They Keep On Coming

did not expect them

and still they came

hit the dancefloor running

barely got away

never look behind you

wasting moments while they gain

get inside and slam the door

try to tranquilise the pain

you’ll realise that you’re undone

with demons having all the fun

there are monsters grinning outwards from

the space behind your eyes

Impossible, now, to console

Tell yourself you’re in control

the dissonance demands

a very special sacrifice

I really do not give

a single mother-loving fuck

if you approve or disapprove

well, I’ve got something you can suck

And now there’s only just one drug

that’s still effective to me

and I’ve got only one vein left

remaining open to receive

Once more unto the bleach, dear friends

Shave your head and make amends

A little makeup, we can shake-up

Tell your dealer to hit me hard

We’ve rode the comedown to the end

we’ve seen more life than you can comprehend

Hold your fucking head up high

Tonight, baby, we’re all superstars

When the beasts are getting close

and they’re scratching at the door

you stop and lick your wounds

I tell them “give me fucking more”

They call us “out of control”

but we were never more alive

they break a fingernail

Use ours to hold onto our lives

Once more unto the bleach, dear friends

Shave your head and make amends

A little makeup, we can shake-up

Tell your dealer to hit me hard

We’ve rode the comedown to the end

we’ve seen more life than you can comprehend

Hold your fucking head up high

Tonight, baby, we’re all superstars

There’s no point in running

‘cos the demons keep on coming

hand-grenades and heart-attacks

they’ve got their hooks inside your back

When your vision fills with cracks

when you wake up, it’s all black

you know there is no going back

and all the future’s broken glass

We can get there if we try

Bleeding, glistening and blind

and if we fall and if we fail

I’d sooner fight than fucking die