Richard Thompson

Hard on me

Richard Thompson


Hard on me, hard on me 
Why do you grind me small 
Hard on me, hard on me 
At every fence I fall 

I bite my rage 
I stop my breath 
I shake my cage 
I swim with emptiness 

Hard on me, hard on me 
Like they were hard on you 
Hard on me, hard on me 
So I can stumble too 

My circuits seize 
My senses jam 
I don't know who to please 
Trapped inside the Wicker Man 

You're so hard on me 
You're so hard on me 
You're so hard on me 

Hard on me, hard on me 
Why do you grind me small 
Hard on me, hard on me 
At every fence I fall 

Unzip my heart 
Unbraid my veins 
Unstitch my wantonness 
And loosen up my reins 
Before I dare 
Go on that hill 
In dumb despair 
Unfreeze my will 

You're so hard on me 
You're so hard on me 
You're so hard on me