repulsion - II

I usually either begin with writing the chorus or at least have a very clear idea of it. Storytelling songs/lyrics like "Gilgamesh" or "pardon me, Melanie" are an exception, of course, since they don't have a chorus ("Melanie" has lyrical/musical breaks instead). This time I have already written (all) three verses with not the faintest idea as for the chorus!

she crawls through a humid dungeon
that no one but her can see
in a dark alcove someone is hiding
she notes that she has scraped her knee
a giant man who's got a truncheon
is grinning with malicious glee

the ceiling's low, the walls are cracking
hands reach out to grab at her
unknown forces are attacking
she must stay calm, she must not stir
she's got no help, she's got no backing
she's weeping and her sight is blurred


CHORUS


her face is smeared with snot and spittle
and her skirt is soiled and torn
she feels helpless, frail, and brittle
she deserves his rage and scorn
it's been like this when she was little
since the day that she was born

CHORUS

BRIDGE

CHORUS

I used RhymeZone a lot, I'd never have come up with "truncheon" or "brittle" by myself - I had to look these words up on dict.cc. I wrote the third verse before the second, and swapped them later. Now the lyrics reflect the sequence of Roman Polanski's film "repulsion" even better, albeit I've never intended to retell its story. You might check it out anyway - it actually did inspire the lyrics: Repulsion (on Wikipeia)