Difference between revisions of "Lucretia"

Latest revision as of 03:37, 17 December 2016

Floodland - Album Cover (Front)

The song Lucretia was first released on the album Floodland and appeared only a short time later

on Side A of the according single with the extended title Lucretia, My Reflection.

For lyrics see also : http://www.thesistersofmercy.com/lyrics/lucretia.htm

Lyrics Cutting
- SMASH HITS 1988 -

Lucretia, My Reflection

I hear the roar of a big machine
Two worlds and in between
Hot metal and methedrine
I hear empire down
I hear empire down

I hear the roar of a big machine
Two worlds and in between
Love lost, fire at will
Dum-dum bullets and shoot to kill, I hear
Dive, bombers, and
Empire down
Empire down

I hear the sounds of the city and dispossessed
Get down, get undressed
Get pretty but you and me,
We got the kingdom, we got the key

Lucretia, My Reflection - Single Cover (front)

We don't doubt, we don't take direction,
Lucretia, my reflection, dance the ghost with me

We look hard
We look through
We look hard to see for real
Such things I hear, they don't make sense
I don't see much evidence
I don't feel. I don't feel. I don't Feel

A long train held up by page on page
A hard reign held up by rage
Once a railroad
Now it's done...

I hear the roar of a big machine
Two worlds and in between
Hot metal and methedrine
I hear empire down...

We got the empire, now as then,
We don't doubt, we don't take reflection,
Lucretia, my direction, dance the ghost with me...

Words & Music: Andrew Eldritch
Lyrics and music are property and copyright of their respective rights holders and provided only for study purposes.

Analysis

Some basic analysis has been done at 1959 and all that ...

See also the following threads @Heartland Forums:

• Lucretia

• Lucretia - why different titles

• Lucretia legend

• "dance the ghost with me"

• relations?

• a song about war?

• Get Down, Get Undressed