Plain Division Lyrics - Jim Carroll

There's a wind up in the trees 

Like a voice that's whispering "please" 

Someone's decided on dividing 

Everything in two 

I'd rip the money in half 

I'd even break the staff 

But split apart my heart 

And there's no room for you 

Refrain: 

Listen, love will always divide 

You may not need both sides 

It may be empty, it may be full 

It's all just push and pull 

The front might be the rear 

My poison pet 

And you can't be sure which side you get 

Come on, 

Then make the decision 

It's a love division 

All the jealous gestures, the blades of hurt desire 

Slit my heart apart 

Hear the cries that flow through the wire 

They're passing through 

They're split in two 

I know inside, I can't divide the things I'm sure are true . . . 

But I could take what you break 

And make it all seem new 

Repeat refrain 

Everybody's underground commuting at the speed of sound 

Listen what the wheels say 

They say: "rip apart, rip my heart, rip my heart, 

Rip the dark, trip the dark, abattoir . . ." 

Repeat refrain