Second Sight, Sleeping With Ghosts, (Placebo lyrics, explanations and press quotes)

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Second Sight
(Sleeping With Ghosts)
Lyrics and explanation



Lyrics : Placebo

Second Sight

Walk away to save your face
You never were a genius
Walk away to save your face
You let it come between us
Walk away to save your face
You never were a genius
Walk away to save your face
You never were you never were

Yes it's just the second night
But I would break backsides for you
Yes I know you're the jealous type
'Cause I'm cursed with second sight
So...

Walk away to save your face
You never were an actor
Walk away to save your face
Here comes the morning after
Walk away to save your face
You never were an actor
Walk away to save your face
You never were you never were

Yes it's just the second night
But I would break backsides for you
Yes I know you're the jealous type
'Cause I'm cursed with second sight
So...

'Cause I'm cursed with second sight
So...

'Cause I'm cursed with second sight
So...

Third verse
Same as the first

Walk away to save your face
You never were a genius
Walk away to save your face
You let it come between us
Walk away to save your face
You never were a genius
Walk away to save your face
You never were you never were

Yes it's just the second night
But I would break backsides for you
Yes I know you're the jealous type
'Cause I'm cursed with second sight
So...

Walk away
Walk away
Walk away
Walk away
Walk away
(you never were)
Walk away
(you never were)
Walk away
(you never were)
Walk away
(you never were)

Press Quotes

(Translation, quote in French here)

"Well, it's not bad, a bit classical… It reminds me Nancy Boy, on the first album… "

Brian Molko, Les Inrockuptibles N°382 : March-April 2003

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Brian: "A one-night-stand song saying walk away for your own self-respect."

Brian Molko, interview, Rock Sound, April 2003

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