The Mission - Trail of Scarlet

It was the word from Milo, a word to the wise

That set me straight about your cheating and your lies

Set down between us like the bottle that we shared

He had to tell me because no one else dared

I'm so disappointed

I'm so very, very let down

And you can have the bed and the stains on the sheets

I'll sleep on the floor, I can't bear your deceit

You gave yourself away for the sake of a thrill

For the price of my conceit, you were a steal

I'm so devastated

I'm so very, very let down

You leave a trail of scarlet like footsteps in the snow

You leave a trail of scarlet everywhere you go

And I'm the last to know

And isn't it just like you to shake the faith in me?

I gave you all I have to give but I couldn't give you all you need

And something that had died was all we had to lose

And the worst thing I ever did to you was ask you to choose

I'm so very lonely

I'm so very, very let down

You leave a trail of scarlet like footsteps in the snow

You leave a trail of scarlet everywhere you go and I'm

The last to know

And didn't we once have it all? Held it in our hands

But it's too easy to deceive a trust that makes no demands

You leave a trail of scarlet like footsteps in the snow

You leave a trail of scarlet everywhere you go and I'm the last to know

The Mission - Never Again

It's never been like this
I've never felt like this before

And it was just around sunrise when you crept out the door
Left me ragged and worn but left me,
Left me wanting more, more, more
Let's do this all again
Let's do it all again
Let's do this all again, do it all again sometime

And do you remember paris in the rain?
And it looks just like christmas
But that's come and gone again
And the wild cats roaming in among the tombs and graves
And the flickering white meon of cross and jesus saves
And the headlights like fires and the crowds in the streets
Children dressed in rags begging at our feet
And we crawled back to our room
With our heads spinning 'round
And we just lay in the dark
And didn't dare make a sound
And a sorrow soft as whispers stole into our hearts
Lay down between us and pushed us apart
And do you remember the silence scorched with pain?
A burning regret, let's never do this again
Never again

The Mission - Spider And The Fly

Save me, save me, save me from the spider, begs the fly
I'm caught in her web and she's bleeding me dry
She wears her seduction like the bride wears her veil
She promised me Heaven but all she gives me is Hell

Oh no, no she's pulling me under
She's dragging me down, tearing me asunder
I'm sweating hot steel bullets, my mouth is bone dry
My heart beats too fast, can't catch my breath
The spider the spider traps the fly

She dresses in white but her heart's as black as sin
Her legs are wrapped around me feel her crawl across my skin
As she sucks the life outta me, I can't fly anymore
And I shiver and I shudder and surrender to the whore

Oh no, no, no, no, no she's dragging me under
She's pulling me down, tearing me asunder
I'm sweating hot steel bullets, my mouth, my mouth is bone dry
My heart beats too fast, can't catch my breath,
The spider, the spider's trapped the fly

The Mission - From One Jesus To Another

From one Jesus to another napalm can be a treat
Religion is only cold comfort 'cause Judas Iscariot was a cheat
Bullet holes in my mirror and a minefield across my floor
I don't want to be a soldier, don't want to fight someone else's war
I don't need no Hare Krishna
I don't need no primal scream
I don't need no mantra chant
I don't need no self esteem

I'll take to bed John the Walrus 'cause my Baudelaire has been pawned
Plagued by demons, deceived by angels
What little devils have we spawned?
And Buddha sits on my shelf shooting up Edgar Allan Poe
And I'll dream in "Forbidden colors" just like Vincent van Gogh
I don't need no suit of armor
I don't need no sword and shield
I don't need no immortality
I don't need no Elysian fields
I don't need no lollipops or rainbows
I don't need no hare of the hound
I don't want to be mummy or daddy
I don't need no duty bound

It's bedlam just like Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse causes a scandal
Kahil Gibran was a junkyard and Genghis Khan was a vandal
And I fell in love with Marilyn Monroe and
Then Kennedy told me she'd died
And anyway, if it came to a choice, I'd take Mata Hari for my bride
I don't need no religion or faith
I don't need no collusion
I don't need no spiritual healing
I don't need no self delusion
And Jesus walks on water
But does he ever walk on air?
I'm getting lost again, mummy, scared again, daddy
And the beauty of it all is I no longer care.

The Mission - Like A Child Again (Resurrection Version)

I'm not scared anymore
I'm not scared of the dark when I sleep with you
And i'm feeling alive
And i'm feeling strong again when I'm with you
And it hits me
Just like a runaway train
And it blows me away
Just like a hurricane
You can make me happy and I hope you feel the same
You make me feel just like a child, a child again

I'm not trapped anymore
Between madonna and the whore when I lay with you
And the days run away
Like wild horses run away when I'm with you

And I'm breathing you in
Just like the morning air
And I'm wrapping you around
Just like a skin to wear

Oh sweet thing
I'm born once again
For you sweet thing
Just like a baby again
You make me happy and I hope you feel the same
And I'm in heaven and it feels like a gentle rain
You make me happy and I want you to feel the same
You make me feel just like a child
A child again