Story Behind The Song

Specifically composed for a Taxi listing, asking for a British-influenced trip-hoppy song about cruelty, with "cruelty" in the lyrics.

Song Description

An powerful, hypnotic description of self-entrapment within a destructive, dysfunctional relationship

Lyrics

Cruelty is hunger
when loneliness is lust
like latex is left over
when rhythm turns to rust.
Kiss me and you'll kill me -
don't and I will die:
it's conduct unbecoming
when love becomes a lie

Cripple my contentment
and bite me to the bone -
in the hunting season
pain is a comfort zone.
There is no rhyme in reason
when hurt is all that's real
and conduct unbecoming
is what you make me feel

Crucify me if you must -
keep cruelty at play:
pretending that it isn't there
won't make it go away.
FX and illusions
cannot keep me from the cold -
I'd better get a younger heart
before I grow too old

Redemption is a state of grace
at crucifixion's cost:
when souls are unforgiven
they are forever lost.
If Love is my redeemer
and Hate a deadly sin,
my conduct unbecoming
explains the mess I'm in