Petroleum

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Imagine if I had to give you my soul In a moment when my soul was asleep For it happens sometimes through no fault of our own It's just a momentary blip in the passing of time It's not a sign that the embers of passion are dying [Chorus] My bones burn And the brain that's controlling 'em Knows that the soul needs petroleum That's how it goes Boom, boom, ba-ba-ba-boom [Verse 2] I'm grateful in ways I could never explain In a moment I cannot escape But I can't phone it in (No, we can't phone it in) No, I could never begin (He could never begin) Oh, I could never tell you how I'm feeling if I'm not feeling it It's a standard that I set mysеlf to ruin relationships [Chorus] My bones burn And the brain that's controlling 'еm Knows that the soul needs petroleum That's how it goes Boom, boom, ba-ba-ba-boom [Bridge] And if I knew how to control it If I knew how to control it If I knew how to control it, I would Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh (It never stops) (Perhaps Daddy has something to do with that) [Chorus] My bones burn And the brain that's controlling 'em Knows that the soul needs petroleum That's how it goes Boom, boom, ba-ba-ba-boom My bones burn And the brain that's controlling 'em Knows that the soul needs petroleum That's how it goes Boom, boom, ba-ba-ba-boom [Outro] My bones burn (My bones burn) And if I knew how to control it If I knew how to control it If I knew how to control it, I would That's how it goes Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh