Cannibal's Hymn Lyrics - Nick Cave & The Bad Seed

You have a heart and I have a key 

Lie back and let me unlock you 

Those heathens you hang with down by the sea 

All they want to do is defrock you 

I know a river, where we can dream 

It will swell up, burst it's banks, babe, and rock you 

You're gonna dine with them cannibals 

Sooner or later, darling, you're gonna get eaten 

But I'm glad you've come around here with your animals 

And your heart that is bruised but unbeaten 

And beating like a drum 

I will sit like a bird on a fence 

Sing you songs with a happy ending 

Swoop down and tell you that it don't make much sense 

To attack the very thing you're defending 

Didn't I just buy that dress for you? 

That pink paper pinafore that you keep mending 

If you're gonna dine with them cannibals 

Well sooner or later, darling, you're gonna get eaten 

But I'm glad you've come around here with your animals 

And your heart that is banging and beating 

And banging like a gong 

I can see that they've hurt you, dear 

Here is some moonlight to cloak us 

And I will never desert you here 

Unpetaled among the crocus 

Allow me, my love, to allay your fear 

As I swim in and out of focus 

If you're gonna dine with the cannibals 

Well sooner or later, darling, you're gonna get eaten 

But I'm glad you've come around here with your animals 

And your heart that is bruised but bleating 

And bleeding like a lamb 

Banging like a gong, beating like a drum