What is this new exaltation
That I just cant explain?
What are these new inspirations
That I cant get out my brain?

How am I gonna sleep with this [bad word] all through my veins?
Get [bad word] on lets do something
Dont you wanna go get saved?

The night is calling you to act
Act upon every urge
You cant get no satisfaction
If you aint got the courage

I dont know what youre afraid of
I dont know what youve heard
Get [bad word] on lets do something
Dont you wanna know the word?

Whos gonna save us when them spiders get next to you?
Spinning their sticky webs around what you do
We gotta safeguard against forked tongue
And the treachery of the wicked one
Get [bad word] on lets do something

Dont matter how far you have to
The [bad word] has got to be told
Dont matter how shiny your lips
Theyll never be streets of gold

They might try to get us crazy
'Cuz they dont know what Ive heard
We got this new exaltation
Im talking about the word

Whos gonna save us when them spiders get next to you?
Spinning their sticky webs around what you do
We gotta safeguard against forked tongue
And the treachery of the wicked one
Get [bad word] on lets do something

Get [bad word] on lets do something
No reason to feel this pain
Get [bad word] on lets do [bad word] on, go, lets get saved

Get [bad word] on lets do something
No reason to feel this pain
Get [bad word] on lets do [bad word] on, go, lets get saved

Get [bad word] on lets do something
Get [bad word] on lets do something
Get [bad word] on lets do something
Get [bad word] on lets do something
Dont you wanna hear the word?

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