Final track from the album Marquee Moon. Recorded versions of this song go back as far as 1975. It is thought this song was written and first performed after Richard Hell left the band. The title is a reference to the 1966 Alfred Hitchcock film of the same name. The song closes with a guitar solo pl...
[Verse 1]
Torn curtain reveals another play
Torn curtain, such an exposé!
I'm uncertain when beauty meets abuse
Torn curtain loves all ridicule
[Chorus]
(Tears, tears) Rolling back the years
(Years, years) Flowing by like tears
(Tears, tears) Rolling back the years
(Years, years) The years I've seen before
[Verse 2]
Torn curtain giving me the glance
Torn curtain is bringing on the trance
But I'm not hurting, holding to the thread
Torn curtain lifts me on the tread
[Chorus]
(Tears, tears) Rolling back the years
(Years, years) Holding back the tears
(Tears, tears) Rolling by like years
(Years, years) The tears I never shed
[Verse 3]
Torn curtain, feels more like a rake
Torn curtain, how much does it take?
Burn it down
[Chorus]
(Tears, tears) Rolling back the years
(Years, years) Holding back the tears
(Tears, tears) Rolling back the years
(Years, years) The years I've seen before
[Outro]
(Tears, tears)
(Years, years)
(Tears, tears)
(Years, years)
Torn Curtain was written by Tom Verlaine.
Torn Curtain was produced by Andy Johns & Tom Verlaine.
Television released Torn Curtain on Tue Feb 08 1977.