Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees
The 11th track on Siouxsie And The Banshees last album The Rapture is centred around a character that has two personalities. One of the personalities is showing in society, while the other is coming out in privacy.
The spoken-word verses seem to have been influenced by German electronic-band Kraftw...
[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
The Double Life was written by Budgie (Drummer) & Siouxsie & Steven Severin.
The Double Life was produced by Siouxsie and the Banshees.
Siouxsie and the Banshees released The Double Life on Mon Jan 16 1995.