The Desperate Things You Made Me Do

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Stephin Merritt] Time provides the rope, but love will tie the slipknot And I will be the chair you kick away You don't even like anything you like or the people you know And all of your reasons to stay alive died [Chorus] I dedicate this song to you For all the desperate things you made me do I'd like to beat you black and blue For all the agony you have put me through [Verse 2] Front seat stained with love, a back seat full of bibles Purloined from the drawers of lost motels They say, 'When you're older, you'll understand' You know it's a lie Cause you've got a twisted and mangled heart [Chorus] I dedicate this song to you For all the desperate things you made me do I'd like to beat you black and blue For all the agony you have put me through Down Route 66 you pilfered love and green stamps W.C. Fields with Mae West in your eyes They say every clock's a blunt instrument Crushing the skull But you've got a vice to rest your head in [Chorus] I dedicate this song to you For all the desperate things you made me do I'd like to beat you black and blue For all the agony you have put me through