Dazzle

the stars that shine
and the stars that shrink
in the face of stagnation the water runs
before your eyes


swallowing diamonds
a cutting throat your teeth when you grin
reflecting beams on tombstones

a jamboree of surprises
playing russian roulette
or the lucky clip a clenched fist to your heart
coal dust on your lungs

a silver tongue for the chosen one
heavy magnum in your side
or a bloody thorn

skating bullets on angel dust
in a dead sea of fluid mercury
baby piano cries
under your heavy
index and thumb
pull some strings -- let them sing

the stars that shine
and the stars that shrink
in the face of stagnation the water runs
before your eyes


dazzle
it's a glittering prize



Siouxsie & The Banshees, Dazzle
Hyaena, Geffen Records 1984