The Sisters of Mercy
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Kissing the carpet is of course slang for cunnilingus, but the song is pretty obviously using a woman as a metaphor for amphetamines. Practically nothing that Eldritch wrote means only one thing.
She got red eyes
She wear dust
I went over over over
I went bust
I kissed I kissed the carpet
I climbed the curtain
I was certain
And I said yeah
Yeah
She got red eyes
She wear dust
I went over over over
I went bust
I kissed I kissed the carpet
I climbed the curtain
I was certain
But I said
Next Time I look before I
Next time the carpet
Next time I look before I
Kiss the carpet should I
Kiss
Kiss
Kiss
Kiss the Carpet was written by Andrew Eldritch.
The Sisters of Mercy released Kiss the Carpet on Mon May 16 1983.