riddler ed

from recordings & lyrics by Peter D'Elia by Peter D'Elia

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recorded with Doctor Voltage
Uwe Effertz, Jens Baumann, Peter D'Elia

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this is the story of riddler ed
riddler ed riddled with everything he said
ask him for an answer, he'd riddle you instead, i read
but riddler ed knows he's a clown

one day his mother asked riddler ed
why is it so hard to wake you from your bed?
is a man awake if he rises from the dead?, ed said
but riddler ed knows he's a clown
riddler ed knows he's a clown

one day a girl asked riddler ed
will one day you and i be wed?
is it still a flower if all its seeds have fled?, ed said
but riddler ed knows he's a clown
riddler ed knows he's a clown
even riddler ed's red nose knows he's a clown

have you asked riddler ed?
is he just someone you made up in your head?
have you asked riddler ed?
is he just something you hide back in your shed?
have you asked riddler ed?
is this the path you think you should have led?

one day the priest asked riddler ed
will you partake of the wine and the bread?
am I still somebody if all my body's bled?, ed said
but riddler ed knows he's a clown
riddler ed knows he's a clown

one day the town asked riddler ed
what are your last words before we hang your head?
have you asked yourselves who's still hanging by a thread?, ed said
but riddler ed knows he's a clown
riddler ed knows he's a clown
even riddler ed's red nose knows he's a clown

have you asked riddler ed?
is he just someone you made up in your head?
have you asked riddler ed?
is he just something you hide back in your shed?
have you asked riddler ed?
is this the path you think you should have led?

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from recordings & lyrics by Peter D'Elia, track released January 1, 2011

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