What I saw now, listen carefully now
I whisper to you with a hollow breath now
My hand pressed against your heart
The wicked hand gags your mouth

Kissing stars
And the mirror peers
Supertitously now
Cutting shards of glass
I am pain, I am pleasure
I am the sound of silk against skin

And now I start carrying you like a baby
And how you would cry like a penitent man

Would I relly want to love you now?
When how I could and would wound you now?
Moonlight shines on your flushed skin
Beautiful creatures, you daze my heart

And you will calm my sorrow
Beautiful blue blanket girl
And I will hold on to you
Till I bleed for you

Dream of me like you would the setting sun
Soon, sooner than you think I would be gone
Say my name, say it like a mantra to put you to sleep
Sing, sing it as a dying man’s song

‘Cause I’ve got 68 days to live
And I’ve got nothing much to give

I’m ebbing away, what else can I say?
My glassy eyes they stare out away
Mind severed body covered
Hands clutching, soul gasping

‘Cause I’ve got 68 days to live
And I’ve got nothing much to give
But you don’t have to grief
Just believe that I’ll always be with you

I did what I had to do
A madding voice told me to
Rip the head off the baby doll
Lying in the bed down the window
Down, down the street
Off the end of the block
Where a council of cats
Chit-chat, “Go, rip it, too.”

Oh, look at those baby blues
One claw buried down those baby blues
See her head tossed
Around and about
Pretty pout, what a girl
See her curls
Like a can of worms
And she squirmed
I saw you do that
Don’t ruin my bed you’re dead

La-la-la-la-la-la…

Walk swift
As the light shifts
Dampen my lips
Wet earth on my fingertips

Past the flicker of lights
On moonlit nights (I can see nobody else)
Parading down
Is the sorry crown
(Who’s to know where she could go?)

[refrain]
I am tiptoeing, no way of knowing
Take everything, save for my heart

She weeps
As the day creeps
Sandman crosses
Up a flight of stairs
He blows his kisses

[chorus]
Walks are long and lonely
Down midnight city
The streets are dark and empty
Down midnight city