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W.A.S.P. LYRICS
"The Crimson Idol" (1992)
1. The Titanic Overture
2. The Invisible Boy
3. Arena Of Pleasure
4. Chainsaw Charlie (Murders In The New Morgue)
5. The Gypsy Meets The Boy
6. Doctor Rockter
7. I Am One
8. The Idol
9. Hold On To My Heart
10. The Great Misconceptions Of Me
1. The Titanic Overture
I look at my face in the mirror
And I don�t understand
Don�t feel like a boy and it�s not getting clearer
But I don�t feel like a man
I�m seventeen and l�m somebody�s son
My dad don�t know where I stand
Cause when he looks at me
He don�t like what he sees
He don�t know what I am
2. The Invisible Boy
Jonathan:
I was the boy unwanted, a prisoner I'm born to them
My brother was the one, that couldn't do no wrong
And I was there dying in the shadow of him
Jonathan to his father:
Red, crimson red, am I the invisible boy?
Feel the strap, cross my back
Yeah I'm the new whipping boy
Who am I - the orphan son you would never need?
Who am I - cause I'm the boy only the mirror sees
Who am I - the slave you gave just the air I breathe?
Who am I - cause I'm the boy only the mirror sees
Jonathan:
Oh I got the same old reruns, horror movies in my head
And I can't rest, they scare me to death
But if I'm not alive, how can I be dead?
Jonathan to his father:
Red, crimson red, am I the invisible boy?
Feel the strap, cross my back
Yeah I'm the new whipping boy
Who am I - the orphan son you would never need?
Who am I - cause I'm the boy only the mirror sees
Who am I - the slave you gave just the air I breathe?
Who am I - cause I'm the boy only the mirror sees
Jonathan to the mirror:
Oh, why me?
The mirror:
Why him
Jonathan:
Can you tell me?
The mirror:
It's confession again?
Come talk to me, I see in your eyes
Titanic misery, ashamed you're alive
I'm the face that you see
When the face isn't yours
I'm the mirror my boy
Jonathan to his father:
Who am I - the orphan son you would never need?
Who am I - cause I'm the boy only the mirror sees
Who am I - the slave you gave just the air I breathe?
Who am I - cause I'm the boy only the mirror sees
3. Arena Of Pleasure
I don't know where I'm going, but I can't wait to get there
All I know is, I'm just going
I ran away from home last night, gone forever
I was running for my life
And I've heard the words of what I should be
Live, Work, Die, I am the orphan of the night
Take me down, I'm coming home, the road to ruins
Inside the pleasure dome
Take me down, I'm coming home, arena of pleasures
Where I belong
I'm in the eye of my rage, where no hurricane dies
I'm in the eye of my rage, where the hurricane lies
Oh, a storm's in my eyes
And like the beast that's in my soul, I'm the restless child
Ah mama, I'm running for my life
Take me down, I'm coming home, the road to ruins
Inside the pleasure dome
Take me down, I'm coming home, arena of pleasures
Where I belong
I was sixteen going nowhere, will I see seventeen alive
And I was running from the nightmare
I stand at the promised land with fire in my eyes
I'm at the crossroad of my destiny and desire
Oh, God, what will I be
And my obsession is the gasoline to feed my fire
Oh it's burning in me
Take me down, I'm coming home, the road to ruins
Inside the pleasure dome
Take me down, I'm coming home, arena of pleasures
Where I belong
Don't waste the tears on my wasted years
Mama I'm outta here
4. Chainsaw Charlie (Murders In The New Morgue)
Charlie to Jonathan:
O.K. boy now here's your deal
Will you gamble your life?
Sign right here on the dotted line
It's the one you've waited for all of your life
Jonathan to Charlie:
Ah - will it feed my hunger
If I swallow lies right down my throat?
Or will it choke me till I'm raw?
And tomorrow when I'm gone
Will they whore my image on?
I'll will my throne away, to a virgin heir and Charlie's slave
Jonathan:
Murders, murders in the new morgue
Murders, murders in the new morgue
See old Charlie and the platinum army's
Making me their boy
Murders, murders in the new morgue
Murders, murders in the new morgue
He'll make ya scream for the cash machine
Down in Chainsaw Charlie's morgue
Charlie to Jonathan:
We'll sell your flesh by the pound you'll go
A whore of wrath just like me
We'll sell ya wholesale, we'll sell your soul
Strap on your sixstring and feed our machine
Jonathan to Charlie:
Ah - will it feed my hunger
If I swallow lies right down my throat?
