Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song The Madness of Lee Scratch Perry , by - Momus. Song from the album The Philosophy of Momus, in the genre ИндиRelease date: 10.04.2016
Record label: Cherry Red
Song language: English
The Madness of Lee Scratch Perry |
| Well they’re spying on me from the tape recorders |
| All the people say I’m out of order |
| I’ve been sent to Earth from outer space |
| As a warning to the human race |
| Well the dogs are howling at the moon |
| And an orchestra is out of tune |
| I’ve got a blue guitar |
| And I’m driving in my car to Abyssinia |
| Cos life over there is better by far |
| From Philadelphia to Jamaica |
| I’m sick to the death of the way things are |
| I’m over the abyss, can’t take much more of this |
| Don’t want to kill myself you see there’s too much risk |
| The pills don’t work, the gun might miss |
| They say schizophrenia’s a fine madness |
| And I’m sad to say I’m on my way |
| I won’t be back for many a day |
| Well the bank is stealing all my cash |
| I know that flight 13 is going to crash |
| I know that people don’t like me |
| I know that’s because I call thin thin, I call fat fat |
| Well I know the messiah’s coming down |
| I had to leave my little girl in Kingston town |
| So tell me how far to Abyssinia |
| The second on the left after Jamaica |
| I’m driving in my car, running way far |
| From things as they are… schizophrenia! |
| There are forces out to destroy me |
| And I know you think I’m paranoid |
| Because I say there’s a big conspiracy |
| It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy |
| I’ve got a blue guitar |
| Wishing 'pon a star |
| Wishing 'pon a star |
| Sitting in a bar with a broken heart |
| What do you call it when your life falls apart? |
| Schizophrenia, schizophrenia |
| Carry me away to Abyssinia |
| We’ll play a little song of the way things are |
| For things are changed upon a blue guitar |
| Things are changed upon a synthesiser |
| All the ladies in the house go 'Lah dee dah' |
| Listen to the man with the blue guitar |
| Shake up your bosom take it out of your bra |
| Fruits in the pockets of a cornucopia |
| Schizophrenia, schizophrenia |
| I’ve got a broken heart and my head’s in a mess |
| And the train is at the station and the steam begin to hiss |
| Take me anywhere away from all this! |
| Toss the caber, do the highland fling |
| Your daddy’s gonna buy you a diamond ring |
| He’s got a battering ram, a battering ram |
| And he’s got a little problem with who I am |
| From Jamaica to Philadelphia |
| Lee Scratch Perry to Frank Sinatra |
| Somewhere over the rainbow: madness! |