Lyrics Richard Thompson

Richard Thompson

Backlash Love Affair

An iron maiden stole my heart away, O black day

Her siren songs seemed to call to me, O destiny

She spat her thrash metal lyrics right into my mind

The stage thundered and the smoke bombs made me blind

She sang "Hello liebchen, wollen-sie ein jig-a-jig-a, nein?"

She said "Left, right, right, left. Come on Joe don't be slow.

Up, down, down, up. Come on Joe, time to go.

In, out, out, in. Do it if you love me Joe"

I know it's art for art's sake but how much more can I take?

What's my share of this backlash love affair?

Her hair extension's down to her knees, what a tease

She got tattoos everywhere you look, she's a comic book

Why she goes for my type I'll never understand

She's so demure when we promenade hand in hand

And when we get back home she let's me know that she's in command

She said "Left, right, right, left. Come on Joe don't be slow.

Up, down, down, up. Come on Joe, it's time to go.

In, out, out, in. Do it if you love me Joe"

I know it's art for art's sake but how much more can I take?

What's my share of this backlash love affair?

Those iron maidens, cool as a marble slab

They wrap around you and the cold knives cut and stab

I can't live my life as someone else's shishkebab

She said "Left, right, right, left. Come on Joe don't be slow.

Up, down, down, up. Come on Joe, it's time to go.

In, out, out, in. Do it if you love me Joe"

I know it's art for art's sake but how much more can I take?

What's my share of this backlash love affair?