Or will it choke me till I'm raw?
And tomorrow when I'm gone
Will they whore my image on?
I'll will my throne away, to a virgin heir and Charlie's slave
Jonathan:
Murders, murders in the new morgue
Murders, murders in the new morgue
See old Charlie and the platinum army's
Making me their boy
Murders, murders in the new morgue
Murders, murders in the new morgue
He'll make ya scream for the cash machine
Down in Chainsaw Charlie's morgue
Charlie to Jonathan:
Welcome to the morgue boy
Where the music comes to die
Welcome to the morgue son
I'll cut your throat just to stay alive
Ah, trust me boy
I won't steer you wrong
If you trust me son
You won't last very long
Charlie to Jonathan:
I'm the president of showbiz, my name is Charlie
I'm a cocksucking asshole, that's what they call me
Here from my Hollywood tower I rule
I'm a lying motherfucker, the chainsaw's my tool
The new morgue's our factory, to grease our lies
Our machine is hungry, it needs your life
Don't mind the faggots, and the ruthless scum
Before we're done, son we'll make you one
I'm the tin man, I've never had a heart
I'm the tin man, but I'll make you a star
I'm the tin man, I've never had a heart
I'm the tin man
Jonathan:
Murders, murders in the new morgue
Murders, murders in the new morgue
See old Charlie and the platinum army's
Making me their boy
Murders, murders in the new morgue
Murders, murders in the new morgue
He'll make ya scream for the cash machine
Down in Chainsaw Charlie's morgue
5. The Gypsy Meets The Boy
Jonathan:
The tarot is fate, said the gypsy queen
And she beckoned me; to glimpse my future she�d seen
She said
Gypsy to Jonathan:
Do you see what I see? Be careful to choose
Be careful what you wish for, cause it may come true
When I lay the card down will it turn up the fool?
Will it turn up sorrow? If it does then you lose
Jonathan to the Gypsy:
I�m the lost boy can you help me
Yeah, l�m the lost boy can you help me
Gypsy to Jonathan:
Then the illusion was real, a crimson idol I saw
But the higher he�d fly, then the further he�d fall
She said
Gypsy to Jonathan:
Do you see what I see? Be careful to choose
Be careful what you wish for, cause it may come true
When I lay the card down will it turn up the fool?
Will it turn up sorrow? If it does then you lose
Jonathan to the Gypsy:
I�m the lost boy can you help me
Yeah, l�m the lost boy can you help me
Jonathan to the Gypsy:
I just wanna be, I just wanna be, I just wanna be
The crimson idol of a million
I just wanna be, I just wanna be, I just wanna be
The crimson idol of a million eyes
Of a million
6. Doctor Rockter
Jonathan:
He's the king of sting, Mr. Morphine my friend
Uncle Slam, the medicine man
And I'm a junkie with a big King Kong sized monkey
Crawling up and down my back
Doctor Rockter:
Oh, I'll help ya son to rearrange your mind
Oh, I'll help ya son but ya gotta buy this time
I'm your doctor
Jonathan to Doctor:
Help me please, oh Doctor, help me please
Doctor Rockter, you know I need you
Doctor please, my M.D., fix me in my time of need
But, can ya see the fire that's in my eyes
Jonathan:
It's the mirror from the wall, that's on the table
Feeding me little white lies
And I'm wasted in a waste land, I'm a junk man
I got tombstones in my eyes
Ah, help me Uncle Slam, the beast claims another man
Cocaine, Codine, 714, a tuinol blindfold just what I need
Help me, help me, help me
Help me please, oh Doctor, help me please
Doctor Rockter, you know I need you
Doctor please, my M.D., fix me in my time of need
But, can ya see the fire that's in my eyes
7. I Am One
Demolition, mission-man
The old boy is hating me
I've become the one, they warned me about - oh he's gonna die before me
Long live, long live, long live the king of mercy
Long live, long live
Is there no love
I am one
The side you see, is the nasty me
I am one
Love I am one
I got something to prove
And nothing to lose
Oh I am one
18 bloody roses, each a year that bled my soul
18 and numb, I'm somebody's son
Mama, look what I've become
Long live, long live, long live the king of mercy
Long live, long live
Is there no love
I am one
The side you see, is the nasty me
I am one
Love I am one
I got something to prove
And nothing to lose
Oh I am one
Is there no love, to shelter me
Only love, love set me free
Will he take me down to the gallows
And kill the boy inside the man
I'm just a rock and roll nigger
I know he don't know what I am
I don't see my face in the mirror
Any more, or understand
