John Grant - Geraldine lyrics

Paranoia, the uncertainty The stupid knowing way they're grinning when they look at me They say it's me How do they know? My mind and body have betrayed me and it shows My brain reboots each time the sun begins to shine And if I didn't know better then i'd swear to you that it's not mine I can't control my face I can't avoid that furrowed brow Would've thought they'd send someone right over to show me how Geraldine Please tell me that you didn't have to put up with this sh** Geraldine Please tell me that you didn't have to do it Like the others We're not like them, we're not that strong At least that's what they have been telling us all along Geraldine Please tell me that it wasn't that way for you You are a grown up now, the program is complete And everybody knows this because of the things you say when you speak You know the drill It's time to k** And if you won't they'll find somebody else who will This is a hostile world Don't act like you weren't told Nobody's going to buy that noise if you talk like that when you get old Don't lose your cool Don't come unglued Be a man Don't walk into the light It's a trap dear Carol Anne Geraldine Please tell me that you didn't have to put up with this sh** Geraldine Please tell me that you didn't have to do it Like the others We're not like them, we're not that strong At least that's what they have been telling us all along Geraldine Please tell me that it wasn't that way for you