The Double Life

[Verse 1]
At the top of the stairs is a locked room
My secret chamber that no outsider views
For entry is forbidden, prohibited
Behind this door is my other self
Not a picture in a frame nor a fresh disguise
But my other self
Immobile inert and sanguine
My narcissus kisses exhale crimson breath
And pump ruby to the lip
I stand before myself
Not Jekyll nor Hyde
Not sibling nor twin separated at birth
I stand before myself unaccountable

[Chorus]
I dreamt that I had feet of clay
I dreamt I crossed the seven seas
And when I woke not knowing
I knew I led the double life

[Verse 2]
All I ever needed is twice removed
I spit my bile in an airless temper
In this vacuum a vampire reversed
This one who breathes life into me
And even dull mirrors reflect the tarnished twosome
I stand before myself not another me
Not doppelganger nor witless clone
I stand before myself unrepentant

[Chorus]
I dreamt of sin and aftermath
I dreamt of centuries laid bare
And when I woke not knowing
I knew I led the double life

I dreamt of sin and aftermath
I dreamt of centuries laid bare
And when I woke not knowing
I knew I led the double life

[Outro]
All I ever needed is twice removed
This one who breathes life into me
Ohh, ohh, the double life
I lead the double life