Shooting Shark
| Artist | Blue Öyster Cult |
|---|---|
| Album | The Revölution by Night |
| Released | November 1983 |
| Length | 7:09 |
| Writers | Donald Roeser Patti Smith |
| Lead vocals | Donald Roeser |
Shooting Shark is the third track from Blue Öyster Cult's ninth studio album, The Revölution by Night.
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
Well, I bumped inside the magic man
And he laid some tricks on me
He said, "You do need help, my friend"
I whispered, "Obviously"
He laid a spread of Jacks and Queens
And he bade me take my pick
But, every face, it had your face
I cried out, "I am sick"
Sick of hauling your love around
Want to run the train alone
But the engine tracks straight through your heart
And weighs me like a stone
Oh, it's a hard load to love you
It takes up all my time
Having you so familiar
Like last life's nursery rhyme
So I gave away the pictures
And your golden ring
And the phone calls you sent me
And the silver birds that sing
Then the man, he told me something
That really brought me down
Your things were thrown away, it's true
But you were still in town
Sick of hauling your love around
Want to run the train alone
But the engine tracks straight through your heart
And weighs me like a stone
Oh, it's a hard load to love you
It takes up all my time
Having you so familiar
Like last life's nursery rhyme
The magician left a message
It flashes when I hide
Accept the chains of loving
Accept, or else remove yourself from her side
And do without her love
And I lay back with a steel chain
I keep it by my side
I could mail a letter to you, but I still
Have my pride
Sick of hauling your love around
Want to run the train alone
But the engine tracks straight through your heart
And weighs me like a stone
Three times, I've sent you back from me
Three times, my bones gone dry
And three times, I've seen the shooting shark
Lighting up the sky
Oh, it's a hard load to love you, babe
It takes my breath away
The fourth time around is the last time around
There's nothing else to say
Trivia[edit | edit source]
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