Tell me now and I'll understand Does Venus hold you in the palm of her hand Has her blackness touched your very heart She'll smile sweetly as your world falls apart
And I just can't quit it babe I just can't stand the pain And I just can't quit it babe I keep running back again
Little by little, piece by piece Your defenses have all slipped away And real beauty's such an elusive thing Somewhere down the line you'll have to pay
And I just can't quit it babe I just can't stand the pain And I just can't quit it babe I keep running back again
Oh no, it's such a cold, cold feeling
Cuts your body to the bone Oh no, it's a strange, strange feeling Loves been abandoned and I'm so alone
And everyday I see my flame growing dimmer I've nothing left but this very life to save And every night I feel that I'm a winner She's taking me down to the grave
And everyday I see my flame growing dimmer I can't seem to chase the ghosts away And every night I get too high, I'm a winner I've nothing left but to pray
And every night she makes me feel like a winner And every night she makes me think I'm a winner
Venus smiles and encircles me And wraps me in a soft princely gown Waves of darkness rise like the sea In her addiction I will drown