Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Face to Face

Song Lyric time again! This time a tune from Batman Returns. In the movie it is playing in the background at the ball where Selina Kyle (Catwoman) and Bruce Wayne (Batman) figure out who each other is behind the mask they wear. Written by one of my favourite modern composers (Danny Elfman), the song has a wonderful energy to it:

Face to Face by Siouxsie and the Banshees

Face to face
my lovely foe
Mouth to mouth
raining heaven's blows
Hand on heart
tic tac toe
Under the stars
naked as we flow
Cheek to cheek
the bitter sweet
Commit your crime in your deadly time

Commit your crime in your deadly time
It's too divine
I want to bend
I want this bliss but something says I must resist

Another life
another time
We're Siamese twins writhing intertwined
Face to face
no telling lies
The masks they slide to reveal a new disguise

You never can win
it's the state I'm in
This danger thrills and my conflict kills
They say follow your heart
follow it through
But how can you
when you're split in two?

And you'll never know
You'll never know

One more kiss
before we die
Face to face
and dream of flying
Who are you?
who am I?
Wind in wings
two angels falling
To die like this
with a last kiss
It's falsehood's flame
it's a crying shame
Face to face
the passions breathe
I hate to stay but then I hate to leave

And you'll never know
You'll never know . . .

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