The Double Life Lyrics - Rapture - Siouxsie And The Banshees

At the top of the stairs is a locked room 

My secret chamber that no outsider views 

For entry is forbidden prohibited 

Behind this door is my other self 

Not a picture in a frame nor a fresh disguise 

But my other self, immobile inert and sanguine 

My narcissus kisses exhale crimson breath 

And pump ruby to the lip 

I stand before myself not Jekyll nor Hyde 

Not sibling nor twin separated at birth 

I stand before myself unaccountable 

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I dreamt that I had feet of clay 

I dreamt I crossed the seven seas 

And when I woke not knowing 

I knew I led the double life 

All I ever needed is twice removed 

I spit my bile in an airless temper 

In this vacuum a vampire reversed 

This one who breathes life into me 

And even dull mirrors reflect the tarnished twosome 

I stand before myself not another me 

Not doppelganger nor witless clone 

I stand before myself unrepentant 

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I dreamt of sin and aftermath 

I dreamt of centuries laid bare 

And when I woke not knowing 

I knew I led the double life