The ritual advances have been made, now flesh is bared as though it is a solution to the fear and confusion Dancing in chessboard rigidity, to meet the requirements of ancient codes and traditions, the never altered positions A fleeting sense of security, from being held tightly, until the camouflage drops and the tenderness stops
The well-rehearsed statements have been made, now it's red lights all the way In deathly silence, a hint of sniggering violence Reinforcing the roles, in a doomed situation Protector and protected, rejecter and rejected And there on a video, a simulated sex show To keep us smiling through, to tell us what to do
And when a body falls back in surrender with both eyes Blood on your fingers and a broken prize By averting your eyes it isn't seen By turning your head, you keep it clean
And proud of your achievement, success is yours As you slip into a position and a thousand hands applaud Passion stops as a record drops it says - "Love has come at last" And you wipe away your splattered pride because it came too fast So there's the pleasure, but where's the dignity? Is it in your performance with your smile of insincerity? The coming retaliation is a deadly situation When the feelings mutual, assured destruction...Teksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
