The Spider lyrics
by The Band
[Verse 1]
There's a spider in the drain and he's feeling pain
And he doesn't want to die any more than you or I
He's struggling to live, but he doesn't have much time
Any more than you or I, you or I
[Verse 2]
We've got to die, we've got to live
We got to take what we can get
We sell ourselves for petty change
And when we die we rearrange
[Chorus 1]
It's time to take it back again
It's time to take it back again
I want you to love me like I love you
[Verse 3]
There's nothing more for me to say
I spoke my piece, I'll go on my way
And fare thee well where'er you go
You might need help but I won't know
[Verse 4]
'Cause I'm up in here in my own cell
It could be heaven it could be hell
We'll never know just who we are
'Cause when we die, we become a star
[Verse 5]
And stars can't talk, because they have
No mouth to speak about their past
They simply shine up in the sky
And give their light to you and I
[Verse 6]
And where would we be without their light
We'd call out names and then start a fight
But then again, that's what we do
I hate me and I hate you, too
[Chorus 2]
Cause I'm in pain just like the spider
In the drain, I am a fighter
But I can't win, I've got to lose
Give me strength to see me through
[Outro]
And ease the pain that I must feel
As my bones break and I taste the steel
As I go down... The drain...
I'm insane