The Libertine

[Verse 1]
The motorway won't take a horse
The wanderer has found a course to follow
And the traveller unpacked his bags for the last time
And the troubadour cut off his hand
Now he wants mine, oh no
Oh no
Not me
Oh no

[Verse 2]
The circus girl fell off her horse
Now, she's paralysed, and
The hitchhiker was bound and gagged
Raped on the roadside
The libertine is locked in jail
The pirate sunk and broke his sail

[Chorus]
But I've still got to go
I've got to go
So, here I go
I'm gonna run the risk of being free
Being free
Being free
Being free
Huh

[Verse 3]
The magician's secrets are all revealed
And the preacher's lies are all concealed
And all our heroes lack any conviction
They shout through the bars of cliché and addiction

[Chorus]
So, I've got to go
I've got to go
So, here I go
I'm gonna run the risk of being free
Being free
Being free
Being free

[Outro]
And in this drought of truth and invention
Whoever shouts the loudest gets the most attention
So, we pass the mic and they've got nothing to say except:
"Bow down, bow down, bow down to your god!"
And we hit the floor
Make ourselves an idol
To bow before
Well, I can't
And I won't bow down anymore
No more
(God!)