Lyrics The Delgados

The Delgados

I Fought The Angels

I fought the angels here today

Hope my defeat will end this play

I only have myself to blame

Everybody knows that

Softly softly wins the game

Trust

I'll try to learn again

My words are seldom for a friend

Knew all the time that they came out

Wish I could have them disallowed

Everybody knows that

We say things we do not mean

Everybody jnows that

We say things that are unclean

Trust

I'll try to learn again

My words are seldom for a friend

Run conversations in my head

Write my own scripts to dish the dread

And if I speak out loud

I will have to change the rules

For speaking out of bounds

If it's practised by a fool

Trust

I'll try to learn again

My words are seldom for a friend

So lend me an ear to lean upon

To speak to and learn my speaking from