United Kingdom Lyrics

Child keeps its toys hidden away
Till it wants to break them
Take your share and go away
Make sure you get the last wordSit back out of harm's reach
Watch the little cup of poison
Chasing its own tail around and around
Until it's exhausted at its wits endUnited KingdomI try my best I wait for you to nail me
Now I try and never do anything they tell me
'Cause waiting about an inch under human nature
Tragedies and comedies and a touching sense of failureUnited KingdomWhen you held me in your arms
At the limits of your patience
I knew I'd always lose
Every scene of violenceWhen you held me in your arms
Why didn't you want me?
When you held me in your arms
Why didn't you touch me?Well, I used to know how to slip through your blind spot
And now I just watch myself set the alarms off
I'm happier now in my shame

And don't look to you for anythingUnited Kingdom