Oh, the heads that turn
Make my back burn
And those heads that turn
Make my back, make my back burn
The sparkle in your eyes
Keeps me alive
And the sparkle in your eyes
Keeps me alive, keeps me alive
The world
Oh, the world turns around
The world and the world, yeah
The world drags me down
Oh, the heads that turn
Make my back burn
And those heads that turn
Make my back, make my back burn, yeah
Hey yeah hey, yeah hey
The fire in your eyes keeps me alive
And the fire in your eyes keeps me alive
Inside her you'll find sanctuary
Inside her you'll find sanctuary
And the world, the world turns around
And the world, and the world, the world drags me down
And the world, and the world, and the world, the world turns around
And the world, and the world, and the world, and the world
The world drags me down
Ah, hey yeah, hey yeah
And the world (hey yeah, hey), and the world turns around (hey yeah, hey)
And the world, and the world (hey yeah, hey)
Yeah, the world drags me down (hey yeah, hey)
And the world (hey yeah, hey)
Yeah, the world turns around (hey yeah, hey)
And the world, and the world (hey yeah, hey), the world drags me down (hey yeah, hey)
Yeah hey, hey yeah
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
Make my back burn
And those heads that turn
Make my back, make my back burn
The sparkle in your eyes
Keeps me alive
And the sparkle in your eyes
Keeps me alive, keeps me alive
The world
Oh, the world turns around
The world and the world, yeah
The world drags me down
Oh, the heads that turn
Make my back burn
And those heads that turn
Make my back, make my back burn, yeah
Hey yeah hey, yeah hey
The fire in your eyes keeps me alive
And the fire in your eyes keeps me alive
Inside her you'll find sanctuary
Inside her you'll find sanctuary
And the world, the world turns around
And the world, and the world, the world drags me down
And the world, and the world, and the world, the world turns around
And the world, and the world, and the world, and the world
The world drags me down
Ah, hey yeah, hey yeah
And the world (hey yeah, hey), and the world turns around (hey yeah, hey)
And the world, and the world (hey yeah, hey)
Yeah, the world drags me down (hey yeah, hey)
And the world (hey yeah, hey)
Yeah, the world turns around (hey yeah, hey)
And the world, and the world (hey yeah, hey), the world drags me down (hey yeah, hey)
Yeah hey, hey yeah
Sanctuary
Sanctuary
Lyrics submitted by numb, edited by FunshineBear, friva, sokorny
She Sells Sanctuary Lyrics as written by William Henry Duffy Ian Robert Astbury
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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In all seriousness though, I can't stand people jumping to a bunch of conclusions from just one or two words, especially when it doesn't hold up throughout the song. If you're gonna make claims, you gotta back it up. I saw one guy trying to argue that the Chris Cornell song "You Know My Name" (the one that was used in Casino Royale) was about god and his angels.
(This song is on a the Grand Prix and I lost everytime cos I was jamming out not paying attention to the course)...
It's not "The Texas Sun" it is "The heads that turn:!
it's totally possible this song is about a hooker. probably not, but definitely possible.
The song praises the girl quite a lot. She doesn't sound like an embarassment, she sounds stunning. But I don't actually know, does xkmail know The Cult personally? Apart from that tho, rocking song!
The fire in your eyes keeps me alive
The fire in your eyes keeps me alive
I'm sure in her you'll find the sanctuary
I'm sure in her you'll find the sanctuary
I thought that it was about an on-looker looking at this guy walking down the street with a prostitute. The on-looker really likes this girl and everyone knows it, but he can't have her for some unknown reason, possible embarrassment? That's why it gets him mad, but looking at her eyes keeps him alive and hoping for her/maybe she likes him as well? Finally he gives up hope at getting her because he simply can't handle the embarrassment or shame from friends/family/the world/tabloids. He then realizes he really messed up a great thing, but wishes the other guy luck. "I'm sure in her you'll find the sanctuary."