(If You Love Me You'd) Destroy Me

[recorded by Aereogramme, available on The Ballads of the Book album from Chemikal Underground]

I'll give you my heart, I'll give you my soul
I'll give you all that I've ever been
And all that I've touched, that's ever touched me
The flesh and the bones of my memories

And if you love me you'd destroy me
If you love me you'd destroy me

I'll give you my words in poetry
In sonnet form, a sonnet for thee
Cause roses are red, and violets are blue
And lavender's green with envy of you

And if you love me you'd destroy me
If you love me you'd destroy me

I'll give you my life to wreck
My hopes to crush
My tender sanity
I'll give you my heart to break
My hand to brush
Away so callously

And if you love me you'd destroy me
If you love me you'd destroy me

I'll give the secrets that no one else knows
Stripping my soul as I strip off my clothes
I'll whisper my sorrows in your ear
I'll give you my blood, my sweat and my tears

And if you love me you'd destroy me
If you love me you'd destroy me

I'll give you my heart, I'll give you my soul
I'll give you all that I'll ever be
And all that I'll touch, that'll ever touch me
The flesh and the bones of my destiny

And if you love me you'll destroy me
And if you love me you'll destroy me
And if you love me you'd destroy me
And if you love me you'd destroy me

Christmas In Hell

There's a crack-whore on the corner
Of a street that's cracking up
And a refugee sat outside the tube
Golden Arches on his cup
But the lights are on in old George Square
It's Christmas time so let's not care
Lets buy our gifts and say a prayer
And drink: Who gives a fuck!

O, it's Christmas time, I'm feeling fine
Got the spirit in my soul
Cause the little baby Jesus came
And filled my empty hole
Because God is in his Heaven
And the churches ring their bells
And the angels sing Hossanah
Cause the Devil's here in Hell

Here in Hell! (Here in Hell!)
Christmas in Hell! (Christmas in Hell!)
O, there's no such thing as misery today
Christmas time! (Christmas time!)
Pour the wine! (Pour the wine!)
And the blood of Christ will wash our sins away

Put all your troubles behind you
Sweep your friends' under the rug
And forget that there's a War on
Is it Terror or is it Drugs?
Cause the lights are on in old George Square
And John Maclean's not standing there
Just a block of stone rising in the air
To remind us of our luck

O, it's Christmas time, I'm feeling fine
Got the spirit in my soul
Cause the Coca Cola Santa came
With a brand new begging bowl
Because God is in his Heaven
And the churches ring their bells
And the angels sing Hossanah
Cause the Devil's here in Hell

Here in Hell! (Here in Hell!)
Christmas in Hell! (Christmas in Hell!)
O, there's no such thing as misery today
Christmas time! (Christmas time!)
Pour the wine! (Pour the wine!)
And the blood of Christ will wash our sins away
If we crucify him... save our souls... well then we'll be OK

Punch Drunk

Round in a circle like a wheel
And reeling on the ropes she feels
So drunk and bare she can't conceal
So seal her lips shut with your fist
A cut above her swollen eye
Raw flesh salt and tenderised
So bittersweet the taste of lies
So seal her lips shut with your kiss

Whisky and beer on your breath
You said you'd love her to death
But her blood and tears in her eyes
Make her realise how she's sunk
How she's sunk
In the sodden lies of the punch drunk

Round in a spiralling of violence
Vicious circles of the silent
Prayers you answer with denial and
Hush her gently with a word
You press a finger to her lips
Clamp her jaw with fingertips
Tight as a beercan in your grip
Crushed and dented and unheard

Whisky and beer on your breath
You said you'd love her to death
But her blood and tears in her eyes
Make her realise how she's sunk
How she's sunk
In the sodden lies of the punch drunk

Round in a circle like a dance
The final waltz of your romance
Across an empty room, a glance
And it was hate at last sight
She says no more, wants her escape
You slam the door shut with her face
Red blood, red wine, the bottle breaks
And it's too late for last nights

Whisky and beer on your breath
You said you'd love her to death
But her blood and tears in her eyes
Makes you realise how you're sunk
How you're sunk
In the sodden lies of the punch drunk

Dogtags And Rosaries

The soldier held his dogtags like a rosary
And bowed his head as if to pray.
The whore she ran her fingers through his hair, and he
Looked up at her as if to say,

Let me have one night,
O, just one night of peace.
Gather me into your arms.
Lost my white rabbit's foot
Down a foxhole,
So enchant me with your charms

Foreign devil, loyal son.
And all the folks back home say, we support our guns.
The whore she only whispers in his ear
She says, this kind of war is never won.

Let me have one night,
He says, one night of peace.
Gather me into your arms.
Lost my white rabbit's foot
Down a foxhole,
So enchant me with your charms.

Dogtags and rosaries,
Bodies bagged like groceries
Delivered to your door.
Dogtags and rosaries,
Folded flags and ribboned trees,
Mean nothing to a whore.

Let me have one night,
He says, one night of peace.
Gather me into your arms.
I lost my friends today,
I lost my faith,
So enchant me with your charms.

Dogtags and rosaries,
Bodies bagged like groceries,
Delivered to your door.
Dogtags and rosaries.
Folded flags and ribboned trees
Stars & Stripes, Land of the Free
Doesn't mean a thing to me, oh-oh-oh

Dogtags and rosaries,
Bodies bagged like groceries,
Delivered to your door.
Dogtags and rosaries.
Tie a fucking yellow ribbon round the old oak tree.
And watch me die on your TV
Just to settle Daddy's score
In another pointless war
Said the soldier to the whore

Bible Blues

God put a curse on Adam,
But the devil put a hex on God.
Cain killed his brother, in a bar-room brawl,
Went out into the Land of Nod,

Cain had a son, Cain had a city,
Cain had a wife who was pretty,
Cain had a mark that was branded on his skin.
It said that dust, it said that rain,
These were the fate of the race of Cain
It said the fires of hell will burn you for your sin.

There were some great men in those days,
So God he drowned them in his flood.
Babel and Sodom, Gomorrah and all the rest
Went down in a hail of blood

Cain had a son, Cain had a city,
Cain had a wife who was pretty,
Cain had a mark in his soul made of fire.
It said that blood, it said that flame,
These were the fate of the race of shame
It said I’ll damn you to hell for you trying to reach any higher.

God said to Moses, God said to Abram
The first-born is mine and mine alone.
God said to Abram I want you to cut up your son.
Hey man, I’ll crucify my own.

Cain had a son, Cain had a city,
Cain had a wife who was pretty,
Cain had a mark that was carved in his heart.
It said that pain, it said that tears,
These were the curse of a God of Fear
It said that God knew that one day we’re coming to take him apart.

Cain had a son, Cain had a city,
Cain had a wife who was pretty,
Cain had a mark that’s sytill branded in our skins.
It says that dust, it says that rain,
These are the fate of our race of Cain
It says the fires of hell will burn us
Oh, but the doors of heaven won’t turn us.
It says that one day we’re coming,
We’re gonna be gunning
The devil behind us
And we’re gonna find us
The bastard who gave us... the curse of sin.

It says that dust, it says that rain,
These are the fate of the race of Cain
It says the fi-i-ires of hell
Oh yeah, the fi-i-ires of hell
I say again
The fi-i-ires of he-e-e-e-e-ell
Will burn away
His
Sin.

Amen