Diary of a Libertine Lyrics


The World for a whore!

The Sky for a harlot!

All life - at your door -

For a woman of scarlet!

A bitter exchange

	A bad bargain to strike? It

May seem to you strange:

	The fact is - I like it!

You offer me gold,

Place, power and pleasure

To have and to hold -

Inexhaustible treasure!

I'll give it and more

	In this planet of boredom

For a girl that's a whore,

	And is proud of her whoredom.

Oh, my crimson cunt, my scarlet whore,

Each perverse satisfaction leaves me wanting for more.

Your ruined temple, your ravaged shrine,

I lead a trail of biting kisses to your rose before I dine.

Each catch in your breath - prayer to Perdition

Your cries of ecstasy - heartfelt admissions

Raucous moans of bliss - Purity undone.

What greater happiness is there than to overcome?

(Dominate, Desecrate, Penetrate, Violate)

Pleasure & Pain, Sacred & Profane,

Wanton, Wanted, Desired, Debased

Oh, you came to me, I came into you,

A little death after a death as I run you through.

You submit to me until you're spent,

This delightful violence has such delightful ends.

(Dominate, Desecrate, Penetrate, Violate)

No more civility, you want only cruelty,

You get down on your knees, preparing to submit to me.

Pleasure & Pain, Sacred & Profane,

Wanton, Wanted, Desired, Debased