The Sniper

[Verse]
The crash, the gas, the heart attack
The rare disease you cannot fight
The poisoned bite, the faulty light
The wet hand on the stereo
The fire at night, the jump, the ice
The slip, the fall, that ends it all

[Verse]
The plane, the siege, the desperate deed
The news is read, "one hostage dead"
The falling load, the needle showed
The cyclone and the overdose
The cyanide, the swamp, the snake
The slip, the fall, that ends it all

[Chorus]
The sniper knows his time has come
And the life he takes means nothing more
Than bullets to the gun

[Bridge]
There's no temptation in his gaze
His blood runs hot and cold some days
His finger feels you in his range
A second on you freeze
No memory for the fatal change
The sniper knows a man who's lived too long

[Verse]
The shock, the smog, the rabid dog
The forceps left inside your head
The saboteur, the ancient law
The bomb no-one would dare explode
The fight for life, the smack, the skid
The slip, the fall, that ends it all

[Bridge]
The slip, the fall, that ends it all

[Chorus]
The sniper knows his time has come
And the life he takes means nothing more

[Hook]
Fight for life - The sniper
Knows a man who's lived too long
Fight for life - The sniper
Knows a man who's lived too long
Fight for life - The sniper
Knows a man who's lived too long
Fight for life - The sniper
Knows a man who's lived too long
Fight for life - The sniper
Knows a man who's lived too long