Kingdom of Desire

You used to be on fire

Now you chill me to the bone

We used to fly like angels

Now we're sinking like a stone

You say you're trying to help me

But that ain't the way it feels

I think you're trying to kill me

With those stiletto heels

Paint the town black babe

And let that pendulum swing

I been stabbed in the back babe

And if you don't love me

I'll never feel a thing

And oh

One thing I know

There's only one place left for me to go, yeah

Going back to the kingdom of desire

Going down to the valley of the gun

I'm gonna stand too close to the fire

I'm gonna fly too close to the sun

Hey

Hey

Hey, hey

They say the king of love

Sleeps on a velvet bed

My sheets feel like sandpaper

And my pillow feels like lead

But as sure as Atlantis

Sank into the sea

I'm sinking like a stone babe

That's how it's got to be

Paint the town black babe

And let that pendulum swing

I been stabbed in the back babe

And if you don't love me

I'll never feel a thing

And oh

If I don't have you

There's only one thing left for me to do, yeah

Going back to the kingdom of desire

Going down to the valley of the gun

I'm gonna stand too close to the fire

I'm gonna fly too close to the sun

Yeah

When you dig up God's little acre

You lose all peace of mind

You stare into the distance

Looking for a sign

But that sign it never comes babe

Your wishes won't come true

Keep praying for the rain

While the sun beats down on you

And oh

One thing I know

There's only one place left for me to go, oh

Going back to the kingdom of desire

Going down to the valley of the gun

I'm gonna stand too close to the fire

I'm gonna fly too close to the sun, yeah

Hey, yeah

I'm going back

Back to the kingdom of desire

Going down to the valley of the gun

I'm gonna stand too close to the fire

I'm gonna fly too close to the sun, yeah

I'm gonna fly too close to the sun, yeah

I'm gonna fly too close to the sun