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Hum

Shovel

Release date: 19th October 1993

From Electra 2000
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About This Track

"Shovel" is a track by Hum, from the album Electra 2000, released 19th October 1993. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Hum

Hum

Lyrics

Shovel

(Note: I know these are the lyrics because of the live in St Louis 1995 Recording)

Shovel

I failed in life

I failed in love

I fail to see

The humor in any of this, yeah

Maybe more than you can know

An afterthought

I'm gonna go

I failed in life

I failed in love

I fail to see

Watch me be any good at this

Yeah, but I do shit

And I'm in charge

Yeah, you look upset

I'm living large

Yeah, I know that you stand by him

So roam

Feel this one's supposed to persuade

That's my own

I love you like no other, yeah

In time, I'll use some space

To wrap myself in my love and

Feel my face

And cry

Yeah, yeah

God help me cry

It comes on like a dream

Scene to which

I haven't seen

And there you are

Fuck yeah, yeah, yeah

Yeah, there you are

A little too simple, she is

I dance alone

Feel this one's supposed to persuade

That's my own

I love you like no other, yeah

In time, I'll use some space

To wrap myself in my love and

Feel my face

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From Electra 2000

1993
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