King Midas In Reverseby The Hollies
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If you could only see me.
And know exactly were I am.
You wouldn't want to be me,
Oh I can assure you of that.
I'm not the guy to run with,
Cause I'll pull you off the line.
I'll break you and destroy you
Give time.
He's King Midas with a curse.
He's king Midas in Reverse.
He's King Midas with a curse.
He's King Midas in Reverse.
It's plain to see it's hopeless,
Goin' on the way we are.
So even though I loose you,
You'll be better off by far.
He's not the man to hold your trust,
Everything he touches turns to dust in his hands.
Nothing he can do is right, he'd even like to sleep at night, but he can't.
All he touches turns to dust
All he touches turns to dust
All he touches turns to dust
All he touches turns to dust
I wish someone would find me,
And help me gain control.
Before I loose my reason,
And my soul
He's King Midas with a curse.
He's King Midas in reverse.
He's King Midas with a curse.
He's king Midas in Reverse.
He's King Midas with a curse
(all he touches turns to dust)
He's Kind Midas in Reverse.
(all he touches turns to dust)
He's King Midas with a curse,
(all he touches turns to dust)
He's King Midas in Reverse Writer/s: ALAN CLARKE, GRAHAM NASH, TONY HICKS
Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Comments: 1
- Grimtraveller from North West LondonI have a lot of time for some of the Hollies' work ~ but this is far and away my favourite of theirs. Right from the opening 12-string, through the delicious melody, and into the uplifting chorus, it's a masterpiece.
They went on to do some more great songs after this, but this was their apogee.
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