Lyrics The Stranglers

The Stranglers

Bless You (Save You, Spare You, Damn You)

Here comes the pain

I've felt its caress and its kiss

And it's always the same

But soon comes the day

When it sticks out its black tongue at you

And crying and pleading and begging's no use at all

And it's with fat bleeding hearts they scream, damn you

And I won't be afraid

No, I won't be afraid

And I won't be afraid

No, I won't be afraid

This way comes death

It claws at your heart and your brain

And it rattles your breath

I stood out and looked at the city of vermin and flame

And knew that I'd never see this precious life again

First they say, bless you

Then they all wanna save you

But then the whispering starts when they spare you

And it's with fat bleeding hearts they scream, damn you

And I won't be afraid

No, I won't be afraid

And I won't be afraid

No, I won't be afraid