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Appears on: Freak CD1 |
I cannot forget my mother screaming out into the night The moon was shining in his face I killed my father in a fight Deed done - I had to run I hit the town all shaking Found out - a price to pay A price for my escaping I got down on my knees And I sold my soul to the city Chasing round the good times and bleeding I sold my soul to the city Sold out to the lies and the cheating The city smiles A neon smile A dream dies The spirit flies You're broken-winged You're hollow-eyed The city sucks in all it's victims will fry Through the clubs and through the money Through the people - through the shame Through all the pills I had to take To help me to forget my shame More and more the sewer called Its dirty prize - "escaping" More and more I hit the floor All filthy scared and shaking Well I got down on my knees And I sold my soul to the city Chasing round the good times and bleeding I sold my soul to the city I nailed it to the line I got down on my knees And I sold my soul to the city Chasing round the good times and bleeding I sold my soul to the city Sold out on the line The money flies The sex drives The car rides The wasted lives A red light A white line A wild eye A child's cry The city smiles A neon smile As dreams die As spirits fly The broken wings Lie in piles The city sucks in All its victims will fry