Black Midi - Dangerous Liaisons

[00:17.08] As a farmhand I had [00:21.52] No aversion to killing [00:25.22] But to murder a man in cold blood [00:30.29] Was something entirely different [00:39.49] One dawn, one spring [00:42.71] One man came to me [00:46.50] Out of tire screech [00:50.37] Of a black MG [00:54.54] Dark-clad, upright, emaciated, lips curved [01:09.96] He said, "my friend, would you like to make some cash tonight?" [01:25.65] [01:32.92] "Some people really are awful," he said [01:36.55] "This you can't deny" [01:40.56] "Some people are as useless as lids on a fish's eyes" [01:47.88] No pistols, no blades [01:49.97] Strangulation was how it had to be [01:54.67] He could depend on the strength of a man of manual labor [01:59.17] The perfect idiot for his need [02:01.86] [02:09.87] Persuasion-wise, he had a real gift [02:12.72] Temptation had me by the balls [02:16.31] He sold me a dream, and I fell in [02:19.75] For no reason except I'm a fool [02:24.78] [02:30.74] To sign away eternity with one stroke [02:34.69] A blind greedy hoax, the joke of all jokes [02:41.06] I'll tell you for free [02:46.10] It wasn't like a pig's squeal! [02:52.03] Job done [02:53.39] No word from anyone [02:58.23] I scour the pool halls, the strip bars, and casinos [03:01.58] No man was skinny enough to vaguely resemble my friend who said [03:05.76] Who said, "we'll meet at The Queen at 8" [03:08.34] Ten grand in your pocket, don't be late" [03:12.57] No sign of the black-clad gang man [03:19.28] Front page news: "Random killing" [03:23.16] "No gang affiliation, no mob justice" [03:26.17] "Murder!" [03:32.97] To see the bruised neck I wrecked, immortalized in print [03:40.66] A circle opened from the black and white picture [03:43.16] And my search for that face was complete [03:47.22] He climbed out the page and shed his skin [03:50.10] Revealing the red king [03:54.93] This was no mafioso, this was Satan himself [03:58.16] True evil, the stench of an unknowable wealth [04:01.75] "You're coming with me, son" [04:03.19] The cries, anguish, torment [04:04.73] The shame, pain, heartache, suffering, futile regret! [04:09.32]