Tension Lyrics - New Model Army

Like a desert, so smooth 

So calm, like velvet 

Like wire, so taut 

So stretched, like steel 

The surface is rippling 

And straining and cracking 

From within 

Like a bomb just ticking 

And waiting like hours 

And hours keep folding 

And winding and stretching 

And deep down inside 

The foundations are tearing apart 

And the holes are all gaping 

Swallowing everything 

Please take me out of this dream 

Tension 

Nightmares like circles 

Of lies all hidden 

Seething and smouldering 

Under the covers 

No fire, no passion 

But uneasy silence 

And peace 

In terror I'm waiting 

For the one great explosion 

Please take me out of this dream 

Tension