Behind every smile Beams a brutal truth Behind every tear Lurks a well-connived lie [Verse 1] I was born a dragon I burn with every breath Raised by rabid wolves We’d bellow oh la Luna Nipping at our mainj [Chorus] Behind every smile (Beams a brutal truth) Behind every tear (Lurks a well-connived lie) [Verse 2] Schooled by raven And by crow [Talk-Singing Delivery] In the pursuit of others’ prized possessions All merely for our very own amusements [12-Bar Interlude: 1967 Texas psychedelic garage rock, piercing Farfisa organ stabs, vintage 1967 fuzz guitar solo, primitive pounding drums, tambourine shake, lo-fi analog mono warmth] [Chorus] Behind every smile (Beams a brutal truth) Behind every tear (Lurks a well-connived lie) [Bridge] My need for flesh and shining things Are surely how you’ll know me [Outro] I am king of cold blood The fork tongued Alligator [12-Bar Outro: 1967 Texas psychedelic garage rock, bubbling electric jug drone, vintage 1967 fuzz guitar, piercing Farfisa organ solo, primitive pounding drums, tambourine shake, lo-fi analog mono warmth, eerie, album mix fade out] Behind every smile (Beams a brutal truth) Behind every tear (Lurks a well-connived lie) [End]
