Abandoned Flesh

Robert Smith is secure at his villa in France Any child knows how to do the spiderweb dance Siouxsie has enough hits to keep the bills paid Every New Year's in Los Angeles, you can still see Richard Blade But the world forgot about Gene Loves Jezebel Yeah, the world forgot about Gene Loves Jezebel They charted once or twice They were on a major label When the singer went solo He left money on the table The two main guys are related They're at war with each other Now there's two Genes loving Jezebel One for each brother But the world came to agree What you see is what you get And what you get is what you see Whether you're The March Violets or The Bolshoi Bands who had to leave the darkness for the sun Red Lorry Yellow Lorry were on Cherry Red, I think They've been playing clubs since 1981 To be fair to Gene Loves Jezebel Billy Corgan brought them on stage It was in 2011 It's on their Wikipedia page But for the most part However big that chorused bass may throb You and me and all of us Are gonna have to find a job Because the world will never know or understand The suffocated splendor Of the once and future goth band --- Abandoned Flesh - The Mountain Goats