Terence Trent D'arby This Side Of Love lyrics

We're on the negative side of love
I'm subject to all bizarre whims she fancies
I'm running escape to find the handle
Of the door she locks me up in
She's on the laughing side of sin

What have I done in all my past lives
To end up on this side of love?

We're on a permanent twist of fate
She has dominion over time and torture
I'm pinching myself to convince me that
I'm in a living nightmare
The killer attraction of a dare
The killer attraction of a dare

What have I done emasculation
To end up on this side of love?

If I should stay
Will the beat go on?
I must be strong
We tell you everyday

Will I return
To normal lovers again?
Please peel my skin
'Cause my soul is burning

We're on a roundabout whirl of scorn

The demons are smiling and the angels snoring
I feel like a stepchild Caesar that's been
Beaten and bruised to please her
Wearing a rusted ring of thorns

What have I done to piss the Gods off
To end up on this side of love?

If I should stay
Will the beat go on?
I must be strong
We tell you everyday

Will I return
To normal lovers again?
Please peel my skin
'Cause my soul is burning

We're on the negative side of love
I see my condition as a sign of service
I snuggle up close to her knowing
That I'm practicing my religion
Warming the barrel of a gun

This will be the deed that finds me next time
On this side of, on this side of
On this side of this side of love