Dying In The Alley Lyrics

With sex on my mind and salt on my tongue
Blood in my eyes and sand in my lungs
The money-dipped crucifix will come to me
And spill all my dreams, one by one, into reality
The lion man has won and a victim lie dead
Now there's no more gasoline for us to peel the scalp from his head
So we'll have to use the alcohol to disinfect
Such a bloody mess, such a bloody mess

Salt on my tongue burns my skin
The blood in our eyes won't heal my victim's head
So I do it again, do it again
Salt on the tongue burns my skin
The blood in our eyes won't heal my victim's head
So I do it again, one more time
And I won't feel

Fool's holiday, no money made
They're dying in the alley, so who will keep us safe?
Who'll keep safe to breathe, keep us safe to sleep?
Who'll keep us well-protected in case decadence wakes the beast?
On a fool's holiday there's no money made
Look who's dying in the alleyway, so who will keep us safe?
Who'll keep us safe behind doors, safe out on the streets?
They're dying in the alley and decadence is the beast
Salt on my tongue burns my skin
The blood in our eyes won't heal my victim's head
So I do it again, do it again
One more time, I'm gonna do it again
Salt on my tongue burns my skin
The blood in our eyes won't heal my victim's head
So I do it again, do it again
One more time, I'm gonna do it again
And I won't feel

Sex is my answer to questions I fear
And lost is an assistant to me, keeps everything clear (so clear)
Who gives a f*ck if I'm wrong? I'm not the only one who's scared
Amphetamine dive off the late night scene
Right into a pool of vomit, smack-covered kerosene

Fool's holiday, there's no money made
Look who's dying in the alley, will anyone keep us safe?
On a fool's holiday, fool's holiday, fool's holiday, fool's holiday
Someone keep us straight

We unleashed the desert so the dogs would disappear
The sand has gone to process itself close enough for us to hear it
In the wind we understand there's no such thing as turbo asthma
But sometimes we just begin to cough, cough, cough, cough and cough and cough

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