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The Defence

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The Defence

Release date: 14th July 2022

From HellfireTrack 92:59

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About This Track

"The Defence" is a track by black midi, from the album Hellfire, released 14th July 2022. The track is 2:59 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 7 articles about black midi.

About the Artist

black midi

black midi

Lyrics

The Defence

When crowds swarm out doorways
And the streetlamps are lit
One of my disciples begins his wandering
In the alleys, in the main streets
He searches for men
The virile, pathetic and lame
Leading them in to our establishment, he starts to cry
Every night
Prostrate, supine
Well-groomed, divine
Whatever you like
Please sir, tonight
A brothel is a business no different than a bank
As safe and as formal and sanitary
My girls all destined for hell
Or so says our priest
But find me a Christian who spends as much time on their knees
Closer to God, they honor his glory in the best way
Everyday, without my aid they'd be in chains
Or disemboweled in a backstreet lane
I'll stop selling when you stop buying
'Til the end of time you can hear the cry
Prostrate, supine
Well-groomed, divine
Whatever you like
Please sir, tonight
Follow me tonight

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From Hellfire

2:592022

Listen

Album

Track number

9

Release year

2022

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