Where do you think she's going, boy? That's correct sir, under your skin Old lovers, she's forgetting their names now Her name is Mercy, and you're out on a limb She picks your letter up, spits it out again Drops it into the paper shredder She's seventeen, and she's tasted your blood, boy Already she's […]

In an old house in Paris, covered in vines lived a girl by the name of Madeline She was not afraid of spiders or mice Madeline loved winter, snow and ice She watched from her window, onto the street below The soldiers and the ladies stopped to say hello They asked for her pleasure, be […]

I’m dead on my feet Forgive me if I slip away I’m losing track of every day I’m dead on my feet Don’t ask me for the time of day I couldn’t tell you anyway Did you speak? ’Cause I can’t hear For the ringing in my ears Let me go now Let me go […]

Some get branded some get hung some keep their hands clean lucky for some yeah some get loaded some even go on the run some keep their little mouths shut lucky for some I heard your step on the hospital tiles and the thought of your arms around me kept me warm for a while […]

Leave your home say goodbye to your friends and your family You know what's best for you Give up your vows and your memory I'm your clean slate, new leaf, blank cheque Choose between a love boat and an old shipwreck Oh my lover sister When I kissed you I was like a brother to […]

(Love the fever) (Love to love the fever) I catch lovers like diseases Oftentimes they keep me in my bed But given time and love you know the fever eases I get to thinking with a clearer head chorus: But I love the fever When I'm coming down with a dose of you Love to […]

Sweet sweet love and affection Aiming for my protection Sweet sweet hail and devotion Pointed by my emotion I called you by your name I called you by your name Like a baby crying for the milk of its mother Like a junkman scratching on a vial for ether I'm hearing Mary's voices in the […]

He has no signature He grants no wish to me or you He admits no evidence He burns every clue Some say they can name him Some even lay a claim to him No date of birth, no sense of place The sun's black rag wipes out his name We look for signals in the […]

I took a wrong turn off of an unmarked track I did seven miles I couldn't find my way back Hit a lonely stretch, must be losing my touch, I was out of my depth Land was so flat, could well have been ocean No distinguishing feature in any direction I took her down inch-by-inch […]

Weak signal, bad light Snake in the grass, I wake in fright and fall to my kees, I look to the sky I'm shaking like a leaf but you gave me the second sight Lifelike, so close to the truth I close my eyes, when I think of you Everything stops, nothing moves Now I […]