Elephants
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If the elephants have past lives
Yet are destined to always remember
Its no wonder how they scream
Like you and I, they must have some temper
And Im dreaming of them on the plains
Dirtying up their beds
Watching for some sign of rain
To cool their hot heads
And how dare that you send me that card
When Im doing all that I can do
You are forcing me to remember
When all I want is to just forget you
If the tiger shall protect her young
Then tell me how did you slip by
All my instincts have failed me for once
I must have somehow slept the whole night
And Im dreaming of them with their kill
Tearing it all apart
Blood dripping from their lips
Teeth sinking into heart
And how dare that you say you will call
When you know I need some peace of mind
If you had to take sides with the animals
Wont you do it with one who is kind
If the hawks in the trees need the dead
If youre living, you dont stand a chance
For a time though you share the same bed
There are only two ends to this dance
You can flee with your wounds just in time
Or lie there as he feeds
Watching yourself ripped to shreds
Laughing as you bleed
So for those of you falling in love
Keep it kind, keep it good, keep it right
Throw yourself in the midst of danger
But keep one eye open at night
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If the [G]elephants have past lives
Yet are [C2]destined to always remember
Its no [Em7]wonder how they scream
Like you and [C2]I, they must have some temper
And Im [Am7]dreaming of them on the plains
[G]Dirtying up their beds
[Am7]Watching for some sign of rain
To [G]cool their hot heads
And how [Em7]dare that you send me that card
When Im [G]doing all that I can [C2]do
You are [G]forcing me to re[Em7]member
When all I [C2]want is to [D]just forget [Em]you
If the [G]tiger shall protect her young
Then [C2]tell me how did you slip by
All my [Em7]instincts have failed me for once
I must have [C2]somehow slept the whole night
And Im [Am7]dreaming of them with their kill
[G]Tearing it all apart
[Am7]Blood dripping from their lips
[G]Teeth sinking into heart
And how [Em7]dare that you say you will call
When you [G]know I need some peace of [C2]mind
If you [G]had to take sides with the [Em7]animals
Wont you [C2]do it with [D]one who is [Em]kind
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[D] [Am] [D]
If the [G]hawks in the trees need the dead
If youre [C2]living, you dont stand a chance
For a [Em7]time though you share the same bed
There are [C2]only two ends to this dance
You can [Am7]flee with your wounds just in time
Or [G]lie there as he feeds
[Am7]Watching yourself ripped to shreds
[G]Laughing as you bleed
So for [Em7]those of you falling in love
Keep it [G]kind, keep it good, keep it [C2]right
Throw your[G]self in the midst of [Em7]danger
But keep [C2]one eye [D]open at [Em]night