Hiding All Away Lyrics - Nick Cave & The Bad Seed

You went looking for me, dear 

Down by the sea 

You found some Iittle silver fish 

But you didn't find me 

I was hidin', dear, hidin' all away 

I was hidin', dear, I was hidin' all away 

You went to the museum 

And you climbed a spiral stair 

You searched for me all among 

With a knowledgeable air 

I was hidden, babe, I was hidin' all away 

I was hidden, dear, I was hidin' all away 

You entered the cathedral 

When you heard the solemn knell 

I was not sitting with the gargoyles 

I was not swingin' from the bell 

I was hidin', dear, I was hidin' all away 

I was hidin', dear, I was hidin' all away 

Alright there 

You asked an electrician 

If he'd seen me 'round his place 

He touched you with his fingers 

Sent sparks zappin' out your face 

I was hidden, dear, I was hidin' all away 

I was not there, dear, I was hidin' all away 

Well, you went and asked the doctor 

To get some advice 

Well, he shot you full of Pethidine 

And then he went and billed you twice 

But I was hidin', dear, hidin' all away 

I was hidin', dear, hidin' all away 

You approached a High Court judge 

You thought he'd be on the level 

Well, he wrapped a rag around your face 

And he beat you with his gavel 

I was hidin', baby, I was hidin' all away 

I was even hidden, dear, I was hidin' all away 

You looked at the local constabulary 

They said, he's up to his same old tricks 

They leered at you with their baby blues 

And rubbed jelly on their sticks 

I had to get out of there, babe, I was hidin' all away 

You better get out of there, dear, I was hiding all away 

Alright there, alright there 

You searched through all my poets 

From Sappho through to Auden 

I saw the book fall from your hands 

As you slowly died of boredom 

I had been there, dear, and I was not there anymore 

I had been there, dear, now I'm hiding all away 

You walked into the Hall of Fame 

And approached my imitators 

Some were stuffin' their faces with caviar 

Some were eatin' cold potatoes 

Well I was hidin', dear, I was hiding all away 

I was hidin', dear, I was hiding all away 

Well, you asked a famous cook if he'd seen me 

He opened his oven wide 

Well, he basted you with butter, babe 

And he made you crawl inside 

But I was not in there, dear, I was hiding all away 

I was not in there, dear, I was hiding all away 

You asked the butcher 

Who lifted up his cleaver 

Stuck his fist up your dress 

Said he must've been a maid to leave you 

But I had to get away, dear, I was hiding all away 

I had to get away, dear, I was hidden all away 

Alright there 

Some of us, we hide away 

Some of us, we don't 

Some will live to love another day 

And some of us won't 

But we all know there is a law 

And that law, it is love 

And we all know there is a war comin' 

Comin' from above 

There is a war comin' 

There is a war comin' 

There is a war comin' 

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