'Teachers' has been covered by The Sisters of Mercy from as early as 1981.
'Adrenochrome' was first released on the Body Electric single and can also be found Some Girls Wander By Mistake.
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I met a man who lost his mind In some lost place I had to find Follow me the wise man said But he walked behind
I walked into a hospital Where none were sick and none was well, When at night the Sisters left I could not walk at all.
Some girls wander by mistake Into the mess that scalpals make. Are you the teachers of my heart We teach old hearts to break.
A met a woman long ago Her hair the black the black can go Are you the teacher of the heart? Soft she whispered, no
I met a girl across the sea, Her hair the gold that gold could be. Are you the teacher of the heart? Yes, but not for thee.
I spent my hatred every place, On every work, on every face Is my passion perfect, No! Do it once again.
Oh teachers are my lessons done? I cannot do another one, They laughed and laughed and laughed and said, Child are your lessons done?
I was handsome, I was strong, I knew the words of every song Did my singing please you? No, the words you sang were wrong.
We'll turn away in a passive decision We'll take the steps through the unmarked door A look back for another collision But the boys of the spires Are boys no more
Not black and red boys Frightened by the night By the Catholic monochrome The Catholic girls now Stark in their dark and white Dread in monochrome the Sisters of Mercy High tide Wide eyed Sped on adrenochrome For the Sisters of Mercy Filled with Panic in their eyes Rise Dead on adrenochrome
We had the power We had the space We had a sense of time and place We knew the words We knew the score We knew what we were fighting for For the freedom The time to choose But time to think Is time to lose The signals clash And disappear The shade too loud And the sound unclear For the
Not black and red boys Frightened by the night By the Catholic monochrome The Catholic girls now Stark in their dark and white Dread in monochrome the Sisters of Mercy High tide Wide eyed Sped on adrenochrome For the Sisters of Mercy Filled with Panic in their eyes Rise Dead on adrenochrome
High tide Wide eyed Dread in monochrome Denied in spite Disliked in monochrome Panic in their eyes Rise Dead and monochrome The Sisters of Mercy Spite On adrenochrome
The way is clear The road is closed The damage done And the course Imposed you We'll turn away in a passive decision We'll take the steps through the unmarked door A look back for another collision But the boys of the spires Are boys no more
Not black and red boys Frightened by the night By the Catholic monochrome The Catholic girls now Stark in their dark and white Dread in monochrome the Sisters of Mercy High tide Wide eyed Sped on adrenochrome For the Sisters of Mercy Filled with Panic in their eyes Rise Dead on adrenochrome
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Words & Lyrics (Teachers): Leonard Cohen Words & Music (Adrenochrome): Andrew Eldritch