Strangle Soon As Steal

Artists : Luke Donovan : Strangle Soon As Steal

i have given all and much of what i could not lose
and such is love
i loiter aimlessly awaiting oh so patiently
besides, besides,besides
this place just hollors lies
and hides it's malice from your eyes.
i have held love in my arms, been flattered by her selfish charms
and lost her just as soon as stole
this boy a stone too easy rolled along
too easy strung along
too easy strung along and soon enough he will be gone.

it was just the once, one night above shop fronts
in a room alone we clashed, and i ran for cover
you said 'boy i'm yours, but don't think of us as lovers.
you'll strangle soon as steal.'

i have dealt with downward days by staring in to hollow haze
of you,
though empty handed i have held a hope that wouldn't die
i clasped, i clasped, i clasped.
you laughed hard when i asked
is not this life a weary task?
i have scarred my skin and torn my soul upon your gates to steal within
and there i found no jewels
only crumpled words, just words of cruel regard.
regard, regard.
for no one but yourself
no i or else, but still it's hard.

it was just the once, one night above shop fronts
in a room alone we clashed, and i ran for cover
you said 'boy i'm yours but don't think of us as lovers.
you'll strangle soon as steal, just be glad you had me,'
out on the street i heard the rabble return from the gantry.
oh it was only once.
you said
'i know a bedroom. we'll have to lay down, i'm afraid to say there's no head room'.
oh it was only once
but im shy and twice bitten
it was just the once, one night above shop fronts
oh it was only once