Three inches above the floor
Man in a box wants to burn my soul
And I'm tired, and I'm tired.
Is that the truth he says
The pain is easy
Too many words, too many words

And I can hear 'em
If you're hearing screams
Come back child, come back
My hands are dry
But I know they're gonna make it
Just one more night
Too many words, too many words



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"Words" as written by Barry Alan/gibb Gibb

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    General Comment:so haunting, it brings me so many awful memories. This whole album symbolizes hell to me.
    Flag flowerss2on May 08, 2013   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Anybody who likes the original will probably love the new live version off Plays Nice Places. Incredible.


    And here's the free download: noisetrade.com/…
    Flag mplacemofoon January 11, 2013   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:"man in a box wants to burn my soul"

    The first thing I thought of was a priest in a pulpit.
    Flag Prunesqualloron March 13, 2011   Link
  • +1
    General Comment: I was thinking the man in a box was a TV
    And the narrator is just overwhelmed with the horrible images he sees of the world, kind of a portrait of modern ennui or something....maybe
    Flag Hungryforalynchinon March 12, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:These are the lyrics:

    Three inches above the floor
    Man in a box wants to burn my soul
    And I'm tired.
    Is that the truth he says
    The pain is easy
    Too many words, too many words

    And I can hear 'em
    And I can hear 'em
    And I can hear 'em
    I can hear 'em
    And I can hear 'em

    If you're hearing screams
    Come back child, come back
    My hands are dry
    But I know they're gonna make it just one more night
    Too many words, too many words

    And I can hear 'em
    And I can hear 'em
    And I can hear 'em
    I can hear 'em
    And I can hear 'em

    And I can hear 'em
    And I can hear 'em
    And I can hear 'em
    Me, I can hear
    And I can hear em
    Flag helenkelleron January 14, 2009   Link
  • +2
    General Comment:"man in a box wants to burn my soul"

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/…
    Flag laurelinwyntreon April 05, 2008   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:well I've listened to it many times and I now am 100% sure that the first time it is "that pain is easy to put in words", but that then he says "too many words" afterwards. It's still a really great line that way, I think.
    Flag dri-fton June 29, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:yep dri-ft, makes sense, but their official site says it's "too many words".
    Flag Mexicaton December 27, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:...I think.
    Flag dri-fton November 05, 2006   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:I always thought that the end of the first v erse was :

    "Is that the truth?" he says/"that pain is easy to put in words/to put in words".

    A quick google reveals that I am the only person on the internet with this opinion, but the verse seems to make a lot more sense that way, and is a lot more beautiful.
    Flag dri-fton November 05, 2006   Link

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