The song begins with a gradual fade-in of an orchestral string section and progresses to a drum-driven, majestic anthem. The lyrics "swallowing diamonds/A cutting throat" were derived from the final scene of
Marathon Man where
Laurence Olivier puts diamonds in his mouth. Siouxsie's vocals are accentuated by expansive reverb effects. The string section piece that opens the track was actually called "Baby Piano" (a rough piano demo and the finished string section version were both included as bonus tracks on the 2009 reissue of
Hyæna). The strings arrangements were scored by
Martin McCarrick who would become an official member of the Banshees in 1987. A section of the
London Symphony Orchestra then recorded it. == Release ==