The Infant Kiss Lyrics
I say, "Goodnight, night"
I tuck him in tight
But things are not right
What is this? Infant kiss
Sends my body tingling
I've never fallen for
A little boy before
No control
[Pre-Chorus]
Just a kid and just at school
Back home, they'd call me dirty
His little hand is on my heart
He's got me where it hurts me
Knock, knock, who's there in this baby?
You know how to work me
[Chorus]
All my barriers are going
It's starting to show
Let go, let go
Let go, let go, let go
[Verse 2]
I cannot sit and let
Something happen I'll regret
Ooh, he scares me
There's a man behind those eyes
I catch him when I'm bending
Ooh, how he frightens me
When they whisper privately (Poor, stupid girl)
Windy-wailey blows me
Words of caress on their lips
That speak of adult love
I want to smack, but I hold back
I only want to touch
But I must stay and find a way
To stop before it gets too much
[Chorus]
All my barriers are going
It's starting to show
Let go, let go (Don't let go)
Let go, let go, let go
About
“The Infant Kiss” is a song written by Kate Bush for her 1980 album, Never for Ever. It was inspired by the Gothic horror movie The Innocents, which in turn was inspired by Henry James' novel ‘The Turn of the Screw’. The story is about a governess who believes the ghost of her predecessor’s dead lover is trying to possess the bodies of the children she is looking after.
American Kate Bush fan, Chris WIlliams, made a video for the song using scenes from the movie The Innocents. According to Kate, who contacted him after she saw the video, he’d chosen the exact scenes that were in her head upon writing the song.
There are two versions of this song: the original album version and a French version, entitled “Un Baiser d'Enfant”, released two years later.
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