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Rufus Wainwright – Vicious World (2003) | Track profile | Dork

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Rufus Wainwright
Want One
Vicious World

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Rufus Wainwright

Vicious World

Release date: 2003

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About This Track

"Vicious World" is a track by Rufus Wainwright, from the album Want One, released 2003. Full lyrics are available below.

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Rufus Wainwright

Rufus Wainwright

Lyrics

Vicious World

Thought that maybe we'd fall in love over the phone

Thought that maybe I'd really love bein' alone

Everybody but Heaven knows how I was wrong

Oh Lord, what have I done to myself

What have I done to myself

In this vicious world

Such a vicious world

There isn't anything you can do

In this vicious world

Suckin' on the ice makin' eyes all by myself

Didn't realize you were so top of the shelf

Just you wait and see when you turn, turn 23

Oh Lord, what have I done to myself

What have I done to myself

In this vicious world

Such a vicious world

There isn't anything you can do

In this vicious world

Such a vicious world

There isn't anything you can do

In this vicious world

There isn't anything you can do

In this vicious world

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Track details

From Want One

2003

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Album

Rufus Wainwright

Release year

2003

—Harvester of Hearts
—Movies of Myself
—Pretty Things
—Velvet Curtain Rag
—14th Street
—Beautiful Child
—Want
—Es muß sein
—Vibrate
—Dinner at Eight
—Go or Go Ahead
—11:11
—Vicious World

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Harvest (feat. Andrew Bird & Chris Stills)

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Writer: Rufus Wainwright
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