Magnum (band) - Princess in Rags (The Cult) lyrics

[Verse 1] Lost in the desert of dreams Follow the footsteps you know Somewhere that you've never been And maybe you shouldn't know Some wait to betray all our trust We struggle to hide our disgust Just like a thief they will take And every heart they will break Just like a princess in rags Now you have come down beyond belief Lost in the nightmare that you always keep Oh, yeah [Chorus] Hide your face, close both your eyes And hear the words of a dead man tonight Some will praise, and some will cry He takes their money and they give their life He rearranges the thoughts in their head But they don't know what he's put there instead Kiss goodbye all that you know No understanding and he won't let go [Verse 2] Looking for somewhere to fall People not foolish would go But on their knees they will crawl You'd think that they'd really know And when they're alone on the street They talk to strangers they meet Telling them stories again Leaving out all of the shame It can be easy to hurt When you think there's something you must prove Who dealt the cards out, 'cause you're bound to lose Oh, yeah [Chorus] Hide your face, close both your eyes And hear the words of a dead man tonight Some will praise, and some will cry He takes their money and they give their life He rearranges the thoughts in their head But they don't know what he's put there instead Kiss goodbye all that you know No understanding and he won't let go [Verse 3] Innocence is pushed away The queen of hearts will say farewell She don't know she's gone astray But no one's seen her, who can tell? So what's happened to the place? The gun is loaded, what's the game? Someone must have closed the gates And called her by some other name [Chorus] Hide your face, close both your eyes And hear the words of a dead man tonight Some will praise, and some will cry He takes their money and they give their life He rearranges the thoughts in their head But they don't know what he's put there instead Kiss goodbye all that you know No understanding and he won't let go Hide your face, close both your eyes And hear the words of a dead man tonight Some will praise, and some will cry He takes their money and they give their life He rearranges the thoughts in their head But they don't know what he's put there instead Kiss goodbye all that you know No understanding and he won't let go