The day before The matador Watched his only love expire Through spanish eyes
And the candles danced like ballerinas And the fragile breath's like emphysema But we have only life to leave Slip into shadows like a gypsy
I saw my future only yesterday When I awoke from a dream The beast before me in a cloud of dust Cruelty amused the plastic crowd
Death rattles dirty little secrets Like a skull without a home Etched in stone above your grave The only son we could not save
I saw you crying only dressed in black Our love would then become a dream Close your eyes and find me as you sleep Now more alive than I ever was
Inside this coliseum the crowd craves the blood of the beast Doubtless their sense of pity is measured by the size of the victim Arch your back and open wide, fill the void with violence Arch your back and open wide, fill the void with violence I know you're waiting for that day when love arrives to finally calm your heart