
Date of issue: 30.06.1990
Record label: Parlophone
Song language: English
Minstrel In The Gallery |
The Minstrel in the Gallery looked down upon the smiling faces. |
He met the gazes — observed the spaces between the old men’s cackle. |
He brewed a song of love and hatred — oblique suggestions — and he waited. |
He polarized the pumpkin-eaters — static-humming panel-beaters — freshly |
day-glo'd factory cheaters (salaried and collar-scrubbing). |
He titillated men-of-action — belly warming, hands still rubbing on the |
parts they never mention. |
He pacified the nappy-suffering, infant-bleating one-line jokers — T.V. |
documentary makers (over-fed and undertakers). |
Sunday paper backgammon players — family-scarred and women-haters. |
Then he called the band down to the stage and he looked at all the friends |
he’d made. |
The Minstrel in the Gallery looked down upon the smiling faces. |
He met the gazes — observed the spaces in between the old men’s cackle. |
And he brewed a song of love and hatred — oblique suggestions — and he waited. |
He polarized the pumpkin-eaters — static-humming panel-beaters. |
The Minstrel in the Gallery looked down on the rabbit-run. |
And threw away his looking-glass — saw his face in everyone. |
Hey! |
He titillated men-of-action — belly warming, hands still rubbing on the |
parts they never mention (salaried and collar-scrubbing). |
He pacified the nappy-suffering, infant-bleating one-line jokers — T.V. |
documentary makers (over-fed and undertakers). |
Sunday paper backgammon players — family-scarred and women-haters. |
Then he called the band down to the stage and he looked at all the friends |
he’d made. |
The Minstrel in the Gallery looked down on the rabbit-run. |
And he threw away his looking-glass and saw his face in everyone. |
Hey! |
The Minstrel in the Gallery. |
Yes! |
Looked down upon the smiling faces. |
He met the gazes. |
Yeah! |
Mm. |
The Minstrel in the Gallery. |
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