Cuts You Up

"Cuts You Up" is a song by English musician Peter Murphy, from his third solo studio album, Deep (1989). It was released as a single in 1990 through Beggars Banquet Records. The song became Murphy's most successful release, topping at Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, as well as charting on Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. The live versions of the song appear in on the b-side of "You're So Close" (1992) single and Alive Just for Love live album, released in 2001.

I find you in the morning After dreams of distant signs You pour yourself over me Like the sun through the blinds You lift me up and get me out Keep me walking but never shout Hold the secret close, I hear you say (Here we go) You know the way, it throws about It takes you in and spits you out It spits you out when you desire To conquer it, to feel you're higher To follow it you must be clean With mistakes that you do mean Move the heart and switch the pace Look for what seems out of place On and on it goes Calling like a distant wind Oh, through the zero hour we'll walk We'll cut the thick and break the thin No sound to break, no moment clear When all the doubts are crystal clear Crashing hard into the secret wind You know the way, it twists and turns Changing colour, spinning yarns You know the way, it leaves you dry It cuts you up and takes you high You know the way, it's painted gold Is it honey? Is it cold? You know the way, it throws about It takes you in and spits you out (Oh...) Cuts you up (Oh...) Cuts you up (Oh...) Cuts you up La, la-la-la-la, la, la-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la-la-la, la, la, la Oh... Oh... You know the way, it throws about It takes you in and spits you out It spits you out when you desire To conquer it, to feel you're higher To follow it you must be clean With mistakes that you do mean Move the heart, switch the pace Look for what seems out of place (Oh...) Cuts you up (Oh...) Cuts you up It's OK, it goes this way The line it twists, it twists away Cuts you up and spits you out Keeps you walking but never shout It's OK, it goes this way The line it twists, it twists away Cuts you up and spits you out Keeps you walking but, ah, never shout La, la-la-la-la, la, la-la-la-la-la La, la, la-la, la, la, la La, la-la-la-la, la, la-la-la-la-la La, la-la-la-la, la, la, la, la, la La, la-la-la-la, la, la-la-la-la-la La, la, la-la, la, la, la Oh, oh-oh, oh Oh...