Garbage - Chinese Fire Horse Lyrics

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"Chinese Fire Horse"

Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a fucking minute, wait a minute
Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a fucking minute, wait a minute

You say my time is over
Over, over
That I have gotten old
So old
That I no longer do it for you
And my face now leaves you cold
Cold, cold

You say I'm looking heavy
Heavy, heavy
And I have lost my mind
Lost my mind
That I should do the right thing by everybody
And I should just retire
Retire, retire

Just a fucking minute
Who you talking to?
You must be mistaken, or you are drunk
And failed to read the room
Yeah, I may be much older, so much older
Yeah, yeah, so much older than you
But I've still got the power in my brain and my body
I'll take no shit from you

Hell really hath no fury
Fury, fury
Like a Chinese Fire Horse
Fire Horse
With a 1966 birthday
A sign not to be crossed
Crossed, crossed

You think I'm too ambitious
Too ambitious, too ambitious
You're so dumb, it makes me cry
Makes me cry
Recollections on this vary
But the truth is on my side

Just a fucking minute
Who you talking to?
You must be mistaken, or you are drunk
And failed to read the room
Yeah, I may be much older, so much older
Yeah, yeah, so much older than you
But I've still got the power in my brain and my body
I'll take no shit from you

Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a fucking minute, wait a minute
Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a fucking minute, wait a minute
Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a fucking minute, wait a minute
Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a fucking minute, wait a minute

Just a fucking minute
Who you talking to?
You must be mistaken, or you are drunk
And failed to read the room
Yeah, I may be much older, so much older
Yeah, yeah, so much older than you
But I've still got the power in my brain and my body
I'll take no shit from you

Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a fucking minute, wait a minute
Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a fucking minute, wait a minute
Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a fucking minute, wait a minute
Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a fucking minute, wait a minute
I'm not dead, I'm not done

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Writer(s): Steve W Marker, Butch Vig, Shirley Ann Manson, Douglas Elwin Erickson

album: "Let All That We Imagine Be The Light" (2025)

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