Lyrics
Murdering Mouth
Words and music: John Cale & Siouxsie
Like a typewriter tearing through the paper
Your shark's grin teeth bite down never smiling
And at the center there's always you my darling
Yes at the center always you my dear
Your murdering mouth is forever hungry
Your murdering mouth leering at me
Your murdering mouth relentlessly pounding
Your murdering mouth takes aim at me
Point blank bullets flying straight through me
Shatter light fields that never harm me
Multiple stab wounds yet no bleeding
No bleeding, never any healing
These open wounds that fester and rupture
These open wounds under merciless attack
I only asked you if what you say is true dear
I only asked you if what you do is fair
Your murdering mouth is forever hungry
Your murdering mouth leering at me
Your murdering mouth grinding and snapping
Your murdering mouth pointed at me
I'm lying dead here staring at the ceiling
I'm lying dead here yet there is no crime scene
Multiple stab wounds there's always you my darling
White jagged opening closing
At the center always you my darling
At the center always you my dear
At the center always you my darling
At the center always you my dear
At the center always you my darling
At the center always you my dear
At the center always you my darling
At the center always you my dear
At the center always you my darling
At the center always you my dear
At the center always you my darling
At the center always you my dear
At the center always you my darling
At the center always you my dear
At the center always you my darling
At the center always you my dear
At the center
At the center
At the center
At the center always you my darling
At the center always you my dear
At the center always you my darling
At the center always you my dear
At the center
About this song
This song was first performed by Cale and Siouxsie at the With A Little Help From My Friends concert show at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands on February 25, 1998. It was written during the rehearals in the run-up for the show. Performed as a duet on a regular basis during the Creatures/Cale tour in 1998.