Fatima Mansions - As I Washed The Blood Off Lyrics
As I washed the blood off she yelled at meThough no blows had been struckAnd she still looked so sereneThen she started to cryThen she burst out laughingThen three sharp words in that warriors tongueId learned them wellThrough this night in hellIm not ashamed of my bodyI never said you hurt meWith your faithless wit and your aimless guileAnd your [fall from] hands and your shame faced smileEverything you touch is gonna turn to dust!Not a stone will stand upon a stoneNot a stone will stand upon a stoneAs I washed the blood off she laughed at meAnd asked whose reincarnation I might beI said, Im not your fatherOr the-two legged beast who scarred youThough I have done great wrongs of my own.They were long agoSo how could you know?I never asked for your pityThats just as well if you ask meThen the lights went outAnd a rumble built to become a roarBut she screamed, its you!Every day you wake is gonna end in hate!Not a stone will stand upon a stoneNot a stone will stand upon a stoneI didnt know what to doHow could I tell her the truth?I climbed up out of her hallAnd went to sleep on the roofWhen I woke up to the sunHer brother brought me some foodAnd we played cards until noonFive stories up from [...? ]The pools of blood and the blasted rocksAnd the children screaming who will never stopAnd the blast of heatAnd the stench of gasAnd the lost dogs fighting over human scrapsAnd she called to us from the street beneathMy footloose ways will be the death of me!And she took the hand of a drunk militia captainNot a stone will stand upon a stoneNot a stone will stand upon a stoneAs I washed the blood off she spat at meAnd said its about time you diedMy outbound train gave a sickening lurchAnd I hung my head and criedFor shame I sat and criedI could not help but cry
