Something, something kissed my lips
Something, something brushed my fingertips
The north winds battle in the car park
And the darkness is the darkness

Somewhere the night is on the run
With a bottle of ouzo and a rusty gun
The north wind is like a Spanish guitar
Soaked in petrol, burning on the bar

Let the dead raise their heads
And the dying leave their beds
Ah, she didn't believe what her Mama said
And she clambered out the window in the darkness
And behind you in the night
A million dogs come out to fight
Cause it's the empire that be rising
Rising, rising through the night

Something, something give me strength
I'm burning, burning on the brink
The north wind is like cinnamon and wine
And the darkness is the darkness

Let the dead raise their heads
And the dying leave their beds
Ah, she didn't believe what her Mama said
And she clambered out the window in the darkness
And behind you in the night
A million dogs come out to fight
Cause it's the empire that be rising
Rising, rising through the night

Let the dead raise their heads
And the dying leave their beds
Ah, she didn't believe what her Mama said
And she clambered out the window in the darkness
And behind you in the night
A million dogs come out to fight
Cause it's the empire that be rising
Rising, rising through the night