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"Bird Of Paradox"
(written by Kristin Hersh)

Here's a crippled princess
The people would have died for her,
Had she shown any goodness
But behind her wheelchair she kept all that she needed
And she liked girls
The townspeople shunned her
Quiet and aloof, the princess made them all wonder
But behind her glazed eyes she knew only she needed
One feeling supplied
Realize you, is the story
Realize me, I'm slipping down
1,2,3,4
Dance around, play around, fool around
Walk around, run around, jump around
Dream around, tool around, feel around
Ooh, she fits
Aqua ballerina lights a match
She knows they're all watching
But dances for just one, one, one child
Save the guitar
Save the bass
Drums
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
She's burning my building down
Divine disgusting is the dream
It could be, I'm flipping out
 1,2,3,4
Dance around, play around, fool around, oh
Walk around, run around, jump around, oh, oh
Dream around, tool around, feel around
Bird of paradox

APPEARS ON:
- 1984 Demo

TRIVIA:
- The lyrics "dance around, play around, fool around, walk around, run around, jump around, fool around, feel around" make a reappearance in the song "Ruthie's Knocking" from Throwing Muses' 1996 release Limbo.

Don't worry, dance in the road.