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lyrics

What is a song if I can't call you on the phone?
An entertaining advert?
A label of my own?
A sullen polar bear?
Like Clytie in the sun?
A tiny silver chip caught in my tum like bubble gum?

I know, but nevertheless

What is a home, with no one to keep it warm for?
A sleepless bedroom aria?
(Wearing your coat in doors,)
An ode to a black sun feeling,
That crept across my ceiling,
Like the slowly moving light cast by a night-time street sweeper?

And what's an education,
If you've left it like a moron?
Believing there'll be laughter after
We're all well long gone.
There's no excuse for cynicism
If it fits you like a gall stone
Bloodless growth without nutrition
A position I don't want.

Nevertheless,
The comments boards all said it sounded self-righteous;
You were forgotten.
So you moved to the sea,
And every Christmas eve,
In timeless yuppie costume I saw you shopping.
Nevertheless,
The comments boards all said it sounded self-righteous.

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from Foreign Affairs, released January 1, 2012
Written and Arranged by Hugo de Verteuil

Vocals - Hugo de Verteuil

All Instruments - Hugo de Verteuil

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