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Not Your Kind of People
Man on a Wire

TRACK

Man on a Wire

Release date: 10th May 2012

From Not Your Kind of People

Track 10

3:09

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About This Track

"Man on a Wire" is a track by Garbage, from the album Not Your Kind of People, released 10th May 2012. The track is 3:09 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 5 articles about Garbage.

About the Artist

Garbage

Garbage

Lyrics

Man on a Wire

I looked into the mirror
What did I see
There was a big black beast
Looking back at me

You looked into my eyes
What did you see
You saw a big black beast
Magnified in me

Like a man on a wire
I set myself on fire
Destroyer of our dream
Trying to find a spark
Desperate for love
Like a man on a wire

I was like a volcano
Just waiting to explode
I helped it was a wreck there reborn
And I've been transformed

I was a green eyed monster
Could you tell I was afraid
I sat myself down and shot my fear in the face

Like a man on a wire
I set myself on fire
Destroyer of our dream
Trying to find a spark
Desperate for love
Like a man on a wire

That's right
Yeah, I see you sitting around
With your wristwatch
And your white collared shirt
I see you hoping to watch me fail
You're hoping to watch me fail

I sat myself down and shot my fear in the face
Like a man on a wire
I set myself on fire
Destroyer of our dream
Trying to find a spark
Desperate for love
Like a man on a wire

Like a man on a wire
I set myself on fire
Destroyer of our dream
Trying to find a spark
Desperate for love
Like a man on a wire

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From Not Your Kind of People

3:092012

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Album

Not Your Kind of People

Track number

10

Release year

2012

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Butch Vig, Duke Erikson, Shirley Manson, Steve Marker
Producer: Garbage
Engineer: Billy Bush
Bass: Eric Avery
Mixing Engineer: Billy Bush, Butch Vig