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"How the Leopard Got Its Spots" is a track by Portugal. The Man, from the album Waiter: “You Vultures!”, released 24th January 2006. Full lyrics are available below.
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[Verse 1] Palms are fitted black, finely tuned To triggers, cause bodies that tremble [Chorus] But this mud looks shallow from the beach When we hide behind such ugly faces And the dark-eyed woman lifts her head "Why do we hide behind such ugly faces?" [Verse 2] Child-bearing games from the streets down to the shores, they're playing Waterways open in an obscene gaping gasp [Chorus] But this mud looks shallow from the beach When we hide behind such ugly faces And the dark-eyed woman lifts her head "Why do we hide behind such ugly faces?" [Post-Chorus] "Rally all your men, there is work to be done" Still, we don't have the time for speaking out of place He won't come down (He won't come down) He won't come down (He won't come down) [Verse 3] When lengths of snakes match each silent syllable "With eyes like these" Face glistening with suspense of a scalpel blade Clockwork calculating surgical precision (With eyes like these) [Chorus] But this mud looks shallow from the beach When we hide behind such ugly faces And the dark-eyed woman lifts her head "Why do we hide behind such ugly faces?" [Post-Chorus] "Rally all your men, there is work to be done" Still, we don't have the time for speaking out of place He won't come down (He won't come down) He won't come down (He won't come down) He won't come down (He won't come down) He won't come down (He won't come down) [Bridge] La, la, la-da-da La, la, la-da-da La, la, la-da-da La, la, la-da-da La, la, la-da-da La, la, la-da-da La, la, la-da-da [Verse 4] Palms are fitted black, finely tuned To stomachs, swallowed whole that bayou [Chorus] But this mud looks shallow from the beach When we hide behind such ugly faces And the dark-eyed woman lifts her head "Why do we hide behind such ugly faces?"
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