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Rufus Wainwright – Not Ready to Love / Slideshow (2009) | Track profile | Dork

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Not Ready to Love / Slideshow

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Rufus Wainwright

Not Ready to Love / Slideshow

Release date: 22nd November 2009

From Milwaukee at Last!!!

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About This Track

"Not Ready to Love / Slideshow" is a track by Rufus Wainwright, from the album Milwaukee at Last!!!, released 22nd November 2009. Full lyrics are available below.

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Rufus Wainwright

Rufus Wainwright

Lyrics

Not Ready to Love / Slideshow

I'm not ready to love

I'm not ready for peace

I'm givin' up the dove to the beast

I'm not ready to surrender

To another glove murderer

I'm not ready to love

I'm not ready to fly

I'm givin' up belief in the sky

So you can take my sin

In up above on high say goodbye

I'm not ready to love

I'm not ready to love

Not ready to love

Not ready to love

Not ready to love

Not ready to love

Not ready to love

I'm not ready to love

Until I'm ready to love you

The way you should be loved

Until I'm ready to hold you

The way you should be held

You should be held

But I'm not ready to

Do I love you because you treat me so indifferently

Or is it the medication

Or is it me

Do I love you because you don't want me to rub your back

Or is it the medication

Or is it you

Or is it true

And I better be prominently featured in your next slideshow

Because I paid a lot of money to get you over here you know

And if I am not prominently featured in your next slideshow

I don't know what I'm gonna do

Do I love you

Or is this feeling just a little pain

A treasure chest is broken easily open

And usually I am such a happy prince

Behind the iron curtain

The city walls a solid prison

And I better be prominently featured in your next slideshow

'Cause I paid a lot of money to get you over here you know

And if I am not prominently featured in your next slideshow

I don't know what I'm gonna do

Do I love you

Do I love you

Yes I do

Do I love you

Yes I do

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Track details

From Milwaukee at Last!!!

2009

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Milwaukee at Last!!!

Rufus Wainwright

Release year

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