The crash - the gas The heart attack The rare disease you cannot fight The poisoned bite The faulty light The wet hand on the stereo The fire at night The jump - the ice - the slip The fall That ends it all The sniper knows his time has come The life he takes means nothing more Than bullets to the gun The plane - the siege The desperate deed The news is read "one hostage dead" The falling load The needle showed The cyclone and the overdose The cyanide The swamp - the snake - the slip The fall That ends it all The sniper knows his time has come The life he takes means nothing more Than bullets to the gun There's no temptation in his gaze His blood runs hot and cold some days
His finger feels you in his range A second on you freeze; No memory for a fatal change The sniper knows a man who's lived too long The shock - the smog The rabid dog The forceps left inside your head The saboteur The ancient law The bomb no one would dare explode The fight for life The smack - the skid - the slip The fall That ends it all The sniper knows his time has come The life he takes means nothing more Than bullets to the gun Fight for life The sniper knows a man who's lived too long Guitars and guitar solo: Phil Palmer Guitars and viola solo: Geoffrey Richardson Saxophone: Ollie W. Tayler Dedicated to Liam Byrne