Lust for Power - New Model Army

Lust For Power (2005 Digital Remaster) - New Model Army
Across the flatlands we came out of nowhere special
Like a peasant revolution
Makeshift weapons in our hands
We crashed the gates so hard
We'd never heard that kind of sound before
And braced ourselves for victory
And the spoils of the land
Defences melt away
Before our frozen blank surprise
From the palace now we stare
Into a million waiting eyes
Got my trophies on the wall
Heads I've hunted down the hall
And I guard my winnings well
Carry them with me when I fall
Now the daylight hours pass
Like the people I have lost
In the triumph of the hour
In the bloody 'cause lust
Lust for power
Like a vision she dances
Through the shafts of light
Everything I've ever dreamed about
Focused true and bright
And fortune opens up the ground
Blackens out the sky
I kissed her once
I kissed her twice but
I couldn't remember why
When I was young they
Taught me well to always play to win
But they never said what happens
When you've won the bloody game
Got my trophies on the wall
Trophies
Heads I've hunted down the hall
And I guard my winnings well
Guard my
Carry them with me when I fall
Now the daylight hours pass
Daylight
Like the people I have lost
In the triumph of the hour
In the bloody 'cause lust
Lust for power
Yeah
And all desire is satisfied
But still the hunt goes on
It's funny how this feeling
Stays with all the reasons gone
Oh we've seen them fat and bloated
Those who once could hold a flame
I've run for home and words gone
By but nothing seems the same
I can watch world self in secrecy
One side of this glass
From the other my reflection and
I don't know which is worse
The streets are lined with glittering
Stores and a million fatted calves
I can catch myself sometimes these
Days and all I do is laugh laugh laugh
Got my trophies on the wall
Heads I've hunted down the hall
And I guard my winnings well
Carry them with me when I fall
Now the daylight hours pass daylight hours
Like the people I have lost
In the triumph of the hour triumph
In the bloody 'cause lust
Lust for power
Trophies on the wall
Trophies
Heads I've hunted down the hall
And I guard my winnings well
Carry them with me
Carry them with me when I fall