"Iron Lung" lyrics - KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD

Hey, oh
I'm in jail
Body failed
Now it's me and my iron lung
Woo!

[Refrain 1]
Wrapped in iron, deathless purgatory
Negative pressure, airless breath
Wrapped in iron, deathless purgatory
Positive pressure, airless death

[Refrain 2]
It's a different kind of cuttlefish, swing and a miss
Dancing with my eyes and lips, can't move my hips
Keep my mind distracted from the swish-swish
Staying sane and positive, can't crumble like a biscuit

[Chorus:]
Iron lung
Iron lung
Iron lung
Iron lung

Space shuttle, snail shell
Merry-go-round, conveyor belt
The army tank ventilator
Mechanical bull respirator
Metallic cocoon boredom
Bionic boy, pump my organs
Centre gravity, planet me
Gimme the mushrooms, time to leave

[Chorus:]
Iron lung
Iron lung
Iron lung
Iron lung

[Instrumental]

[Bridge 1:]
Frog breath, steam tent
Neck paralysis
Frog breath, steam tent
Scared precarious
Frog breath, steam tent
Neck paralysis
Congestion in my chest
Pins and needles
Like a voodoo evil
Got my doctor baffled
Every breath is in uphill battle
Frog breath, steam tent
Neck paralysis
Congestion in my chest

[Bridge 2:]
Frog breath, steam tent
Neck paralysis
Frog breath, steam tent
Scared precarious
Frog breath, steam tent
Neck paralysis
Sedated me

Hey, oh
The ship sailed
Train derailed
Now it's me and my iron lung

[Refrain 1]
Wrapped in iron, deathless purgatory
Negative pressure, airless breath
Wrapped in iron, deathless purgatory
Positive pressure, airless death
Woo!

[Refrain 2]
It's a different kind of cuttlefish, swing and a miss
Dancing with my eyes and lips, can't move my hips
Gotta keep my mind distracted from the swish-swish
I'm staying sane and positive, can't crumble like a biscuit

[Chorus:]
Iron lung
Iron lung
Iron lung
Iron lung

Cylindrical prison, newly arisen
Chained to a giant paper weight, pain abates
Yet darkness permeates, wallows my toes, burdens my chest
My brain is pressed with an iron chest

[Chorus:]
Iron lung
Iron lung
Iron lung
Iron lung