pushing the needle too far

Singer:indigo girls

i woke up this morning

grey dawn

with a prayer on my breath. i lost something precious

god'll save me from losing myself. i think i know what's wrong

i think i know what's wrong. now

i met the queen and i understand

why she closed the door

i'm not making excuses

but i've been there a few times

i was knocking on her door. i think i know what's wrong

i think i know what's wrong

there's a man

he lived in a house

he had a family of five

well

he blew up the windows and the doors

he just couldn't survive. we've all been removed in one way or another. we don't know our families

we don't need our brothers. pushing the needle too far

pushing the needle too far

if you wake up in the morning

grey dawn

with a prayer on your breath

maybe you lost something precious

god'll save you

from losing yourself. i think i know what's wrong. i think i know what's wrong. the queen who closed the door the family that lies

people who turn the cat that has died

a boy that od's a girl with a gun

the world on its knees and a band on the run

i think i know what's wrong

pushing the needle too far.

Lyric Context: pushing the needle too far - indigo girls