The Leash

by Xiu Xiu

From the album: Women as Lovers

Track 10 of 14 on Women as Lovers (2008).

Women as Lovers cover art

Lyrics for The Leash

Perseus holds the head of Medusa Oh what i would give to be her My hands cannot hold steady When you reach out to me Jaimie boy oh if you could tell Would you ever be taken as i am That i looked to you every night You did not seem to notice God had made your sweetheart wrong Born to suffer, born only to die A dog will rut its way into harm When one lets off the leash To reveal what i once was Just for once, just for once In this she is not unique To have lied to a lover If for want of a pure touch To be common, to be seen as i am Salute your rage, a hammer Beat upon me, crumble me as powder Wipe me off of your uniform It's the same blood that you loved I don't think that you are a fool But you cannot deny me as a woman Oh ensign, i was your woman

More from Women as Lovers

  1. I Do What I Want, When I Want
  2. In Lust You Can Hear The Axe Fall
  3. F.T.W.
  4. No Friend Oh!
  5. Guantanamo Canto
  6. Under Pressure (Featuring Michael Gira)
  7. Black Keyboard
  8. Master Of The Bump (Kurt Stumbaugh, I Can Feel The Soil Falling Over My Head)
  9. You Are Pregnant, You Are Dead
  10. The Leash
  11. Child At Arms
  12. Puff And Bunny
  13. White Nerd
  14. Gayle Lynn