We Want

You ask what do we want

It’s simple but it’s not

It’s coldburn then it’s hot

Can’t take the heaven we’ve got

We want the world to catch fire

We want you to take us higher

We want to be served like a queen

We want to be treated mean

We want stars crackling in our eyes

We want you to sing us lullabies

We want to be branded by your lust

We want a man that we can trust

You ask what do we want

It’s simple but it’s not

It’s coldburn then it’s hot

Can’t take the heaven we’ve got

We want to be on a pedestal

Then we’ll tell you it’s too tall

We’ll tell you we’re afraid to fall

We’ll make you take us to the ball

We want to be wooed like a virgin bride

We want you to feel us deep inside

We want to get right under your skin

We want to be drowned in sin

You ask what do we want

It’s simple but it’s not

It’s coldburn then it’s hot

Can’t take the heaven we’ve got

We want to be three weeks drunk with you

We want to be blinded blessed and true

We want to be the only one in your life

We want to be lover, whore and wife

We want your danger or it isn’t real

We want devotion or we cannot heal

We want your image in our children’s eyes

We want your soul and then we tell you lies

You ask what do we want

It’s simple but it’s not

It’s coldburn then it’s hot

Can’t take the heaven we’ve got

© Fiona Howe 2024