Child in the distance A memory untamed Family connections There's a mess in the kitchen All messages received Always a quick reply The mood the afternoon Another change of light
There's nothing like an English summer
The telephone is good So wonderful and true We need the time to think Everyone's listening Another change of light The underlying truth Request to pack it in No solutions
Takes a step back From the vacant chair Looking in the mirror While she's combing her hair Wipes the dust from a cup While she's cleaning up Wonders very slightly What she's doing there
A simple reflection Can be too revealing Years are for counting Years are for stealing She's a mathematician
Calculator Counting daily Counting forever...
Cold clean glass and a razor blade Fly on the table and a passing car Closes the curtain to keep in the shade Closes her head and now she's counting down
Dust is collecting But she doesn't notice Counting for ever She's a calculator No-one can see her
She's invisible now No-one can see her And the dust is collecting
Attention! Your attention please! A newsflash has this moment arrived from the Malabar front! Our forces in South India have won a glorious victory! I am authorized to say that the action we are now reporting may well bring the war within measurable distance of its end. Here is the newsflash...:
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Take a girl like that And put her in a natural setting Like a cafe for example. Along comes the boy And he's looking for trouble With a girl like that With a girl like that. Who knows what they'll decide to do. Who knows what they'll get up to. I'd love to know. Wouldn't you?
I love to listen to Beethoven...
You think you know just what you want But you have used that weapon against me. Did I tell you I was lying by the way When I said I wanted a new mink coat. I was just thinking about Something sleek To wrap around my tender throat I was dreaming like a Texan girl A girl who thinks she's got the right to everything. A girl who thinks she should have Something extreme.