"Alter Boy" lyrics
(originally by Carpenters)
The light is fading now, I hear it slip away
The dawn is breaking and another moon arises
I'm contemplating how I will survive the day
As you awaken to the biggest of surprises
I try to tell you but you don't hear the sound
'Cause I'm a mute boy trying to speak, yeah
My feet are running but they don't hit the ground
'Cause I'm a lame man trying to flee, yeah
The time is coming and I know what you'll say
But that's like midnight turning to day, yeah
Your lips are moving as our love fades away
You need to alter, boy, and learn how to pray, yeah
How could you be so blind to how your garden grows?
The scent is strong beyond the air, it's permeating
I stand upon the line after the whole world knows
A dish that goes beyond the appetite it's sating
You try living on the lie (Living a lie)
You'll find the evil you're afraid of
I try to tell you but you don't hear the sound
'Cause I'm a mute boy trying to speak, yeah
My feet are running but they don't hit the ground
'Cause I'm a lame man trying to flee, yeah
The time is coming and I know what you'll say
But that's like midnight turning to day, yeah
Your lips are moving as our love fades away
You need to alter, boy, and learn how to pray, yeah
I'm just an Alter Boy, don't touch me (Alter Boy)
I'm just an Alter Boy, don't touch me (Alter Boy)
I'm just an Alter Boy, don't touch me
I try to tell you but you don't hear the sound
'Cause I'm a mute boy trying to speak, yeah
My feet are running but they don't hit the ground
'Cause I'm a lame man trying to flee, yeah
The time is coming and I know what you'll say
But that's like midnight turning to day, yeah
Your lips are moving as our love fades away
You need to alter, boy, and learn how to pray, yeah
I try to tell you but you don't hear the sound
'Cause I'm a mute boy trying to speak, yeah
My feet are running but they don't hit the ground
'Cause I'm a lame man trying to flee, yeah
The time is coming and I know what you'll say
But that's like midnight turning to day, yeah
Your lips are moving as our love fades away
You need to alter, boy, and learn how to pray, yeah
(Alter Boy)
You need to alter, boy, and learn how to pray
The dawn is breaking and another moon arises
I'm contemplating how I will survive the day
As you awaken to the biggest of surprises
I try to tell you but you don't hear the sound
'Cause I'm a mute boy trying to speak, yeah
My feet are running but they don't hit the ground
'Cause I'm a lame man trying to flee, yeah
The time is coming and I know what you'll say
But that's like midnight turning to day, yeah
Your lips are moving as our love fades away
You need to alter, boy, and learn how to pray, yeah
How could you be so blind to how your garden grows?
The scent is strong beyond the air, it's permeating
I stand upon the line after the whole world knows
A dish that goes beyond the appetite it's sating
You try living on the lie (Living a lie)
You'll find the evil you're afraid of
I try to tell you but you don't hear the sound
'Cause I'm a mute boy trying to speak, yeah
My feet are running but they don't hit the ground
'Cause I'm a lame man trying to flee, yeah
The time is coming and I know what you'll say
But that's like midnight turning to day, yeah
Your lips are moving as our love fades away
You need to alter, boy, and learn how to pray, yeah
I'm just an Alter Boy, don't touch me (Alter Boy)
I'm just an Alter Boy, don't touch me (Alter Boy)
I'm just an Alter Boy, don't touch me
I try to tell you but you don't hear the sound
'Cause I'm a mute boy trying to speak, yeah
My feet are running but they don't hit the ground
'Cause I'm a lame man trying to flee, yeah
The time is coming and I know what you'll say
But that's like midnight turning to day, yeah
Your lips are moving as our love fades away
You need to alter, boy, and learn how to pray, yeah
I try to tell you but you don't hear the sound
'Cause I'm a mute boy trying to speak, yeah
My feet are running but they don't hit the ground
'Cause I'm a lame man trying to flee, yeah
The time is coming and I know what you'll say
But that's like midnight turning to day, yeah
Your lips are moving as our love fades away
You need to alter, boy, and learn how to pray, yeah
(Alter Boy)
You need to alter, boy, and learn how to pray
