Lyric discussion by notatiger 

These lyrics are close, but not right. The correct lyrics are:

When I see the ocean it means I'm home Just give me the one wall, I can hold the world at bay Put your camera down, this is not a zoo Any serious miracle is not for keeping now

And I'm a lioness when it comes to you If they say a word, it'll be the last mistake they get a chance to make And I'm a straight up ghost since you wrote me off Don't need pride of place, but in your good books I think I might rate a page

The trace effects of these foreign wars I'm not sitting it out, I'm still in shock And this cold, old orbit never fails As the city sleeps, we fly into the night

And I broke parole just to get to you At a stupid show I thought, "this can't be real" I threw a McEnroe

And I'm a straight up ghost in a tattered cape Too small to fail, but, baby, someone's gonna love me someday

Thanks for the help mate, I couldn't quite make out every word, I was hoping someone better informed than I would correct my interpretation, which you have :)

Of course! You did a good job. Parts of the song were pretty tricky. I got the 7", and the lyrics were included. I still hear "lying mess" when the lioness line is sung though. Haha.

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