Stiff Little Fingers are a punk band, originally based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, formed in 1977. They started out as a schoolboy band called Highway Star, doing rock covers, until they discovered punk. They split up after six years, and four albums, although they subsequently reformed five years later, in 1987. Despite massive personnel changes, they are still touring and recording as of 2006. Jake Burns, their lead singer, is the only member to have been with the band during all its incarnations, although in March 2006, original bass guitarist Ali McMordie rejoined them following the departure of Bruce Foxton after fifteen years.
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Tantalise Lyrics

Stiff Little Fingers

(Jake Burns)

Well I can't lie and I won't try
I ain't waited this long just to hide
This could be wrong but I don't mind
Can't disguise the way I feel tonight
I will be there when you're calling
I will catch you when you're falling
You tantalise I'm hypnotised tonight

You say that this feels like a dream
Won't deal in dreams I've put them all aside
And I believe I've changed for good
I feel so strong I know this must be right
Just your presence makes me hazy
You whip me up when I'm feeling lazy
You tantalise I'm hypnotised tonight

And though it might seem ideal
I worry that it isn't real
It's on my mind all the time
Feeling fine is that a crime?

I won't listen to the people
Who tell me it's wrong to feel this way
They don't feel the way I feel
Electric shock shoots through me every day
Now it seems my brain's on fire
This reaction you inspire
You tantalise I'm hypnotised tonight

Just your presence makes me hazy
You whip me up when I'm feeling lazy
You tantalise I'm hypnotised tonight