Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Lyrics

1. Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!

(Dig Yourself, Lazarus 
Dig Yourself, Lazarus 
Dig Yourself, Lazarus 
Dig Yourself, back in that hole)

Larry made his nest up in the autumn branches 
Built from nothing but high hopes and thin air 
Collected up some baby blasted mothers 
They took their chances and for a while 
They lived quite happily up there 

They came from New York City Man 
But he couldn't take the pace 
He thought it was like a dog eat dog world 
But he went to San Francisco 
Spent a year in outer-space 
With a sweet little San Franciscan girl 

I can hear my mother whailing 
And a whole lot of scrapping of chairs 

I don't know what it is, but there's definitely something going on upstairs 
(Dig Yourself, Lazarus 
Dig Yourself, Lazarus 
Dig Yourself, Lazarus 
Dig Yourself, back in that hole) 
(I want you to dig 
I want you to dig) 

Meanwhile Larry made up names for the ladies 
Like Ms Boo and Ms Quick 
He stockpiled weapons and took potshots in the air 
He feasted on their lovely bodies like a lunatic 
And wrapped himself up in their soft yellow hair 

I can hear chants and incantations 
And some guy is mentioning me in his prayers 

I don't know what it is, but there's definitely something going on upstairs 
(Dig Yourself, Lazarus 
Dig Yourself, Lazarus 
Dig Yourself, Lazarus 
Dig Yourself, back in that hole)
(I want you to dig 
I want you to dig 
I want you to dig) 

Well New York City Man, 
San Franciso, LA, I don't know 
But Larry grew increasing neurotic and obscene 
I mean: he, he never asked to be raised up from the tomb 
I mean: no one ever actually asked him to forsake his dreams 
He ended up, like so many of them do, back in the streets of New York City 
In a soup queue 
A dope fiend 
A slave 
Then prison 
Then the mad house 
Then the grave 
Oh poor Larry 

But what do we really know the day of the 
And who actually cares 

Well I don't know what it is, but there's definitely something going on upstairs 
(Dig Yourself, Lazarus 
Dig Yourself, Lazarus 
Dig Yourself, Lazarus 
Dig Yourself, back in that hole)
(I want you to dig 
I want you to dig 
I want you to dig)

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