David and Bathsheba (A Matter of Sentiment)

[[VERSE 1]] David sees the beauty bathing there Water from her hand trickling ‘cross her skin Engine of his heart aching there Pulling her all the way in, pulling her in. [[VERSE 2]] In the hearts of men there burns a drive That incinerates all logic or reason Having her leads a king to connive And spring becomes the killing season [[CHORUS]] For him it’s not a matter of sentiment He’s got her exactly where he wants. As she laments her mournful predicament Uriah’s ghost has a palace to haunt. [[VERSE 3]] Screw the prophets’ ridiculous voices Lust and love are all he’s got, nothing more Life is nothing but a journey of choices Shame is a child lying dead on the floor [[CHORUS]] For her it’s a matter of raw sentiment She’s not allowed to say what she wants. So her life becomes a sad predicament Another ghost with a palace to haunt. [[BRIDGE]] God is the god of pain and rejoicing, heaven looks silently down Pain is the god of all of her grieving, her tears buckle to the ground [[CHORUS]] For him it’s not a matter of sentiment He’s got her exactly where he wants. So her life becomes a sad predicament Another ghost with a palace to haunt. [[OUTRO]] Oh, this life is such a sad predicament Another ghost with a palace to haunt (another ghost, another ghost) Palace to haunt Another ghost with a palace to haunt