The Death of a Dictionary is the debut album by alternative rock band Public Affection, the name used by the band Live before they settled on their current name. It was released in 1989 under Action Front Records.
‘The hands of a teacher’ is the sixth song on the album.
Lyrics:
Optimism,
Optimism perished from the face of my earth
And then you came along, came along and swept me away,
She kissed me, as we stood on the edge,
The night made the day as we made for the bridge
It started raining hard, and I saw we may live to regret
No I never really understood
No I never really understood why,
Because I’ve never been given,
Never been given two tries,
No I never really understood,
Understood why…
Pessimism,
Pessimism perished from the face of my earth,
And then you came along, came along and swept me away,
Did you miss me? did you miss me as we walked
Through the pain, attached the chain so you could
See me again
I started asking myself, did I teach you right?
No I never really understood
No I never really understood why,
Because I’ve never been given,
Never been given two tries,
No I never really understood,
Understood why…
Understood why…
You came to me, you broke the bonds,
You set me free
And then the love that you promised me
Came a tumblin’ tumblin’ tumblin’ down
Into my hands…
No I never really understood
No I never really understood why,
Because I’ve never been given,
Never been given two tries,
No I never really understood,
Understood why…
So teacher teach me…
Duration : 0:3:56
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Comments
This, Ball and …
This, Ball and Chain and Who Put The Fear in Here are the best songs ever written.
I’ve always wanted …
I’ve always wanted to hear this album, but it’s impossible to get. Thanks for uploading it, great quality and definitely a treasure for all LiVE fans out there.
I prefer Who put …
I prefer Who put the fear in here (at least as my favourite song of this album), but I agree, this song is great too. Greetz from Holland.
May be my favourite …
May be my favourite Live song of all time