This street holds its secrets Like a cobra holds its kill This street minds its business Like a jailer minds his jail That house there is haunted That door's a portal to hell This street holds its secrets very well ♪ That man wears his skin Like a dancer wears her veils That man stalks his victims Like a cancer stalks a cell That man's soul has left him His heart's as deadly as a rusty nail That man sheds his skin like a veil ♪ Lord, you play a hard game You know we follow every rule Then you take the one thing That we thought we'd never lose All I ask is if she's with you Please, keep her warm and safe And if it's in your power Please, purge the memory of this place ♪ This life holds its secrets Like a sea shell holds the sea Soft and distant calling Like a fading memory This life has its victories But its defeats tear so viciously This life holds its secrets like the sea