Being Followed Home

I'm being followed home

I'm being followed home

I don't know what for

I don't know by whomThe smell of your dress

A face in the rain

The pavement shines wet

In focus againOhh, ohh, ohh, ohhIn a dead seaside town

I tried to change my mind

For a well-balanced view

That was not mine to findHeaven knows, all your stars are on show

They last a lifetime

And your hands leave their

Marks in the sand, they last forever, foreverIt's clear to me

You fit so perfectly

In a dimly lit room

Just inside of the seaHis twisted face

Tells me to leave this place

You know somewhere

But I shouldn't go there, I shouldn't go thereHeaven knows, all your stars are on show

They last a lifetime

And your hands leave their

Marks in the sand, they last foreverThey've followed me home

The one with the dog-breath in the tattoo bar

Says something in a language that I don't understand

The street stinks of piss and dead fish

Jump a garden wall, landing on the slimy grass

Air roaring in my lungsHear him swear as he stumbles and falls behind me

Down another cobbled street, footsteps bouncing off the walls

Which way? A bottle smashes

The glint of a blade in the moonlight

Someone laughs, the corners turned and it's too late

And the first blow falls then nothingI awoke on the beach sometime later

To a gray and sunless sky

Your voice still slithers in my head

I can't remember what you saidI get to my feet, my body aches

I make for the town for no-one's sake

My mind is a blur, I feel so weak

I see your reflection in the streetIt's what you deserve, it's what you need

Just like those stupid books you read

I look to the sky, I see your face

Collapse in the road I hear you say

I shouldn't go there, I shouldn't go thereMy wound's healing now and your imprint fades

Now just a pale scar for five vanished days

Your voice is so weak, your face is unclear

Your body a legend from a forgotten yearI've been followed home

I've been followed home

I've been followed home

I've been followed home