Heaven 17
Shame Is On The Rocks
Guess who's walking in your tracks
(Don't look back)
Forcing you to re-enact
(Making contact)
No-one's safe when
Shame is on the rocks
There's no faith when
Shame is on the rocks
Bow your head, you'll hear his call
(Hear his call)
Such a shame, for one so tall
(Instant recall)
No-one walks when
Shame is on the rocks
There's no talk when
Shame is on the rocks
Slower than the second coming
It will happen all the same
Knowing why the spirit's broken
It's a shame
Think before you say a word
(Someone heard)
Go before you are disturbed
(Days are numbered)
Lose your aim when
Shame is on the rocks
Miss the train when
Shame is on the rocks
Shame is the one with power in his hand
There he waits, without a plan
But no-one came, it's such a...
Shame is the same for you and you and you
There are no chosen few
Who will remain? It's such a...