Across This Antheap lyrics
Song information
Artist: Xtc Album: Oranges And Lemons
Lyrics
Soldiers, workers, slaves and farmers Nurses, queens and drones Wish they'd leave my head tonight Let me rest my bones
(Ziggedy zig zag just look at 'em. ziggedy zag, hey hey)
A billion feet sound just like a billion drums A bed is creaking as the messiah comes The cars are crashing and the bacon is hacked The coffin's lowered and the lunches get packed Still segregating 'cause we insects are too proud Doesn't matter what colour of cat you are there's no dogs allowed
And the screaming sky won't let me sleep The stars are laughing at us As we crawl on and on across this antheap
War planes go over but no wages go 'round A sign goes up to say hey we're twin towned The dough is rising but no bread will be baked The fur is genuine but the orgasm's faked We're spending millions to learn to speak porpoise When human loneliness is still a deafening noise
And the screaming sky won't let me sleep The stars are laughing at us As we crawl on and on across this antheap
Soldiers, workers, slaves and farmers Nurses, queens and drones Wish they'd leave my head tonight And let me rest my bones
And all the world's babies are crying still While all the police cars harmonize with power drills As jets and kettles form a chord with screeching gulls Accompanied by truncheons keeping time on human skulls
And the screaming sky won't let me sleep The stars are laughing at us As we crawl on and on past lovers who'll leap On and on past widows who'll weep On and on no more than skin deep On and on across this antheap
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"Oranges And Lemons" album track list
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