Give Me My Heart Back Macguire!
Originally intended for Codeine Velvet Club, it was played live multiple times by the band before going on to be recorded by Jon for Psycho Jukebox
Lyrics
These pale blue lights cover me so close that I can see
They're a mirror, oh nothing's how it seems
I walk slow down through the crowds in their fake leather shrouds
To the corner lost in paper dreams
I could have sworn I saw you by the door with a painter
She said she's not there you never cared for her did you?
I fell from the stage with a thunder, tricked by desire
You've got the rest of me
Give me my heart back MacGuire
Those cold red eyes that you see me through
Won't tell you whether I'm lying, but maybe that's just as well
Because if this is all your living for baby you're on step from dying
And only time will tell
Begging me please you played that old tease, like an artist
I sold the clothes on my back just to keep you in rags
Now that you're perfectly sweet like a sadist, oh you're stranger than fire
You got my innocence
Give me my heart back MacGuire
The city's in bloom I'm lost in this room by the window
Neon sign lullabies float in the blue evening haze
You hid me away like a shadow, only yours to acquire
You've seen your best days now
Give me my heart back MacGuire
They don't need you no more
Give me my heart back MacGuire
You've got the rest of me
Give me my heart back MacGuire
They're a mirror, oh nothing's how it seems
I walk slow down through the crowds in their fake leather shrouds
To the corner lost in paper dreams
I could have sworn I saw you by the door with a painter
She said she's not there you never cared for her did you?
I fell from the stage with a thunder, tricked by desire
You've got the rest of me
Give me my heart back MacGuire
Those cold red eyes that you see me through
Won't tell you whether I'm lying, but maybe that's just as well
Because if this is all your living for baby you're on step from dying
And only time will tell
Begging me please you played that old tease, like an artist
I sold the clothes on my back just to keep you in rags
Now that you're perfectly sweet like a sadist, oh you're stranger than fire
You got my innocence
Give me my heart back MacGuire
The city's in bloom I'm lost in this room by the window
Neon sign lullabies float in the blue evening haze
You hid me away like a shadow, only yours to acquire
You've seen your best days now
Give me my heart back MacGuire
They don't need you no more
Give me my heart back MacGuire
You've got the rest of me
Give me my heart back MacGuire
Credits · Jon Fratelli
Musicians
- Lewis Gordon
- Bass
- Ross McFarlane
- Drums, Percussion
- Jon Fratelli
- Guitar, Vocals
- Will Foster
- Organ, Electric piano (Wurlitzer), Piano, Synthesizer, Clavinet
Production
- Mixing
- Tony Hoffer
- Programming
- Tony Hoffer
- Recording
- Todd Burke
- Producer
- Tony Hoffer
Recording information
- Recorded at
- The Sound Factory
Credits · Codeine Velvet Club
Musicians
- Lewis Gordon
- Bass
- Ross McFarlane
- Drums, Percussion
- Jon Fratelli
- Guitar, Vocals
- Will Foster
- Organ, Electric piano (Wurlitzer), Piano, Synthesizer, Clavinet
Production
- Mixing
- Tony Hoffer
- Programming
- Tony Hoffer
- Recording
- Todd Burke
- Producer
- Tony Hoffer
Recording information
- Recorded at
- The Sound Factory
