His shadow slips and the sole of his shoes slams
Charlie is caressing the sidewalk
He is only bones, mind and skin
Charlie is going to dance tonight
Come one Charlie,
Stand up straight
How beautiful it is
When it flows,
Your river of warm blood
There, they're standing at the back
Time and sound
For life, sweet little blues
Hang on to the folds
Of the melody
That doesn't know who it is following
Charlie, Charlie
Girls are melting
Old bastard
There, it flows,
The river of warm blood
His heart beating in his temples
A storm inside his stomach
Charlie goes out and gets lost
In the maze if the streets
Where a taxicab takes him
Onto its silver hood
Now in the dirty water,
She drags her pale mouth
Down in the gutter
Where it flows, where it flows
Where it flows, where it flows
The river of warm blood