The song depicts “mad love”, desire, the dark, evil, decadent & torturing side of love, which Coil were no strangers to & were unashamedly tempted by. Balance takes visible pleasure in describing evil, madness, decadence, rot, the corruption of innocence, “sick” Fleurs du Mal. Sickness here...
Oh rose, thou art sick
Seduce...let loose
The vision and the void
Blood sickle...honey suck
In little children's heavy heads
My dreams erupt while in my bed
Innocence is dripping red
In dreams I walk with you
In dreams I talk with you
In dreams
You're mine
All of the time
Heads on fire and drunken lights
Days devoured by hungry nights
In love's secret domain
This is mad love
This is mad love
In love's secret domain
Sweet tortures fly on mystery wings
Pure evil is when flowers sing
My heart
My heart
My heart is a rose
This is mad love, Oh
This is mad love
In love's secret domain
Give sanity a longer leash, but
Some of us have sharper teeth
In love's secret domain
In dreams I walk with you
In dreams I talk with you
In dreams
You're mine
All of the time
Oh rose, Thou art sick
The invisible worm
The vision and the void
The blood sickle cuts
And the honey sucks
Oh rose, thou art sick!
Love’s Secret Domain was written by Peter Christopherson & John Balance.
Love’s Secret Domain was produced by Danny Hyde & Coil.