Lust For Power Lyrics - New Model Army

Across the flatlands we came out of nowhere special 

Like a peasant revolution - makeshift weapons in our hands 

We crashed the gates so hard we'd never heard that kind of sound before 

And braced ourselves for victory and the spoils of the land 

Defences melt away before our frozen blank surprise 

From the palace now we stare into a million waiting eyes 

Ch: I've got my trophies on the wall, the heads I've hunted down the hall 

And I guard my winnings well, carry them with me when I fall 

Now the daylight hours pass like the people I have lost 

In the triumph of the hour, in the bloody cause - lust for power 

Like a vision she dances through the shafts of light 

Everything I've ever dreamed about focused true and bright 

And fortune opens up the ground, blackens out the sky 

I kissed her once, I kissed her twice but I couldn't remember why 

When I was young they taught me well to always play to win 

But they never said what happens when you've won the bloody game 

Ch: I've got my trophies on the wall. . . 

And all desire is satisfied but still the hunt goes on 

It's funny how this feeling stays with all the reasons gone 

We've seen them fat and bloated those who once could hold a flame 

I've run for home and words gone by but nothing seems the same 

I can watch the world in secrecy from one side of this glass 

From the other my reflection and I don't know which is worse 

The streets are lined with glittering stores and a million fatted calves 

I can catch myself sometimes these days and all I do is laugh, laugh 

Ch: I've got my trophies on the wall . . .