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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Siouxsie & The Banshees
Vocals
Steven Severin
Bass Guitar
Robert Smith
Guitar
Budgie
Drums
The Chandos Players
Strings
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Steven Severin
Composer
Robert Smith
Composer
Susan Ballion
Composer
Peter Edward Clarke
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Siouxsie & The Banshees
Producer
Michael Hedges
Producer
David Kemp
Assistant Recording Engineer
Lyrics
The stars that shine and the stars that shrink
In the face of stagnation the water runs
Before your eyes
Swallowing diamonds
A cutting throat
Your teeth when you grin
Reflecting beams on tombstones
A jamboree of surprises
Playing Russian roulette
Or the lucky dip
A clenched fist to your heart
Coal dust on your lungs
A silver tongue for the chosen one
Heavy magnum in your side
Or a bloody thorn
Skating bullets on angel dust
In a dead sea of fluid mercury
Baby piano cries
Under your heavy index and thumb
Pull some strings let them sing
The stars that shine and the stars that shrink
In the face of stagnation the water runs
Before your eyes
Dazzle it's a glittering prize
Dazzle it's a glittering prize
Before your eye
It's a glittering prize
The stars that shine and the stars that shrink
In the face of stagnation the water runs
Before your eyes
Writer(s): Robert James Smith, Sioux, Steven Severin, Budgie
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