Octopus, octopus
they don’t flinch when they’ve got you in their cinch, in their cinch.
I think their arms go twice around and squeeze you till you drown, till you drown.Octopus, octopus
Why don’t you lie?
You do it for me, for meOctopus, octopus
Why don’t you cry?
You do it for me, for meSo octopus, what shall I do?
You’ll wear the crown as I hold you down.
Wear the crown as I wear you out.
Hold you down to drown to drownOctopus, octopus
What will you do?
I will find another just like you
To lie, to cry to die.Octopus octopus
What do you need?
The squeeze, the squeeze, the breathless squeeze.Octopus octopus
What do you miss?
The dark, the dark and empty abyssOctopus, octopus
they don’t flinch when they’ve got you in their cinch, in their cinch.
I think their arms go twice around and squeeze you till you drown, till you drownSo let’s go down where there is no light, no light
let’s go down where there is no light, no lightBut octopus how will you sleep?
So deep, so deep, so very deepOctopus, Octopus
What do you teach?
Stay out of my reach, my reach,
My deadly reach
Stay in the light, the light
The heavenly light.