The Emperor's New Clothes

(sinead o'connor)



It seems like years since you held the baby

While i wrecked the bedroom

You said it was dangerous after sunday

And i knew you loved me

He thinks i just became famous

And that's what messed me up

But he's wrong

How could i possibly know what i want

When i was only twenty-one?

And there's millions of people

To offer advice and say how i should be

But they're twisted

And they will never be any influence on me

But you will always be

You will always be



If i treated you mean

I really didn't mean to

But you know how it is

And how a pregnancy can change you



I see plenty of clothes that i like

But i won't go anywhere nice for a while

All i want to do is just sit here

And write it all down and rest for a while

I can't bear to be in another city

One where you are not

I would return to nothing without you

If i'm your girlfriend or not



Maybe i was mean

But i really don't think so

You asked if i'm scared

And i said so



Everyone can see what's going on

They laugh `cause they know they're untouchable

Not because what i said was wrong

Whatever it may bring

I will live by my own policies

I will sleep with a clear conscience

I will sleep in peace



Maybe it sounds mean

But i really don't think so

You asked for the truth and i told you



Through their own words

They will be exposed

They've got a severe case of

The emperor's new clothes

The emperor's new clothes

The emperor's new clothes

The emperor's new clothes


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