he condones
clandestine liaisons
even though he knows
the throes of lust
are wrong

for a man of the cloth
it seems
there are no in-betweens
committing adultery
in the depths of his soul

he's giving in
he's living in
sin
secrets and sins
living in fear of transgression
leading him in
into temptation and sin
secrets and sins
questioning all he believes in
fools never win
living in
secret and sin

he recites
devotions through the night
clinging to
the very fibre
of his vows
yet he's pulled
by the gravity
of beauty only seen
on walls of sistine chapels
walls of dreams

he's giving in
he's living in
sin
secrets and sins
living in fear of transgression
leading him in
into temptation and sin
secrets and sins
questioning all he believes in
fools never win
living in
secret and sin

oh, ismeralda i'm torn
in sanctimonious wars
but it's you i adore

he's giving in
he's living in
sin
secrets and sins
living in fear of transgression
leading him in
into temptation and sin
secrets and sins
questioning all he believes in
fools never win
living in
secret and sin