Sticky Fingers
I never leave my house
Without pockets and a purse
Essential things I need
Living with this curse
I never know just when
The urge is going to hit
Once that trigger fires
I know I must submit
PC
Every store's an invitation
Every item sweet temptation
Can't control the escalation
Need this gratification
Chorus
Sticky fingers
My aphrodisiac
Sticky fingers
I'm a kleptomaniac
Sticky fingers
I'm a kleptomaniac
Sweet silver little bell
Purple shade of lipstick
Magician's set of cards
I'm so good at this trick
All things that I don't need
And stuff that I won't use
A collection of pure sh#*
My secret hidden fuse
PC
Every store's an invitation
Every item sweet temptation
Can't control the escalation
Need this gratification
Chorus
Sticky fingers
My aphrodisiac
Sticky fingers
I'm a kleptomaniac
Sticky fingers
I'm a kleptomaniac
Bridge
Please don't judge me
If you can't walk in my shoes
I take the blame
I feel the shame
For my secret hidden fuse
Chorus
Sticky fingers
My aphrodisiac
Sticky fingers
I'm a kleptomaniac
Sticky fingers
I'm a kleptomaniac
@stephenwordsmith Mar 2022
Very interesting lyric. You've captured the uncontrollable impulse in terms that verge on erotic - all this mention of sticky fingers, aphrodisiacs, sweet temptations, fire, urges and gratification. Even the specific examples of stolen goods have a sensory, almost wiccan quality to them.
I agree that the bridge adds a vulnerable and human aspect that makes the protagonist sympathetic. You answer a lot of polysyllabic rhymes without anything feeling like it's forced. A great lyric.
#tit4tat
@sapient Mar 2022
Honestly? This sounds like a the words to a Megadeth song. One of the more mid-paced ones from around the time of Symphony of Destruction or Youthenasia...
I can just hear Dave Mustaine snarling that chorus. It would work so well for him! :D
It's all about the pacing of the lyrics for me, and these have a glorious snap to them. Great stuff!
#tit4tat
@johnstaples Feb 2022
Ahh very clever lyrics! You describe this "condition" beautifully! (At first I thought it would be about a child with, well, literal sticky fingers!) Nice work!
@coolparadiso Feb 2022
#tit4tat time ha ha - can you do my shopping for me! clever lyric of course it can be a serious issue! absolutely love the chorus
@mandolinda Feb 2022
Hi Andrea. Anyone interested in these lyrics yet? They are interesting to me. And I would like a chance to pursue.
@wolfkier Feb 2022
cleptolicious!
@colgoo Feb 2022
Nice work on these lyrics.
@oswlek Feb 2022
This is great! @tuesdaygray would knock this out of the park!
@richaaaay Feb 2022
The bridge is very effective…I was totally guilty of judging this person…The bridge brought to an empathetic place.