Marillion - Assa**ing lyrics

(derek dick, steve rothery, mark kelly, pete trewavas, ian mosley) I am the a**a**in, with tongue forged from eloquence I am the a**a**in, providing your nemesis On the sacrificial altar to success, my friend Unleash a stranger from a kiss, my friend No incantations of remorse, my friend Unsheathe the blade within the voice, my friend My friend, my friend, my friend I am the a**a**in Who decorates the scarf with the fugi knot Who camouflaged emotion in a thousand yard stare Who gouged the notches from the family tree Who hypnotised the guilt in career rhythm trance Assa**ing, a**a**ing, a**a**ing, a**a**ing Listen to the blade, feel the blade! Listen as the syllables of slaughter cat with calm precision Patterned frosty phrases rape your ears and sow the ice incision Adjectives of annihilation Bury the point beyond redemption Venomous verbs of ruthless candour Plagiarise a**a**ins fervour Apocalyptic alphabet casting spell The creed of tempered diction My friend, your friend the a**a**in My friend, your friend the a**a**in A friend in need is a friend that bleeds A friend in need is a friend that bleeds Let bitter silence infect the wound Let bitter silence infect the wound I am the a**a**in, my friend I am the a**a**in, my friend I am the a**a**in, my friend You were a sentimental mercenary in a free fire zone parading a hollywood conscience You were a fashionable objector with a uniform fetish Pavlovian slaver at the cash till ring of success A non com observer I a**a**in the collector Defector So you resigned yourself to failure, my friend And i emerged the chilling stranger, my friend To eradicate the problem, my friend Unsheathe the blade within the voice, within the voice Within the voice, within the voice And what do you call a**a**ins who accuse a**a**ins anyway, my friend?