Stomach vs. Heart

by Barenaked Ladies

From the album: Born on a Pirate Ship

Track 1 of 14 on Born on a Pirate Ship (1996).

Duration: 2:29

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Lyrics for Stomach vs. Heart

In through my veins, without brains, I involuntarily take what I need, then I bleed And it comes right back to me But guts only eat And sometimes they repeat on you Keeping you on your toes or crouched above the loo That's what you get when you confuse your stomach with your heart Blood turns from blue into red 'Cause of oxygen that it's fed And I turn back to blue, 'Cause I'm losing you. But tummy just growls Not real words, mostly vowels And I always forget sometimes Y Gratification can cause constipation If organs are left to die That's what you get whne you confuse your stomach with your heart That's what you get whne you confuse your stomach with your heart I gained all this weight out of love, not hate I've got so much love to give (give me a break) I'd love to sleep in late, but that dessert looks great Was it something I said or was it? Or something I ate? Hearts beat in sync, beat in time Beat in bodies like hers and mine But I fed only one, And look what it's done: Cause I've run out of blood and I'm chewing my cud And the gastrointestinal festival's best of all The cardiovascular questions they ask you are Less than the answers they give you like cancer and That's what you get when you confuse your stomach with your heart That's what you get whne you confuse your stomach with your heart

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