The Blue Mask Lyrics

The song The Blue Mask is performed by Lou Reed in the album named Between Thought and Expression: The Lou Reed Anthology in the year 1992 .



They tied his arms behind his back
To teach him how to swim
They put blood in his coffee
And milk in his gin
They stood over the soldier
In the midst of the squalor
There was war in his body
And it caused his brain to holler

Make the sacrifice
Mutilate my face
If you need someone to kill
I'm a man without a will
Wash the razor in the rain
Let me luxuriate in pain
Please don't set me free
Death means a lot to me

The pain was lean and it made him scream
He knew he was alive
He put a pin through the nipples on his chest
He thought he was a saint
I've made love to my mother, killed my father and brother
What am I to do
When a sin goes too far, it's like a runaway car
It cannot be controlled

Spit upon his face and scream
There's no oedipus today
This is no play you're thinking you are in
What will you say
Take the blue mask down from my face
And look me in the eye
I get a thrill from punishment
I've always been that way

I loathe and despise repentance
You are permanently stained
Your weakness buys indifference
And indiscretion in the streets
Dirty's what you are and clean is what you're not
You deserve to be soundly beat

Make the sacrifice
Take it all the way
There's no "won't" high enough
To stop this desperate day
Don't take death away
Cut the finger at the joint
Cut the stallion at his mount
And stuff it in his mouth



Lou Reed - Between Thought and Expression: The Lou Reed Anthology

Apr 1992

  1. I Can't Stand It
  2. Lisa Says
  3. Ocean
  4. Walk On The Wild Side
  5. Satellite Of Love
  6. Vicious
  7. Caroline Says - l
  8. How Do You Think It Feels
  9. Oh Jim
  10. Caroline Says - II
  11. The Kids
  12. Sad Song
  13. Sweet Jane
  14. Kill Your Sons
  15. Coney Island Baby
  16. Nowhere At All
  17. Kicks
  18. Downtown Dirt
  19. Rock And Roll Heart (Digitally Remastered 1992)
  20. Vicious Circle (Digitally Remastered 1992)
  21. Temporary Thing (Digitally Remastered 1992)
  22. Real Good Time Together (Digitally Remastered 1992)
  23. Leave Me Alone
  24. Heroin
  25. Here Comes The Bride
  26. Street Hassle (Digitally Remastered 1992)
  27. Metal Machine Music
  28. The Bells (Digitally Remastered 1992/Edit)
  29. America (Star Spangled Banner) (Digitally Remastered 1992)
  30. Think It Over (Digitally Remastered 1992)
  31. Teach The Gifted Children (Digitally Remastered 1992)
  32. The Gun
  33. The Blue Mask
  34. My House
  35. Waves Of Fear
  36. Little Sister
  37. Legendary Hearts
  38. The Last Shot
  39. New Sensations
  40. My Friend George
  41. Doin' The Things That We Want To
  42. The Original Wrapper
  43. Video Violence
  44. Tell It To Your Heart
  45. Voices Of Freedom

The Blue Mask