Chinese Arithmetic
Faith No More Lyrics

Candle light, it burns in every hole of your eyes
The intensity of the emotion that you're experiencing is reflected in your eyes

It's beautiful, how much you'll never realize
It's a tragedy that you'll never be able to truly appreciate the beauty of your own emotional experience

So hush my love, there's something I'm to tell you now
Listen closely, I have something important to tell you

Your time has come, around again my sleepless one
It's time for you to face your inner turmoil once again, my restless friend

Your friend was young, hung and plastered
Your friend was young, wild, and reckless

He never knew his own disaster
He was oblivious to the danger that he was in

I think it's good, in fact, it was faster
In a way, it's better that he died quickly rather than suffer for a long time

'Cause it was you that he was after
He was chasing after you, which led to his demise

Hold me now, as if you'll never let me go
Hold me tightly, don't ever let me slip away

Unhand me now, as if you've always known my name
Let me go now, as if you've always been aware of who I truly am

His love was king, his love was master
The love that he felt was all-consuming, it ruled over everything else in his life

He needed more, he needed always
He was always searching for something more, never content with what he had

He searched in vain for love and shelter
Despite his efforts, he was never able to find the love and security that he needed

In every soul, in every hallway
He searched for fulfillment in every person he met and in every place he went

So you thought she'd be sweeter than your girlfriend peter
You assumed that she would be better for you than your current girlfriend

Well, give it a second chance 'cause you've yet to meet her
Don't judge her before you've really gotten to know her

We got the same ideas, we got the same old fears
We're more alike than you might think, we have the same hopes and worries

They're different colors sometimes, but, hey, who cares
Our differences don't really matter, it's what unites us that's important

Just years that tears our lives apart
It's the passage of time that causes us to grow apart and change

Just like the time that you tried to teach your cousin to walk
It's a metaphor for trying to help someone who ultimately can't be helped

He couldn't do it-push!-you told him twice
Despite your efforts to encourage him, he was unable to learn how to walk

Well, I do man but it just don't jive
I understand what you're saying, but it doesn't really make sense to me

Tried so hard to control my behavior
I made a conscious effort to change the way I act

I tried so hard, so hard to believe you
I really wanted to trust you, but it was difficult

But now I live only to deceive you
I betrayed your trust and now my only motive is to continue lying to you

So kick and scream
Don't go down without a fight