Perpetual Motion Lyrics

(originally wash yourself) Wash yourself and see your sorrow, make every pitcher clean Take a mop to swab the floor and destroy the evil dream Counting houses full of lead, the ev...Read Full Lyrics

Sceptic at the feast in ashes Huntsman at the voyeurs ball Funeral Parlour-Guests invited Mourning poorly worn by all Old and mouldy words of passion Savage Rose destroyed them al...Read Full Lyrics

(fisher / reid) I sat me down to write a simple story Which maybe in the end became a song In trying to find the words which might begin it I found these were the thoughts I broug...Read Full Lyrics

Climbing out of open windows Crashing down from broken stairs Keeping watch on smoking cinders Falling over burning chairs Tossed and crossed and screwed in transit Broken, splint...Read Full Lyrics

Poor mohammed at the peep show Kick the beggar down the stairs Can't keep guard, he's old and feeble Steal his books, burn his prayers Poor mohammed at the keyhole Sit him by the ...Read Full Lyrics

Our local picture house was showing a Batman movie You see this guy fly up in the sky, thought to myself, 'Why shouldn't I?' So I bought a pair of wings, went up upon a wall I was ...Read Full Lyrics

For you (whose eyes were opened wide whilst mine refused to see) I'm sore in need of saving grace. Be kind and humour me I'm lost amidst a sea of wheat Where people speak but seldo...Read Full Lyrics

Doctor where's your remedy? I've got enough to pay the fee Can't you see I'm awful sick? I'll pay you well to do the trick Doctor where's your magic box There's no one here to cou...Read Full Lyrics

(brooker / reid)* The landlord's knocking on my door, he says he wants the rent I'm sitting in the kitchen wondering where the money's spent A whole lot of people treating me unki...Read Full Lyrics

She wandered through the garden fence And said, 'i've brought at great expense A potion guaranteed to bring Relief from all your suffering. ' And though I said, 'You don't exist, '...Read Full Lyrics