Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds — Hiding All Away

[Verse 1] You went looking for me dear Down by the sea You found some little silver fish But you didn't find me [Chorus] I was hiding, dear Hiding all way I was hiding, dear I was hiding all way [Verse 2] You went to the museum You climbed a spiral stair You searched for me all among The knowledgeable air [Chorus] I was hidden, babe I was hiding all away I was hidden, dear I was hiding all away [Verse 3] You entered the cathedral When you heard the solemn knell I was not sitting with the gargoyles I was not swinging from the bell [Chorus] I was hiding, dear I was hiding all away I was hiding, dear I was hiding all away [Verse 4] You asked an electrician If he'd seen me around his place He touched you with his fingers Sent sparks zapping out your face [Chorus] I was hidden, dear I was hiding all away I was not there, dear I was hiding all away [Verse 5] You went and asked your doctor To get some advice He shot you full of Pethadine And then he went and billed you twice [Chorus] But I was hiding, dear I was hiding all away But I was hiding, dear Hiding all away [Verse 6] You approached a high court judge You thought he'd be on the level Well he wrapped a rag around your face And beat you with his gavel [Chorus] I was hiding, babe I was hiding all away I was keeping hidden, dear I was hiding all away [Verse 7] You asked at the local constabulary They said, he's up to his same old tricks They leered at you with their baby blues And rubbed jelly on their sticks [Chorus] I had to get out of there, babe I was hiding all away You better get out of there, dear I was hiding all away [Verse 8] You searched through all my poets From Sappho through to Auden I saw the book fall from your hands As you slowly died of boredom [Chorus] I had been there, dear But I was not there anymore I had been there, dear Now I'm hiding all way [Verse 9] You walked into the ball of fame And approached my imitators Some were stuffing their faces with caviar Some were eating cold potatoes [Chorus] But I was hiding, dear I was hiding all away I was hiding, dear I was hiding all away [Verse 10] Well, you asked a famous cook if he'd seen me He opened his oven wide Well, he basted you with butter, babe And made you crawl inside [Chorus] But I was not in there, dear I was hiding all away I was not in there, dear I was hiding all away [Verse 11] You asked the butcher Who lifted up his cleaver Stuck his fist up your dress Said he must've been mad to leave you [Chorus] But I had to get away, dear I was hiding all away I had to get away, dear I was hidden all away [Verse 12] Some of us we hide away Some of us we don't Some will live to love another day And some of us won't But we all know there is a law And that law, it is love And we all know there's a war coming Coming from above There is a war coming There is a war coming There is a war coming There is a war coming There is a war coming There is a war coming There is a war coming There is a war coming There is a war coming There is a war coming There is a war coming There is a war coming There is a war coming There is a war coming There is a war coming