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The Sword of Damocles Lyrics by Richard O’Brien

Absolute Treasures: The Rocky Horror Picture Show - The Complete and Definitive Soundtrack (2015 40th Anniversary Re-Mastered Edition)

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[Verse 1]
The sword of Damocles
Is hanging over my head
And I've got the feeling
Someone's gonna be cuttin' the thread
[Verse 2]
Oh woe is me
My life is a misery
Oh can't you see
I'm at the start of a pretty big downer
[Verse 3]
I woke up this morning with a start
When I fell out of bed
(That ain't no crime)
And left from my dreaming
Was a feeling of unnameable dread
(That ain't no crime)
[Verse 4]
My high is low
I'm dressed up with no place to go
And all I know
Is I'm at the start of a pretty big downer
[Chorus]
Sha-la-la-la-la that ain't no crime
Sha-la-la-la-la that ain't no crime
Sha-la-la-la-la that ain't no crime
That ain't no crime
[Verse 1]
The sword of Damocles is hanging
Over my head
(That ain't no crime)
And I got the feeling
Someone's gonna be cuttin' the thread
(That ain't no crime)
[Verse 2 - Altered]
Oh woe is me
My life is a mystery
And can't you see
I'm at the start of a pretty big downer
[Chorus]
Sha-la-la-la-la that ain't no crime (oh no no no)
Sha-la-la-la-la that ain't no crime (oh no no no)
Sha-la-la-la-la that ain't no crime
That ain't no crime
Sha-la-la-la-la that ain't no crime (oh no no no)
Sha-la-la-la-la that ain't no crime (oh no no no)
Sha-la-la-la-la that ain't no crime
That ain't no crime
Sha-la-la
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Richard O’Brien

Richard O’Brien

About “The Sword of Damocles” by Richard O’Brien

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