Black hearts in effigy
We sing a song that was hated
All dressed in rag and bones
Sharks smell the blood that I´m bleeding
I know there´s something wrong

Might take a fire to kill it
Might take a hurricane
Don´t know what life that I´m livin

Oh-oh-oh-oh
Black tambourine
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Black tambourine

My baby run to me
She lives in broken down buildings
Can´t pay the rent again
These spider webs are my home now
And when the sun is down
We´ll shake and rattle our bodies
To keep it warm at night
My tambourine is still shaking

Oh-oh-oh-oh
Black tambourine
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Black tambourine