The air was filled with suspicion She poured us two martinis And tried to guess my mission I pretended to know nothing It's best to use discretion But she turned her floodlight eyes on me And demanded a confession I told her I am a spy in the house of love Gathering clues to be used in the war of the affections I am a spy in the house of love I won't be refused I'm waiting for your heart's defection I saw, yes i did, everything that pleased her I recorded every movement And plotted how to seize her I used a tiny camera I thought I'd japanese her I made a voodoo doll of her And sat around and squeezed her I told her i am a spy in the house of love Gathering clues to be used in the war of the affections Iam a spy in the house of love I won't be refused I'm waiting for your heart's defection I'll read your mail I'll tap your phone I'm on your trail You're never alone One day you'll slip up And leave a lip print on a coffee cup I'm a spy and I just can't help myself

I'm a spy in the house of love I know the dream that you're dreamin' of I know the word that you long to hear I know your deepest secret fear I'm a spy in the house of love I know the dream that you're dreamin' of I know the word that you long to hear I know your deepest secret fear I know everything Everything you do Everywhere you go Everyone you know I'm a spy in the house of love I know the dream that you're dreamin' of I know the word that you long to hear I know your deepest secret fear I know your deepest secret fear I know your deepest secret fear I'm a spy I can see you What you do And I know

We argue in the kitchen about whether to have children About the world ending and the scale of my ambition And how much is art really worth? The very thing you're best at is the thing that hurts the most But you need your rotten heart, your dazzling pain like diamond rings You need to go to war to find material to sing I am no mother, I am no bride, I am king I need my golden crown of sorrow, my bloody sword to swing My empty halls to echo with grand self-mythology I am no mother, I am no bride, I am king I am no mother, I am no bride, I am king But a woman is a changeling, always shifting shape Just when you think you have it figured out Something new begins to take What strangе claws are these scratching at my skin? I nеver knew my killer would be coming from within I am no mother, I am no bride, I am king I am no mother, I am no bride, I am king I need my golden crown of sorrow, my bloody sword to swing I need my empty halls to echo with grand self-mythology 'Cause I am no mother, I am no bride, I am king I am no mother, I am no bride, I am king I am no mother, I am no bride, I am king I am no mother, I am no bride, I am king And I was never as good as I always thought I was But I knew how to dress it up I was never satisfied, it never let me go Just dragged me by my hair and back on with the show

Sometimes, I wonder if I should be medicated If I would feel better just lightly sedated The feeling comes so fast and I cannot control it I'm on fire, but I'm trying not to show it As it picks me up, puts me down It picks me up, puts me down Picks me up, puts me down A hundred times a day It picks me up, puts me down Chews me up, spits me out Picks me up, puts me down I'm always running from something I push it back, but it keeps on coming And being clever never got me very far Because, it's all in my head "You're too sensitive", they said I said, "Okay, but let's discuss this at the hospital" (As it) picks me up, puts me down Picks me up, puts me down Picks me up, puts me down A hundred times a day Picks me up, puts me down Chews me up, spits me out Picks me up, puts me down But I hear the music, I feel the beat And for a moment, when I'm dancing, I am free I hear the music, I feel the beat And for a moment, when I'm dancing (I am free) (I am free) Is this how it is? Is this how it's always been? To exist in the face of suffering and death And somehow still keep singing? Oh, like Christ up on a cross Who died for us, who died for what? Oh, don't you wanna call it off? But there is nothing else that I know how to do But to open up my arms and give it all to you 'Cause I hear the music, I feel the beat And for a moment, when I'm dancing (I am free) I am free I am free I am free