Lay down my shield shaped like a woman Take off my armour made for a man Let go of the thought of anyone Who claims to know who I am Lay down the sword I named a lie Put down the dagger I called the truth So that nothing blurs my choice Between to live or to die In return for the kiss of life Kiss of life I remeber the taste of our kiss, babe, so bittersweet You bite your lip, make me taste the blood A rose between two pairs of sharp, white teeth In return for the kiss of life Kiss of life Man dies Woman dies But the kiss lives It passes from lip to lip >From age to age In return for the kiss of life Kiss of life I recall the story of another sacrifice Abraham and Isaac and a lack of vice Pick up the bible from my desk I'm ready to read all about it