The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy
In 1985, The Sister of Mercy split, with bass player Craig Adams and guitarist Wayne Hussey going on to form The Mission. This song attacks The Mission as Eldritch considered The Mission’s sound to be a copy – or corrosive version – of The Sisters Of Mercy. The lyrics are a parody of the clichéd me...
[Intro]
Hey, hey, hey, ye-hey, now, no-now, now
Hey, hey, hey, ye-hey, now, no-now, now
Hey, hey, hey, ye-hey, now, no-now, now
[Verse 1]
Gimme the ring, kissed and told
Gimme something that I missed (Gimme the ring)
A hand to hold, wild and what it seems (Gimme the ring)
Kill the king with love is the law
And then "wheel" turn round... (Gimme the ring)
Gimme dream child and do you hear me call? (Gimme the ring)
On the loan and on the level
And still on the floor (Gimme the ring)
Sing dream child and do you hear at all?
[Pre-Chorus]
(Sing)
(Sing)
[Chorus]
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
Hey now, hey now, now
[Post-Chorus]
Ooooooh, oooooh, oooooooh
Ooooooh, oooooh, oooooooh
Ooooooh, oooooh, oooooooh
Ooooooh, oooooh, oooooooh
[Pre-Chorus]
(Sing)
(Sing)
[Chorus]
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
Hey now, hey now, now
[Post-Chorus]
Hey, now
Hey, hey
Ooooooh, oooooh, oooooooh (hey, hey)
Ooooooh, oooooh, oooooooh (hey, hey)
Hey now, hey now, now, now
Hey now, hey now, now, now
[Verse 2]
Gimme siren, child, and do you hear me?
Gimme siren, child, and do you hear me call?
Sing, child, of right and wrong
Gimme things that don't last long
Gimme siren, child, and do you hear me call?
[Pre-Chorus]
(Sing)
(Sing)
[Chorus]
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
Hey now, hey now, now
[Verse 3]
On days like this
In times like these
I feel an animal deep inside
Heel to haunch on bended knees
Living on if and if I tried
Somebody send me... please...
Dream wars and a ticket to seem
Giving out and in
Selling the don't belong
Well, what do you say
D'you have a word for Giving Away?
Got a song for me?
[Pre-Chorus]
(Sing)
(Sing)
[Chorus]
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
Hey now, hey now, now, sing...
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
Hey now, hey now, now...
[Outro]
I got nothing to say I ain't said before
I bled all I can, I won't bleed no more
I don't need no one to understand
Why the blood runs cold in the hired hand
On heart, hand of God
Floodland and Driven Apart
Run cold (Hey now, hey now now)
Turn, cold, burn (like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
(Like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
(Like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
(Like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now, now...
(Like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
(Like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
(Like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
(Like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now, now
(Like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
(Like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
(Like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
(Like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now, now
(Like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
(Like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
(Like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
(Like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now, now
(Like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
(Like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
(Like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
(Like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now, now
(Like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
(Like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
(Like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
(Like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now, now
(Like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
(Like a healing hand)
Hey now, hey now, now, sing This Corrosion to me
(Like a healing hand)
This Corrosion was written by Andrew Eldritch.
This Corrosion was produced by Jim Steinman.
The Sisters of Mercy released This Corrosion on Fri Nov 13 1987.