Lyrics

EUDAIMONIA
(Henry Ate ? Slap in the Face 1996)
Words and music: Karma-Ann Swanepoel (1996) Ate Publishing

Find me a place to hide my head
Before the shame is gone
And I regret the things I said no more
The sun will set and I?ll be all alone
Speaking out of turn
My hands upon the ears
For I?ll hear nothing of this talk

So you find me a way to get my thoughts
Across to you to say
I fear I?ll never hold your head against my chest
So you can hear
My heart beats nothing less

Cause I would like to spend a single afternoon
And I would like to spend this afternoon with you
Chances are, chances are, chances are,
We would go too far

So you find me a place to hide the dark
I fear nothing of the monsters here
Am I not afraid enough to make them disappear
As I made you run
Faster than a shattered soul could whisper
Please don?t go
(I need you so)

Cause I would like to spend a single afternoon
And I would like to spend this afternoon with you
Chances are, chances always are, chances are,
We would go too far

Cause I can?t hope no more for fear - I?d leave an open gap for tears
There?ll be no more eudaimonia
No I can?t hope no more for fear - I?d leave an open gap for tears
There?ll be no more eudaimonia

So you find me a place to hide my soul
Before the dark begins to tread it?s way Into my thoughts of you
I cannot wish you dead no more
No I?ll think nothing of such thoughts
And I?ll hear nothing of such talk
Only to know I said don?t go
I said, I meant that I?

Would like to spend a single afternoon
And I would like to spend this afternoon with you
Chances are, chances always are, chances are,
We found go too far