Why am I the chosen one
I'm the crimson man
Long live, long live, long live the king of mercy
Long live, long live
Is there no love
I am one
The side you see, is the nasty me
I am one
Love I am one
I got something to prove
And nothing to lose
Oh I am one
8. The Idol
Will I be alone this morning
Will I need my friends
Something just to ease away the pain
And now I never see the loneliness
Behind my face
I am just a prisoner to my faith
If I could only stand and stare in the mirror could I see
One fallen hero with a face like me
And if I scream, could anybody hear me
If I smash the silence, you'll see what fame has done to me
Kiss away the pain and leave me lonely
I'll never know if love's a lie
Ooh - being crazy in paradise is easy
Can you see the prisoners in my eyes
Where is the love to shelter me
Give me love, come set me free
Where is the love, to shelter me
Only love, love set me free
Set me free
Kiss away the pain and leave me lonely
I'll never know if love's a lie
Ooh - being crazy in paradise is easy
Do you see the prisoners in my eyes
Where is the love to shelter me
Give me love, come set me free
Where is the love, to shelter me
Only love, love set me free
Set me free
"Jonathan."
"Yeah?"
"It's showtime."
9. Hold On To My Heart
There's a flame, flame in my heart
And there's no rain, can put it out
And there's a flame, it's burning in my heart
And there's no rain, ooh can put it out
So just hold me, hold me, hold me
Take away the pain, inside my soul
And I'm afraid, so all alone
Take away the pain, that's burning in my soul
Cause I'm afraid that I'll be all alone
So just hold me, hold me, hold me
Hold on to my heart, to my heart, to me
Hold on to my heart, to my heart, to me
And oh no, don't let me go cause all I am
You hold in your hands, and hold me
And I'll make it through the night
And I'll be alright, hold on, hold on to my heart
10. The Great Misconceptions Of Me
Jonathan to the audience:
Welcome to the show the great finale's finally here
I thank you for coming into my theatre of fear
Welcome to the show, you're all witnesses you see
A privileged invitation to the last rights of me
Jonathan to his mother:
Remember me? You can't save me
Mama you never needed me
No crimson king, look in my eyes, you'll see
Mama I'm lonely, it's only me, only me
Jonathan to all:
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
The crimson idol of a million
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
The crimson idol of a million eyes, of a million
Jonathan to all:
I am the prisoner of the paradise I dreamed
The idol of a million lonely faces look at me
Behind the mask of sorrow, four doors of doom behind my eyes
I've got their footprints all across my crimson mind
Jonathan to the king of mercy:
Long live, long live, long live the king of mercy
Long live, long live
Jonathan to all:
There is no love, to shelter me
Only love, love set me free
No love, to shelter me
Only love, love set me free
Jonathan to all:
I was the warrior, with an anthem in my soul
The idol of eight thousand lonely days of rage ago
And remember me when it comes your time to choose
Be careful what you wish for, it might come true
Jonathan to the king of mercy:
Long live, long live, long live the king of mercy
Long live, long live
Jonathan to all:
There is no love, to shelter me
Only love, love set me free
No love, to shelter me
Only love, love set me free
Jonathan to his father:
Red, crimson red, am I the invisible boy
The strap on my back
Red, crimson red, no I was never to be
Only one crimson son, no it never was me
Jonathan to all:
Living in the limelight little did I know
I was dying in the shadows and the mirror was my soul
It was all I ever wanted, everything I dreamed
But the dream became my nightmare and no-one could hear me scream
With these six-strings, I make a noose
To take my life, it's time to choose
The headlines read of my demise, of my suicide
Jonathan to the king of mercy:
Oh sweet silence, where is the sting
I am no idol, no crimson king
I'm the imposter, the world has seen
My father was the idol, it was never me
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be
The crimson idol of a million
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be, no I don't wanna be
The crimson idol of a million eyes
Jonathan to all:
No love, to shelter me, only love
Love set me free
No love, to shelter me, only love
Love set me free
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