All the old books say wait for the man to make a move
So I won’t say aloud how much I love you
All the new songs say boys like you are poison
Because you only want me minutes before night’s done
The preachers preach, the liars lie
The singers sing and the people die
All the mothers say love is life sacrificed
But I can’t help wanting more than your kiss tonight
All the fathers say don’t give a girl your heart
If you only go to play with her after dark
The winners win, the losers try
The dancers dance and the people die
The people die, but you just want to hold your breath
The pompous pray for redemption at the end of their lives
While I carry you to the fringe of a lover’s death
The singers sing and the people die
So I dream of you loving me back some day
The winners win, the losers try
But I know slavery doesn’t work that way
My demon drinks desire so my heart can die…