From the recording In The Afterlife Of Promises
Detour into the view of the son’s partner who’s also drowning in sorrow, addiction and self-hatred, begging her lover not to leave but to love her completely “inside in and inside out.” As morphine, alcohol and smashed dreams pull them both toward oblivion, the song becomes a desperate prayer that love might still outrun pain, death and the urge to disappear. Personally, I’d like to claim I’ve never confused self-destruction with romance, but my songs keep producing rather inconvenient evidence to the contrary.
Lyrics
I pray, for a life that feels bright
I love the night with a lot of light
But I’m so tired of always having to say goodbye
To the ones I love and care about
So don’t leave me, but love me, baby, inside in and inside out
Life’s nothing but sorrow and pain
I take my days with a lot of rain
I know I will never sing again cos it still hurts
To live the song and cry out loud
Please don’t leave me, but love me, baby, inside in and inside out
I saw you standing naked before the window
The look of an unhappy lover, ready to go
Oh, I was so blind I nearly passed out
Please don’t leave me, no, please don’t leave me
But love me beyond a shadow of a doubt
Love me, baby, inside in and inside out
I always liked, wearing a black dress
Slipping in and out of consciousness
Morphine and alcohol became the best friends
I ever had and couldn’t do without
Oh, don’t leave me, but love me, baby, inside in and inside out
At last I saw the truth and all my dreams got smashed
They flew away with my heart and then crashed
Ten thousand of mourners all wanted to shout
Please don’t leave us, no, please don’t leave us
But love us beyond a shadow of a doubt
Love us, baby, inside in and inside out
Love us, baby, inside in and inside out