# The Anal Staircase | | | | --- | --- | | __Title__: | The Anal Staircase | | __Featured on__: | [[Horse Rotorvator]],[[Horse Rotorvator (US Cassette Release)]],[[Horse Rotorvator (1988 CD Version)]] | | __Original__: | | | __Derivative__: | [[The Anal Staircase (A Dionysian Remix)]],[[The Anal Staircase (Relentless Mix)]],[[Last Rites of Spring|The Last Rites of Spring]] | | __Previous Version__: | | | __Next Version__: | | | __Alternate Version:__ | | | __Interpolated in:__ | | | __Interpolates:__ | | --- *__The Anal Staircase__* is a song originally released on Coil’s [[Releases/The Anal Staircase|eponymous 1986 single]]. ## Lyrics > The angels kiss, our souls in bliss > Measure the extent of a dizzying descent > Down the Anal Staircase… > > Put just one foot on the staircase > And the next step, you’re down here on this face > And the rapids of my heart > Will tear your ship of love apart > And we’ll end up wrecked, we’ll end up at the start > Of the Anal Staircase > > The angels kiss, our souls in bliss > Measure the extent of a dizzying descent > Down the Anal Staircase… > > Take a hollowpoint revolver, > Shoot down the rapids of your heart > Blow the fucking thing apart… > > One Step— > Two Step— > Three Step— > Four Step—[^1] ## Versions ## Personnel |Name|Credit| |---|---| ||| ||| ## References [^1]: <https://i.discogs.com/ZVIkBhqiuzncPx1c4xznmFCy3B7L0vS9URM9fEmbGcU/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:591/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE5NDMw/Ni0xMzQyMjUxODU2/LTc1MTcuanBlZw.jpeg>