Lyrics: PJ Harvey
Music: PJ Harvey
Oh love, you were a sickly child
How the wind knocked you down
Put on your spurs, swagger around
In the desperate kingdom of love
Holy water cannot help you now
Your mysterious eyes cannot help you
Selling your reason will not bring you through
The desperate kingdom of love
Thereβs another who looks
From behind your eyes
I learn from you how to hide
From the desperate kingdom of love
At the end of this burning world
Youβll stand proud, face upheld
And Iβll follow you, into heaven or hell
And Iβll become as a girl
In the desperate kingdom of love