Lyrics Gravity's Angel - Laurie Anderson

Gravity's Angel

You can dance.
You can make me laugh.
You’ve got x-ray eyes
You know how to sing.
You’re a diplomat.
You’ve got it all
Everybody loves you
You can charm the birds out of the sky.
But I, I’ve got one thing
You always know just what to say.
And when to go
But I’ve got one thing.
You can see in the dark
But I’ve got one thing: I loved you better
Last night I woke up.
Saw this angel.
He flew in my window
And he said: Girl, pretty proud of yourself, huh?
And I looked around and said: Who me?
And he said: The higher you fly, the faster you fall.
He said:
Send it up.
Watch it rise.
See it fall.
Gravity’s rainbow
Send it up.
Watch it rise.
See it fall.
Gravity’s angel
Why these mountains?
Why this sky?
This long road.
This ugly train
Well he was an ugly guy.
With an ugly face
An also-ran in the human race
And even God got sad just looking at him.
And at his funeral
All his friends stood around looking sad.
But they were really
Thinking of all the ham and cheese sandwiches in the next room
And everybody used to hang around him.
And I know why
They said: There but for the grace of the angels go I
Why these mountains?
Why this sky?
Send it up.
Watch it rise.
See it fall.
Gravity’s rainbow
Send it up.
Watch it rise.
And fall.
Gravity’s angel
Well, we were just laying there
And this ghost of your other lover walked in
And stood there.
Made of thin air.
Full of desire
Look.
Look.
Look.
You forgot to take your shirt
And there’s your book.
And there’s your pen, sitting on the table
Why these mountains?
Why this sky?
This long road?
This empty room?
Why these mountains?
Why this sky?
This long road.
This empty room