Marc Almond - Trials of Eyeliner lyrics

Trials of eyeliner Styles of eyeliner Eyeliner saved your life Playing up the vamp You were applying mystery Setting yourself free Bitten nails down to the quick Black nail varnish painted thick You were tortured martyr, St. Divine For playboys who wanted to shine Father viewed you with your eyes of black Responded with a violent slap Said you made him feel ashames Get out and don't come back Trials of eyeliner Styles of eyeliner Went to Soho worked the clips Met sailors on leave from ships Mascara gave you deep allure Of your s** they couldn't be sure They were falling in love with you Falling in love with yourself And in the dim light of the basement They didn't care enough The 70's came to an end Eyeliner still your dearest friend From teen to glam to punk And then The disco age redefined men You became one of a crowd Your song drowned out when the music was to loud But you stood your ground as a child of pa**ion As decades changed along with fashions Trials of eyeliner In 1980's New York town Where leather boys could all be found You tried to get into their clubs But the doorman gave you quite a snub Pointed to a sign above the door Only denim and leather to be worn Far too much black eyeliner dear Not a chance of coming in here You were true to yourself Never fell out of love with yourself But in the darkest corners of the world They didn't care enough But in the darkest corners of the world They didn't care enough Trials of eyeliner Trials of eyeliner Trials of eyeliner Trials of eyeliner They didn't care enough Trials of eyeliner (Repeat to fade)