Gentle Giant Lyrics
"Peel The Paint / I Lost My Head"

1. Peel The Paint

Free from the start -
Left to depart -
Finding the pleasure and the pain in his art.
Lost in the hush -
No need to rush -
Time waits for him, him who creates with the
brush.
Colour the brush.
High in the air -
His dreams are there -
Searching for answers he will look everywhere.
Thinks he has won -
A place in the sun
Free from the worries and the ways of everyone.
Peel the paint
Look underneath
You'll see the same, the same old savage beast.
Strip the coats
The coats of time
And find mad eyes and see those sharpened
teeth.
Nothing's been learned -
No nothing at all.
Don't be fooled, get up before you fall.
Carnal grave
Crawling smooth
Open flesh and you must let him in.
Glass reflects
What you are
It shows the face, the evil face of sin.

2. I Lost My Head

I lost my head, forget what I said,
what's the use to try to deny it,
I didn't think it would ever happen again,
wondering why, once bitten, twice shy,
never thought again would I try it,
and even though maybe soon
it would end, wanting to stop,
but had to go on,
give a little part of my person,
and don't reflect,
don't remember what I said,
I was afraid and I stayed away
making sure of my independence,
isn't it true
that I lost my head.

Took my time and I didn't rush into anything,
showed my face, just forgetting myself,
I lost my head.

Everything's true, but everything lies,
it's so hard to try to explain it,
It doesn't matter it happened anyway,
and for the time while someone is mine,
I'll go on won't try to contain it,
though never sure it could finish anyday,
I lost my head,
so glad that I made
right or wrong, I made the decision
to take my chances,
give out something of me,
how will I feel tomorrow?
not real trying to avoid a collision,
I lost my head,
but today I can see.

Took my time and I didn't rush into anything,
showed my face, just forgetting myself,
I lost my head.