Something kind of hit me today I looked at you Wondered if you saw things my way People will hold us to blame It hit me today It hit me today We're taking it hard all the time Why don't we pass it by? Just reply You've changed your mind We're fighting with the eyes of the blind Taking it hard Taking it hard, yet, now We feel that we are paper Choking on you nightly They tell me: Son, we want you Be elusive, but don't walk far (we are the dead) For we're breaking in the new boys Deceive your next of kin (we are the dead) For you're dancing where the dogs decay Defecating ecstasy You're just an ally of the leecher (we are the dead) Locator for the virgin King But I love you in your fuck-me pumps (we are the dead) And your nimble dress that trails Oh, dress yourself, my urchin one (we are the dead) For I hear them on the rails Because of all we've seen Because of all we've said We are the dead One thing kind of touched me today I looked at you and counted all the times we had laid Pressing our love through the night Knowing it's right Knowing it's right Now I'm hoping some one will care Living on the breath of a hope to be shared Trusting on the sons of our love That someone will care Someone will care But now We're today's scrambled creatures Locked in tomorrow's double feature Heaven's on the pillow Its silence competes with hell (we are the dead) It's a twenty-four hour service Guaranteed to make you tell (we are the dead) And the streets are full of pressmen Bent on getting hung and buried (we are the dead) And the legendary curtains Are drawn 'round Baby Bankrupt Who sucks you while you're sleeping (we are the dead) It's the theatre of financiers Count them, fifteen 'round a table White and dressed to kill (we are the dead) Oh, caress yourself, my juicy For my hands have all but withered Oh, dress yourself my urchin one For I hear them on the stairs Because of all we've seen Because of all we've said We are the dead We are the dead We are the dead