Prison Tattoo Lyrics

I want a lover who can tear me apart

Carve your initials into my beating heart

Like a prison tattoo

This sentence will I serve for you

It’s just something deep inside of me

Leads me to love and hate unconditionally

And for this faith I will lie

And on this hill, prepared to die

I may not behave the way they say I should

But I’ve lived my life in the service of a greater good

Yeah I cheat and I kill

But if I don’t do it the bad guys will

So I’ll take up this rag

And I’ll wave it like a flag

And take the pledge

Now in the twisted wreck of parliament

Both sides lead with their weakest argument

And offer up nothing more

Than insults traded across the floor

It’s all filthy truth and honest lies

There are none so weak as those who would compromise

It’s a lesser concern

To calmly watch the whole world burn

Than to give up an inch

The invasion happened quietly

No boots upon the beach at Normandy

Instead you came home and found

The Fuhrer in your dressing gown

And he looks like your dad

As he waves that goddam flag

And takes the pledge

We kept dancing when the music stopped

Kept the faith long after the penny dropped

And although we all knew

We didn’t know what else to do

But I remember when it all began

I wanted nothing more than to be your man

Whatever it takes

Now this tapestry of grave mistakes

Is all that I have

So I wave it like a flag

Yes I’ll wave it like a flag

And take the pledge