Five Seconds lyrics

Strolling through the slaughterhouse of love

Rags and ruins and stars above

I'm as naked as I can be in this life

This labyrinth is only one straight line

Back and forth, up and down your spine

Emptiness of heaven in your ears and my eyes

One second - Two seconds - Three seconds

Four and five seconds to live

One second - Two seconds - Three seconds

Four and five is all I can give

One one thousand - Two one thousand - Three one thousand

Four and five seconds again

One second - Two seconds - Three seconds - Four seconds - Five seconds

Here we go!

You are the air that I breathe!

Sweet annihilation in your hands

Your own personal Stalingrad

I'm just a piece of archaeology in your mind

I'll be your private amusement park

Rollercoasterin' in the dark

Come and turn this nightmare upside down and let's ride

One second - Two seconds - Three seconds

Four and five seconds to live

One second - Two seconds - Three seconds

Four and five is all I can give

One one thousand - Two one thousand - Three one thousand

Four and five seconds again

One second - Two seconds - Three seconds - Four seconds - Five seconds

Here we go!

You are the air that I breathe!

(Don't pull my nerve!)

All that I need!

Our house is burning right before our eyes

And ain't nobody a bit surprised

You prayed for rain and I fell down all night

Love me till the ambulance arrives

Until I can't hear the screams and cries

And I'll be choking on my ABC's all night

One second - Two seconds - Three seconds

Four and five seconds to live

One second - Two seconds - Three seconds

Four and five is all I can give

One one thousand - Two one thousand - Three one thousand

Four and five seconds again

One second - Two seconds - Three seconds - Four seconds - Five seconds

Here we go!

You are the air that I breathe!

• Artist:Peeping Tom
• Album:Peeping Tom (2006)