Neither Fish Nor Flesh

We're on the negative side of love
I'm subject to all bizarre whims she fancies
I'm running escape to find the handle
Of the door she locks me up in
She's on the laughing side of sin
What have i done in all my past lives
(to end up on) this side of love?

We're on a permanent twist of fate
She has dominion over time and torture
I'm pinching myself to convince me that
I'm in a living nightmare
The killer attraction of a dare
What have i done, emasculation
(to end up on) this side of love?

If i should stay
(will the beat go on?)
I must be strong
(we tell you every day)
Will i return
(to normal lovers again?)
Please peel my skin
('cause my soul is burning)

We're on a roundabout whirl of scorn
The demons are smiling and the angels snoring
I feel like a stepchild caeser that's been
Beaten and bruised to please her
Wearing a rusted ring of thorns
What have i done to piss the gods off
(to end up on) this side of love?

If i should stay
(will the beat go on?)
I must be strong
(we tell you every day)
Will i return
(to normal lovers again?)
Please peel my skin
('cause my soul is burning)

We're on the negative side of love
I see my condition as a sign of service
I'll snuggle up close to her knowing
That i'm practising my religion
Warming the barrel of a gun

This will be the deed that finds me next time

(on this side of)
(on this side of)
(on this side of) this side of love

Billy was a young boy
Who's fate did decree
That he would like only other boys
So being with a boy came to him naturally
Billy was a green boy
His thoughts so naive
He wondered why he was so victimised
And his fear brought him close to me suddenly

But

Billy my friend
Don't fall in love with me
I'm not that kind of guy
But i'll stand by your side
If you need me to be

But

Billy my friend
Don't fall in love with me
Though it can't be wrong to be
To be what you are

Billy was a sick boy
His life fading to grey
He tried to grab for straws of family
But his loved ones turned young billy away
Billy died a young man
His face to the wind
And of the things i regret the most
Was seeing how hate and fear killed a friend

But

Billy my friend
Don't fall in love with me
I'm not that kind of guy
But i'll stand by your side
If you need me to be

But

Billy my friend
Don't fall in love with me
Though it can't be wrong to be
To be what you are

Everything i got
Everything i need
And everything that i have
Learned about time
Every word i speak
Every pound i keep
And everything that i have
Learned about rhyme
Everything i got is
Attracted to you babe

Every noun i know
And every adjective
And everything that's on
A ticket to ride
All my relatives
They seem to think your a whore
But to me a whore's a queen in disguise
Everything i got is
Attracted to you babe

Everything i got
Everything i need
And everything that i have
Learned about time
Every word i speak
Every pound i keep
And everything that i have
Learned about rhyme
Everything i got is
Attracted to you babe

As i hold my head down
Against a whipping hard rain babe
Slaps me like a sheet
Sheets of rain coming down
As i dig my heels deep
In a minefield of muddy water
I hear a voice loud and low
Stays with me wherever i go sayin'

You will pay tomorrow for what
You do today
Accept this as a truth
For old as well as youth
You will pay tomorrow for what
You do today
As sure as you are born
Though you may be weak and torn

As a snake pulls up beside me
Thinking that my name is eve
My dark side starts to chide me
But i bring him down to his knees
As i close my eyes tight
Deep in meditation
Peaceful sleep evades me
But a low pitched drone invades me sayin'

You will pay tomorrow for what
You do today
Though you run you cannot hide
It's a truth that shall abide sayin'
You will pay tomorrow for what
You do today
It will find you in the morning
A heartache for your warning

As i shake my head twice
Saying i'd rather fight than switch
I was land rich but penny poor
But i couldn't tell which from which
As my kneecaps break the fall
Of my begging for grace and favour
Bell, book and candle holds me
But a spellbinding whisper scolds me saying

You will pay tomorrow for what
You do today
Though your vision may be bleary
And your eyes that see may be weary - but
You will pay tomorrow for what
You do today
On your mind it will wear
Ignore it if you dare

As i shed my second skin
Beneath a bullet box roller-coaster
I view my transformation
Through the veil of a jokester
As i gain my second sight
I shed a tear and i shake the crowd
I used to rather be dead than humble
But now i'd rather be dead than proud

You will pay tomorrow for what
You do today
After deep time tossed confusion
I came to my own conclusion that
You will pay tomorrow for what
You do today
Accept this as a notion
As fish breathe in the dirty ocean

Your dangerous charm and your
Glamorous arrogance thrilled me
In the melancholy winter time
(uncle bill please give me time)

But this war of attrition
To prove your world ambition
Worries me
And you're too concerned with the
Weight you want to lose

Well if you listen to confusion
Long enough it starts to make sense
Can you hear me talking to ya?

Roly poly
Holy holy
Time is tight
Get it right
Aren't you lonely?
Roly poly
Holy holy
Time is tight
Get it right
Aren't you lonely?

Your fatalist's closet
Where blood stained deposits hide deeply
Underneath the cusp of venus fly

A terrible beauty
You are my dear of
Aphrodisiacs and diamonds
But your lonely tears trail
Your penis envy eyes

And now stop worrying about your
Weight it looks alright to me dear
Can you hear me talking to ya?

Roly poly
Holy holy
Time is tight
Get it right
Aren't you lonely?
Roly poly
Holy holy
Time is tight
Get it right
Aren't you lonely?

All your somethings
Are turning into nothings
As you reach for
Something greed inspired
And all the hopes that
I once held as your lover
Are falling down as
My manhood loses fire

Your kinship with money
A queen bee with honey
Suits you
As you now belong to the ever
Changing guard
A signpost for progress
A fine token lioness
Leaves me
'cause as you say dear i'm just a
Face without a card

Well if you listen to confusion
Long enough it starts to make sense
Can you hear me talking to ya?

Roly poly
Holy holy
Time is tight
Get it right
Aren't you lonely?
Roly poly
Holy holy
Time is tight
Get it right
Aren't you lonely?

Shine on your light
Lead me to your home

Lower your sights
Put away your comb

Though black babies are starving
And cows fed for the carving

All i know is i'm lonely
And i need to be with someone tonight

Lift up your chin
Let me see your eyes

Words are not my yen
My tongue is often tied

Though apartheid's a greater issue
I long to hear "i miss you"

All i know is i'm lonely
And i need to be with someone tonight

'till men stop being intimidated
By women who have made it

All i know is i'm lonely
And i need to be with someone tonight