[bad word] #39; was first released in November 1987 on The Sisters of Mercy's second album 'Floodland'.

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In the heat of the night 
In the heat of the day

When I close my eyes
When I look your way
When I meet the fear that lies inside
When I hear you say
In the heat of the moment
Say, say, say:
Some day, some day, some day
Dominion [bad word] a time
Some day, some day, some day
Dominion
Some say prayers
I say mine

In the light of the fact
On the lone and level
Sand stretch far away
In the heat of the action
In the settled dust
Hold hold and sway
In the meeting of mind
Down in the streets of shame
In the betting of names on gold [bad word] 
In the land of the blind
Be ... King, king, king, king

Some day, some day, some day
Dominion [bad word] a time
Some day, some day, some day
Dominion
Some say prayers
I say mine

There's a lighthouse in the middle of [bad word] 
white house in a red square
I'm living in films for the sake [bad word] 
[bad word] for the DDR
And the fifty-two daughters of the revolution
Turn the gold to chrome
Gift ... nothing to lose
Stuck inside of Memphis with the mobile home, sing:

 [bad word]  [bad word]  
 [bad word] rain down down down
 [bad word]  [bad word]  
 [bad word] rain down

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Music & Lyrics: Andrew Eldritch