Down in the alley
He's got a way of making love feel like a crime
With his whispered promises and his cold cruel eyes
He'll wrap you in chains and sell you his lies

The pain is a river that never runs dry
In the prison of love where broken hearts lie
He'll show you a dream that's just made of sand
A false paradise
you'll never understand

He'll talk of devotion with a venomous grin
While he's carving your name on the skin of his sins
Every touch like a wound
every kiss is a curse
Love's a poisoned well and you're drinking the worst

He's a thief in the night
stealing light from your soul
A puppet master playing a heartless role

Down in the alley
He'll show you a dream that's just made of sand
A false paradise
that
you'll never understand

Now you've unlocked the secrets of love's lost spell
In the twilight of sorrow, your spirit has changed
May the chains dissolve and the shadows take flight
As dawn's gentle glow brings a heart to the light