Basement Kiss Songtext / Lyric

Lucy Grace can't show her face down

In the North End Road for in Belgravia

Rumors have been whispered

And suggestions have been made



Did you sell your friends out

When the heat got too intense?

You say you like the danger

But it's only a pretense



You say you need the money

When everybody knows you can always

Fall back on your inheritance



Did you bruise your arms on those false alarms

Did you bruise your pride on his smile so wide?

Only fingertips from forbidden bliss

Did you bruise your lips in this basement kiss?






Who's that sneaking 'round the door?

You can't come here no more

Can't you go home again?

She used to sit alone for hours

Spend her evenings watering dried flowers



When her mother came to stay

And finally went to bed

Lucy Grace was in the front room

Shooting through your head

She tried to take your breath away

And give you something else instead



Next year she'll serve her function

In that Audrey Hepburn hat

It still won't suit her much

But she'll get over that



She'll be pale and feign indifference

As they're handling out the prizes

Spilling Daddy's pearls of wisdom

And her ugly sister's tranquillizers



Why were you so tardy putting up your guard?

When you hurt so easily and you try so hard



Did you bruise your arms on those false alarms

Did you bruise your pride on his smile so wide?

Only fingertips from forbidden bliss

Did you bruise your lips in this basement kiss?