Paralyzed by hatred
And a piss ugly soul
If he murdered his father
He thought he'd become whole
While listening at night
To an old radio
Where they danced to the rock minuet

In the gay bars
In the back of the bar
A consummated hatred
On a cold sawdust floor
While the jukebox played backbeats
He sniffed coke off a jar
While they danced
To a rock minuet

School was a waste
He was meant for the street
But school was the only way
The army could be beat
But two whores sucked his nipples
Til he came on their feet
As they danced to the rock minuet

He dreamt that his father
Was sunk to his knees
His leather belt tied so tight
That it was hard to breathe
And the studs from his jacket
Were as cold as a breeze
As they danced to a rock minuet

Picture the bedroom
Where he heard the first cry
His mother on all fours with his father behind
And her yell hurt so much
He'd had wished he'd gone blind
Or rock to a rock minuet

In the back of the warehouse
Were a couple of guys
They had tied someone up
And sewn up their eyes
He got so excited he came on his thighs
And they danced to the rock minuet

On Avenue B
Someone cruised him one night
He took him in an alley
And then pulled the knife
He thought of his father as he cut his windpipe
And finally danced to the rock minuet

In the curse of the alley
The thrill of the street
On the bitter cold docks
Where the outlaws all meet
And euphoria drug and euphoria eat
You dance to the rock minuet

In the thrill of the needle
And anonymous sex
You could dance to the rock minuet
So when you dance
You are
Slow
Dancing when you dance
You are
Slow
Dancing when you dance
You are
Slow
At dancing when you dance
To the rock minuet

on Ecstasy, 2000

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Some minor differences from what's listed at lyric sites. This is how I hear it.

Scanning the lyrics, they're obviously crude, not totally impressive when read onscreen. Lou Reed's delivery adds... I don't know what, but I wish I had some of it... it's so huge...

Best album of 2000. Seriously, what else came out that year?

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I transcribe all lyrics by ear and write homonyms, commas, Etc as I hear them.