Amanda Palmer - The Fear Song lyrics

[Intro] I don't want to scare you but we need to talk It's only fair that you know a few things about me before we start And if you determine after learning of this little issue of mine That you need to go I won't be surprised [Verse 1] You strike me as someone who's seen quite a lot But in my honest opinion I doubt this'll work like you thought There's something specific I need you to do if you're up to the task (Which you don't seem to be from the way that You're still staring back with no change of expression) But hey — you can give it a shot [Chorus] I wish I was I wish I was I wish I wish I wish i was I wish I was I wish I was I wash I was afraid because [Bridge] I've seen how people work I've watched them all these years They are not driven by ambition All their motors run on fear Each one afraid of aging, dying Being lonely, getting caught They're terrified of moving on But scared of staying here [Verse 2] I bared my neck to the teeth of a knife They've held my head under the water for minutes — I didn't mind I've been blind, bound and tied at the mercy of strangers They beat me, whatever My heart didn't race — I was fine [Verse 3] I got them to hang me from terrible heights They took me to places of poverty, malice, unspeakable War — I have seen people die They left me at night in the heart of the forest, the air full of noises The creatures that eat us just feet from my face As their wild cries sounded, and darkness surrounded And still I did not bat an eye [Chrous] I wish I was I wish I was I wish I was afraid because I wish I was I wish I was Afraid afraid afraid because I wish I was I wish because I wish I was afraid because I wish I was I wish I was I wish I was afraid because I wish I was I wish I was I wish I was afraid because I wish I wish I wish because If you're not scared, you're not in love