Tell me now and I'll understand
   Does Venus hold you in the palm of her hand
   Has her blackness touched your very heart
   She'll smile sweetly as your world falls apart
  
   *
   And I just can't quit it babe
   I just can't stand the pain
   And I just can't quit it babe
   I keep running back again
  
   Little by little piece by piece
   Your defenses have all slipped away
   And real beauty's such an elusive thing
   Somewhere down the line you'll have to pay
  
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   Oh no, its such a cold, cold feeling
   Cuts your body to the bone
   Oh no, its a strange, strange feeling
   Loves been abandoned and I'm so alone
  
   And everyday I see my flame growing dimmer
   I've nothing left but this very life to save
   And evry night I feel that I'm a winner
   She's taking me down to the grave
  
   And everyday I see my flame growing dimmer
   I can't seem to chase the ghosts away
   And every night I get too high, I'm a winner
   I've nothing left but to pray
  
   And every night she makes me feel like a winner
   And every night she makes me think I'm a winner
  
   Venus smiles and encircles me
   And wraps me in a soft princely gown
   Waves of darkness rise like the sea
   In her addiction I will drown