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