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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Dave Rotheray
Dave Rotheray
Composer
Paul Heaton
Paul Heaton
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jon Kelly
Jon Kelly
Producer
John Brough
John Brough
Engineer
Steve Orchard
Steve Orchard
Assistant Recording Engineer
Lance Phillips
Lance Phillips
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

The perfect love song it has no words it only has death threats
And you can tell a classic ballad by how threatening it gets
So if you walk into your house and she's cutting up your mother
She's only trying to tell you that she loves you like no other
No other, she loves you like no other
The only emotions that I know are love and hate
And she's chopping and she's changing and it's making you afraid
I said close your eyes and imagine that I'm nice
She'll kiss you or she'll kill you but you'll just have to wait
Because some things that I do make you go blue
And something that you said made me go red
The perfect love has no emotions, it only harbours doubt
And if she fears your intentions she will cut you out
So do not raise your voice and do not shake your fist
Just pass her the carving knife, if that's what she insists
Insists, if that's what she insists
A hate tattoo on my brain and a love one on my heart
I'd love to hate you, like I love you
And just tear your dreams apart
I said close your eyes and imagine that I'm nice
Cupid's arrow looking more like Cupid's poisoned dart
Because some things that I do make you go blue
And something that you said made me go red
Because some things that I do make you go blue
And something that you said made me go red
The perfect kiss is dry as sand and doesn't take your breath
The perfect kiss is with the boy that you've just stabbed to death
Is with the boy that you've just stabbed to death
Is with the boy that you've just stabbed to death
Written by: Dave Rotheray, Paul Heaton
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