Peel the Paint / I Lost My Head - Gentle Giant

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

Nothing’s been learned

No nothing at all

Don’t be fooled, get up before you fall

Nothing’s been learned

No nothing at all

Don’t be fooled, get up before you fall

1. 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

2. 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