Midnight crawling out through the undergrowth Biding its time 'til my mind Alone strays from this burning oath There's hunger and mystery in store But I don't want any more
I cry out to the sun Oh my god, well just what have I done? A love both lifelong and true Is on the floor 'cos of things that I do In the night and the rain on the run From the darkness the monster has come It takes me and laughs as we dance And I stare at my very last chance Down the barrel of a gun
Maybe once I was something to write about But now the empire will fall This war showers broadsides with ticker-tape So sorry that I heard the call 'Cos I don't want any more
I cry out to the sun Oh my god, well just what have I done? A love both lifelong and true Is on the floor 'cos of things that I do In the night and the rain on the run From the darkness the monster has come It takes me and laughs as we dance And I stare at my very last chance Down the barrel of a gun