Arena Of Pleasure

by W.A.S.P.

From the album: The Crimson Idol

Track 3 of 23 on The Crimson Idol (1992).

Duration: 4:14

The Crimson Idol cover art

Lyrics for Arena Of Pleasure

I don't know where I'm going, but I can't wait to get there, All I know is, I'm just going I ran away from home last night, gone forever I was running for my life And I've heard the words of what I should be Live, Work, Die, I am the orphan of the night Take me down, I'm coming home, the road to ruins Inside the pleasure dome Take me down, I'm coming home, arena of pleasures Where I belong I'm in the eye of my rage, where no hurricane dies I'm in the eye of my rage, where the hurricane lies Oh, a storm's in my eyes And like the beast that's in my soul, I'm the restless child Ah mama, I'm running for my life I was sixteen going nowhere, will I see seventeen alive And I was running from the nightmare I stand at the promised land with fire in my eyes I'm at the crossroad of my destiny and desire Oh, God, what will I be And my obsession is the gasoline to feed my fire Oh it's burning in me Don't waste the tears on my wasted years Mama I'm outta here They are poisoned snakes with double tongues Horney hedgehogs who do their wrong Deaf men and blind worms, they'll be not seen They are pawns and rooks for a crimson king They are a government with a parliament of whores Can you hear the screams from the fame machine Down in Chainsaw Charlies morgue?

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  1. The Titanic Overture
  2. The Invisible Boy
  3. Arena Of Pleasure
  4. Chainsaw Charlie (Murders In The New Morgue)
  5. The Gypsy Meets The Boy
  6. Doctor Rockter
  7. I Am One
  8. The Idol
  9. Hold On To My Heart
  10. The Great Misconceptions Of Me
  11. The Story Of Jonathan (Prologue To The Crimson Idol) - Single B Side - Bonus Track
  12. Phantoms In The Mirror - Single B Side - Bonus Track
  13. The Eulogy - Single B Side - Bonus Track
  14. When The Levee Breaks (Live) - Acoustic - Bonus Track
  15. The Idol (Live) - Acoustic - Bonus Track
  16. Hold On To My Heart (Live) - Acoustic - Bonus Track
  17. I Am One - Live at Donnington, 1992
  18. Wild Child - Live at Donnington, 1992
  19. Chainsaw Charlie (Murders In The New Morgue) - Live at Donnington, 1992
  20. I Wanna Be Somebody - Live at Donnington, 1992
  21. The Invisible Boy - Live at Donnington, 1992
  22. The Real Me - Live at Donnington, 1992
  23. The Great Misconceptions Of Me - Live at Donnington, 1992