Teeth the Size of Piano Keys Lyrics
I dropped all of my lovers
I stood up and screamed "I'm in love!"
[Chorus]
You gave it to me through the eyes, hatred
Centuries deep and true
I was wrong, graceless, and sick
All of the things that I had learned had been wasted
There was no living creature as foul as I
And all of my poems were false
I could feel my soul, dropping down through the mattress
I had to leap up before it hit the floor
And I'm so alone
Illumination held out in front of my reaching arms
The darker things get the better I see
I'm so alone and so are you
We all live and die that way
[Chorus]
You gave it to me through the eyes, hatred
Centuries deep and true
I was wrong, graceless, and sick
All of the things that I had learned had been wasted
I stood up and screamed "I'm in love!"
[Chorus]
You gave it to me through the eyes, hatred
Centuries deep and true
I was wrong, graceless, and sick
All of the things that I had learned had been wasted
There was no living creature as foul as I
And all of my poems were false
I could feel my soul, dropping down through the mattress
I had to leap up before it hit the floor
And I'm so alone
Illumination held out in front of my reaching arms
The darker things get the better I see
I'm so alone and so are you
We all live and die that way
[Chorus]
You gave it to me through the eyes, hatred
Centuries deep and true
I was wrong, graceless, and sick
All of the things that I had learned had been wasted
There was no living creature as foul as I
And all of my poems were false
There was no living creature as foul as I
I could feel my soul, dropping down
I could feel my soul, dropping down
And all of my poems were false
There was no living creature as foul as I
I could feel my soul, dropping down
I could feel my soul, dropping down
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Genius Annotation
The lyrics to Teeth the Size of Piano Keys are an adaptation of Charles Bukowski’s poem I’m in Love and feature several direct quotations from the poem.
This song is the only song from Bone Palace Ballet that is not featured on the 2008 reissue Bone Palace Ballet: Grand Coda. Chiodos guitarist Pat McManama says it was omitted “just to mess with people.”
The title Teeth the Size of Piano Keys is taken from Slaughterhouse 5 by Kurt Vonnegut.
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Keyboards
Guitar
Drums
Bass Guitar
Release Date
September 4, 2007
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