you liked me too<br>
And you liked me too
When I was cruel<br>
         
Oh you know you did<br>
When I was cruel
When I was cruel<br>
 
Oh you know you did
 
 
 
But if you should feel anything,
 
A signal from within
 
Go back in your laboratory
 
And try to dial it in
 
But if you should feel anything,
 
A signal from without
 
Abandon your dreams of vengeance
 
 
 
So don't protest your innocence
 
The truth is hard to judge
 
Perhaps you have forgotten when
 
I held a grudge
 
 
 
Oh when I was cruel and I could make you very sorry
 
Lonely cowards followed me like ghouls
 
And you liked me too
 
When I was cruel
 
Oh you know you did
 
When I was cruel

Latest revision as of 12:45, 10 May 2009

lyrics for
When I Was Cruel (No. 1)

You talk your way out of this
Did someone flip your switch?
Now there is only right or wrong
Can you tell which is which?
But it was so much easier
When I was cruel

Why did you leave, you had a home
Why did you travel far abroad -
So you could sleep with strangers?
You must have heard just how absurd
The words poured out of you, you fraud
I guess you don't know what pain is

So don't pretend you're innocent
Do I look like a fool?
I guess you have forgotten
When I was cruel

Oh when I was cruel and I could make you so unhappy
Lonely cowards followed me like ghouls
And you liked me too
When I was cruel
Oh you know you did

But if you should feel anything,
A signal from within
Go back in your laboratory
And try to dial it in
But if you should feel anything,
A signal from without
Abandon your dreams of vengeance

So don't protest your innocence
The truth is hard to judge
Perhaps you have forgotten when
I held a grudge

Oh when I was cruel and I could make you very sorry
Lonely cowards followed me like ghouls
And you liked me too
When I was cruel
Oh you know you did
When I was cruel