The ritual advances have been made, now flesh is
bared as though it is a solution to the fear and
confusion Dancing in chessboard rigidity, to meet
the requirements of ancient codes and traditions,
the never altered positions A fleeting sense of
security, from being held tightly, until the
camouflage drops and the tenderness stops

The well-rehearsed statements have been made, now
it's red lights all the way In deathly silence, a
hint of sniggering violence Reinforcing the roles,
in a doomed situation Protector and protected,
rejecter and rejected And there on a video, a
simulated sex show To keep us smiling through, to
tell us what to do

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eyes Blood on your fingers and a broken prize By
averting your eyes it isn't seen By turning your
head, you keep it clean

And proud of your achievement, success is yours As
you slip into a position and a thousand hands
applaud Passion stops as a record drops it says -
"Love has come at last" And you wipe
away your splattered pride because it came too
fast So there's the pleasure, but where's the
dignity? Is it in your performance with your smile
of insincerity? The coming retaliation is a deadly
situation When the feelings mutual, assured
destruction...