Original Sin (Theme from The Shadow)

I’ve been looking for an original sin
One with a twist and a bit of a spin
And since I’ve done all of the old ones
Till they’ve all been done in
Now I’m just looking —
Then I’m gone with the wind —
Endlessly searching for an original sin

And you can dance forever
You got a fire in your feet
But will it ever be enough?
You know that it’ll never be enough
And you can fly and never land
And never need to sleep
But will it ever be enough?
You know that it’ll never be enough

It’s not enough to make the nightmares go away
Not enough to make the tears run dry
And who knows what Evil lurks in the hearts of men today?
It’s a city of shadows
It’s a city of lies
It’s a city of secrets
It’s a city of crime —
It’ll all be over now

All I wanted was a piece of the night
I never got an equal share
When the stars are out of sight
And the moon is down —
The natives are so restless tonight

All I needed was a spot in the light
It never had to get so dark
When the stars are out of sight
And the moon is down —
The natives are so restless tonight

I’ve been looking for the ultimate crime
Infinite victims, infinitesimal time —
And I’m so—so very guilty for no reason or rhyme
So now I’m just looking
And I’m killing some time —
Endlessly searching for the ultimate crime

You can loose yourself in pleasure
Till your body’s going numb
But will it ever be enough?
You know that it’ll never be enough
You can always take whatever
You conceivably could want
But will it ever be enough?
You know that it’ll never be enough

It’s not enough to make the nightmares go away
It’s not enough to make the tears run dry
And who knows what Evil lurks in the hearts of men today?
It’s a city of shadows
It’s a city of lies
It’s a city of cruelty
It’s a city of bribes —
It’ll all be over now

All I wanted was a piece of the night
I never got an equal share
When the stars are out of sight
And the moon is down —
The natives are so restless tonight

All I needed was a spot in the light
It never had to get so dark
When the stars are out of sight
And the moon is down —
The natives are so restless tonight

I’ve been looking for an original sin
One with a twist and a bit of a spin
And since I’ve done all of the old ones
Till they’ve all been done in
Now I’m just looking —
Then I’m gone with the wind —
Endlessly searching for an original sin

I’ve been looking for an original sin
One with a twist and a bit of a spin
And since I’ve done all of the old ones
Till they’ve all been done in
Now I’m just looking —
Then I’m gone with the wind —
Endlessly searching for an original sin

I’ve been looking for an original sin
One with a twist and a bit of a spin
And since I’ve done all of the old ones
Till they’ve all been done in
Now I’m just looking —
Then I’m gone with the wind —
Endlessly searching for an original sin

I’m applying for a license to thrill
Going out on the edge — moving in for the kill —
And there’ll be hell to pay someday
Put it all on the bill
‘Cause we’ll always be paying —
And paying until —
We’re beyond expiration
With a license to thrill…

I’ve been looking for an original sin....