What's the count Jack? I long for peace of mind Tortured and thrilled at the same time Betrayed by a bitch and her kiss Wait until they get a good look
Unborn, a fresh young girl Frail with the weight of the world Already bent at the beauty of the night Sent from heaven, unwanted on Earth She brings her
Now I am bound, I am caught I am tied with a lover's knot I am bound, caught, tied with a lover's knot Like a fly, caught in your web I could break free
Half of me wants to find religion The other half of me says no Half of me needs to find a rhyme and a reason The other half just don't know what for
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Trade my soul, I'd trade my soul Give my like to that rock and roll Down on my knees howlin' like a dog Prayin' to my God, lookin' for the right road
Tortured soul, you, you long for one Greater than the sum of love Gone forever is the morning sun Can it be forever gone She was lovely once, she was
A crepe it hangs upon a wreath of black Comes a gentle rock of a baby casket Forth and back, this way, then that Its eyes not yet wide open, a heart
A small investment in blood, such a small price to pay Layin' down in the cellar for the last forty days Light the colored candles, and bring rain to
And so I chose the night to be my dominion Beauty, hope and joy all lay behind All things good were no longer my companions Buried with the soul that
She trembled like a virgin movin' toward her wedding bed Stumbled down that hallway like the dawn of the dead Crept in like a creature, tryin' to crawl
