 Genius Lyrics
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Night Shift
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This song is about serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, also known as the “Yorkshire Ripper,” who was convicted of murdering 13 women (mostly prostitutes) between 1975 and 1980.
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Into the Light
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“Into the Light” presents an engaging and systematic reflection on death and what comes after it. It is written from the perspective of a person with conflicting beliefs about
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Halloween
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[Verse 1] / The night is still / And the frost, it bites my face / I wear my silence like a mask / And murmur like a ghost / [Chorus] / Trick or treat, trick or treat / The bitter
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – I Could Be Again
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Through glowing gloom, I see the flicker of treason / Dancing on the picture of what might have been / This minute will last a day, these days will last for years / And those years
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Blow the House Down
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Weaving in his basket chair / Twist you round a lock of hair / Made of straw, the wicker man / Made of straw, I'll blow your house down / Bishops falling from the windows / The
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Unmother – Blow the House Down (Siouxsie and the Banshees cover)
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Weaving in his basket chair / Twist you round a lock of hair / Made of straw -- the wicker man / Made of straw -- I'll blow your house down / Bishops falling from the windows / The
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Arabian Knights
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[Verse 1] / The jewel, the prize / Looking into your eyes / Cool pools drown your mind / What else will you find / [Pre-Chorus] / I heard a rumour / It was just a rumour / I heard
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Blue Jay Way
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There's a fog upon L.A / And my friends have lost their way / We'll be over soon they said / Now they've lost themselves instead / Please don't be long please don't you be very
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Pulled to Bits
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Tongues are clacking words of one vision / One tiny incision and teeth are cracking / On thin air, on thin air / And teeth are cracking on thin air / Pulled to bits in silence
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Eve White/Eve Black
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“Eve White/Eve Black” is the b-side to the “Christine” single. Both songs were mainly penned by Steven Severing and tell different sides of the story of Christine Costner-Sizemore
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Voodoo Dolly
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She's your little voodoo dolly / And she's gonna make you lazy / Like the little drum in your ear / Transfixes you to your fear / And now she's transfixed in your fear / And you
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Monitor
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[Chorus] / Monitor outside / For the people inside / A prevention of crime / A passing of time / They come and they go / It's a passing of time / They come and they go / Whilst we
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Sin in My Heart
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Sin in my heart, sin in my heart / Sin in my heart, sin in my heart / Sin in my heart, flying like a dart / Oh, sin in my heart / It's beginning to start, it's beginning to start
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Head Cut
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The head is the best part / My head cut, my woodcut / I saw you in the gallery / With your torso and family / A huge smiling central face / With eyes and lips cut out / But smiling
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Dear Prudence
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[Verse 1] / Dear Prudence, won't you come out to play? / Dear Prudence, greet the brand new day / The sun is up, the sky is blue / It's beautiful, and so are you / Dear Prudence
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Siouxsie and the Banshees – Spellbound
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First single from Siouxsie and the Banshees fourth album Juju. It’s about being in love as if you were under a spell.
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Billy Corgan – Marking Time
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The Marked was ahead of it’s time in a few novel ways…although generally unsuccessful and clumsy in our attempts, we did our best to blend really loud guitar with 80’s English
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The Weeknd – House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls
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In the first of many two part songs, Abel describes a drug induced party scene, most likely going on in his former house on 65 Spencer, which was one of the many influences for
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Mr Twin Sister – Meet The Frownies
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This whole song explains how the singer smokes weed with her boyfriend before his shift, but the title reflects how she seems to be disappointed with her menial status as the pot
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