Treachery, conspiracy and doom
from Problem Pages by Invocal
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lyrics
This is serious I'm thinking
A travesty I believe
And as nobody seems willing to explain it,
I'll mix my own conclusion in my head
From the grownups' evening murmers
Half overheard from my bed
And the bulletins that spill into the playground
And any gaps filled with a reasoned guess -
My God, it's true!
They take the water from the rivers and they put
It into bottles made of plastic and the view -
They take the moors to practise wars they cannot lose
They'll take the breath right out the earth if they want to.
So I see it as my duty
To notify my peers -
I've discovered Nostradamus, life around us
Will definitely end this afternoon (ta da!).
And the thanks I get for sharing
My informed thoughts and wisdom
As they all go pale and one or two start crying
I'm moved to my own desk across the room...
But God, it's true!
They take the water from the rivers and they put
It into bottles made of plastic and the view -
They take the moors to practise wars they cannot lose
They'd take the magic out of living if they could.
INS
Once proven wrong I quickly find more treachery
I tell the woman this, and she says back to me:
"If they catch you then they'll kill you
Or so you'd have me believe.
You are nothing if good humoured in your theories
Of treachery, conspiracy and doom
Though I know now to be wary
Of these astounding stories
As I smile at your inpired imagination
Part of me, despite myself exclaims
My God, It's true...they'll take the breath right out the earth if they take you."
A travesty I believe
And as nobody seems willing to explain it,
I'll mix my own conclusion in my head
From the grownups' evening murmers
Half overheard from my bed
And the bulletins that spill into the playground
And any gaps filled with a reasoned guess -
My God, it's true!
They take the water from the rivers and they put
It into bottles made of plastic and the view -
They take the moors to practise wars they cannot lose
They'll take the breath right out the earth if they want to.
So I see it as my duty
To notify my peers -
I've discovered Nostradamus, life around us
Will definitely end this afternoon (ta da!).
And the thanks I get for sharing
My informed thoughts and wisdom
As they all go pale and one or two start crying
I'm moved to my own desk across the room...
But God, it's true!
They take the water from the rivers and they put
It into bottles made of plastic and the view -
They take the moors to practise wars they cannot lose
They'd take the magic out of living if they could.
INS
Once proven wrong I quickly find more treachery
I tell the woman this, and she says back to me:
"If they catch you then they'll kill you
Or so you'd have me believe.
You are nothing if good humoured in your theories
Of treachery, conspiracy and doom
Though I know now to be wary
Of these astounding stories
As I smile at your inpired imagination
Part of me, despite myself exclaims
My God, It's true...they'll take the breath right out the earth if they take you."
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from Problem Pages,
released December 10, 2004
Music & lyrics by R. Swayne
Music & lyrics by R. Swayne
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