After the ceasefire that they swore would last   She had the bright idea, to hell with the past   That's where love lay bleeding licking at its wounds   The times were never changing sticking to their guns      She thought she really meant it, that's the honest truth   She felt it in her marrow, she felt it in her boots   After the ceasefire, after the ceasefire      The man she married, he was something else   He adored the chaos, smashing all the delft   The man she married, he was something else   He had the sudden notion, it's time to call a truth      It's time to lead a quiet life for the love of Jeeze   Let's sit down together and engage in talks of peace   After the ceasefire, after the ceasefire      He was Irish Catholic, she had English blood   They met in a good restaurant, they gave the secret knot   She ordered fish and lentils, he the kidney stew   She played with bold impulses, wine turned his lips blue      They left in separate taxis to the same address   In case someone was watching and there they did confess   After the ceasefire, after the ceasefire      It was all the others' fault, they thought at any rate   After the ceasefire to put an end to hate   She was reaching for her knife, he a fork and spoon   They sat about devouring the poison of the moon      Shared a fatal cigarette neither one would light   Their breath was flame enough, nobody said goodnight   After the ceasefire, after the ceasefire      After the ceasefire that they swore would last   They had the strange idea of living in the past   That's where love lies bleeding, licking at its wounds   The times are never changing, sticking to their guns      They sit about devouring the poison of the moon   The times were never singing the same tune   After the ceasefire, after the ceasefire   After the ceasefire, after the ceasefire