This song is about letting one’s true, weird self shine rather than keeping it hidden. For many of us, we only publicly show certain aspects of our character, while we keep the other weird, odd but sometimes interesting parts of our selves hidden away. This song is an ode to letting this hidden part...
[Verse 1]
With my ego in my gut
My babbling mouth would wash it up
But now I've started learning how
I keep it shut
[Verse 2]
My door was never locked
Until one day a trigger come, cocking
But now I've started learning how
I keep it shut
[Verse 3]
Wide eyes would clean and dust
Things that decay, things that rust
But now I've started learning how
I keep 'em shut, I keep 'em shut
[Chorus]
Harm is in us
Harm in us, but power to arm
Harm is in us
Harm in us, but power to arm
Harm is in us
Leave it open
Harm in us, but power to arm
[Verse 4]
Narrow mind would persecute it
Die a little to get to it
But now I've started learning how
I leave it open
[Verse 5]
I kept it in a cage
Watched it weeping, but I made it stay
But now I've started learning how
I leave it open, I leave it open
[Chorus]
Harm is in us
Harm in us, but power to arm
Harm is in us
Harm in us, but power to arm
Harm is in us
Leave it open
Harm in us, but power to arm
Harm is in us
Harm in us, but power to arm
Harm is in us
Leave it open
Harm in us, but power to arm
Harm is in us
Harm in us, but power to arm
Harm is in us
Harm in us, but power to arm
[Breakdown]
Harm is in us, harm is in us, harm is in us
Harm is in us, harm is in us, harm is in us
Harm in you and in me!
[Bridge]
What you letting in?
Tell me what you're letting in
Say what we're gonna let in!
[Outro]
We let the weirdness in
We let the weirdness in
We let the weirdness in
We let the weirdness in
We let the weirdness in
We let the weirdness in
We let the weirdness in
We let the weirdness in
We let the weirdness in
Leave It Open was written by Kate Bush.
Leave It Open was produced by Kate Bush.
Kate Bush released Leave It Open on Mon Sep 13 1982.