Cover art for The Killing Jar by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Sep. 5, 19881 viewer5.4K views

The Killing Jar Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Down where this ugly man seeks his sustenance
Down in the blue, midnight flare
A glass hand cuts through the water
Scything into his twisted roots
Then from his eyes spring fireflies
Breathing life into a roaring disguise

[Pre-Chorus]
Needles and sins, sins and needles
He's gasping for air
In the wishing well


[Chorus]
Dust to rust, ashes on gashes
Hand around the killing jar
Hand around the killing jar


[Verse 2]
A soft hoodwink of shadows the size of make-believe
Punches through his spike of rage
A glass hand cuts through the water
Snuffing out the magic fury
Then from inside bolt lightning cries
Swiftly crushed the final, muffled sighs
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, needles and sins, sins and needles
He's gasping for air
In the wishing well

[Chorus]
Dust to rust, ashes on gashes
Hand around the killing jar
Hand around the killing jar

[Outro]
Hand around the killing jar
Hand around the killing jar
Hand around the killing jar
Hand around the killing jar
The killing jar

Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, ah-ah, oh, ah-ah
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oooohhh oh

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Credits
Recorded At
Marcus Recording Studios, Fulham, Hammersmith and Fulham, West London, England
Release Date
September 5, 1988
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