Lou Reed : Sword of Damocles

Recorded at Bray Studios March 18th 1992 From VHS. I see The Sword of Damocles Is right above your head They’re trying a new treatment To get you out of bed But radiation kills both bad and good It can not differentiate So to cure you they must kill you The Sword of Damocles hangs above your head Now I have seen lots of people die From car crashes or drugs Last night on 33rd st. I saw a kid get hit by a bus But this drawn out torture over which part of you lives