Man-erg Lyrics - Van Der Graaf Generator

The killer lives inside me: yes, I can feel him move. 

Sometimes he's lightly sleeping 

In the quiet of his room, 

But then his eyes will rise and stare through mine; 

He'll speak my words and slice my mind inside. 

Yes the killer lives. 

Angels live inside me: I can feel them smile 

Their presence strokes 

And soothes the tempest in my mind 

And their love can heal the wounds 

That I have wrought. 

They watch me as I go to fall 

Well, I know I shall be caught, 

While the angels live. 

How can I be free? 

How can I get help? 

Am I really me? 

Am I someone else? 

But stalking in my cloisters hang the acolytes 

Of gloom 

And Death's Head throws his cloak into 

The corner of my room 

And I am doomed 

But laughing in my courtyard play the pranksters 

Of my youth 

And solemn, waiting Old Man 

In the gables of the roof: 

He tells me truth 

And I too, live inside me and very often 

Don't know who I am: 

I know I'm not a hero, but 

I hope that I'll not die. 

I'm just a man, and killers, angels, 

Are all me: 

Dictator, savior, refugee in war and peace 

As long as Man lives 

I'm just a man, and killers, angels, 

Are all me: 

Dictator, savior, refugee