Blackmail

If a lover wants to stay you know she can't be made to run

You can doctor people's claims with secret ink and carbon guns

There ain't nowhere I can hide where I won't be afraid of you

As unlikely as it sounds you know I'm still in love with you



Well I'm left rubbing twigs in search of a flame for fire

Whilst you like Icarus soar higher



This time I ain't coming back child

You took me once that's enough blackmail now

Sweet love should never turn sour like this

Line me up in your sights and you shoot to kiss



If I could only hear your voice I could put m y jealous heart to rest

But you rule over an isle where the crackling wire don't stretch

With my tail between my legs I bring oddities from far afield

I've sailed the doldrums, suffered lice and sunburn and sargasso weeds



Well I'm left rubbing twigs in search of a flame for fire

Whilst you like Icarus soar higher

The boiling sun will melt the wax that holds your wings

And lover's sheets can't break your fall



It's gonna be alright child



It was a risk, we knew it all along

One mistake you'd play, I'd sing along

It's a mistake, we knew it all along

I can play but you can't sing along