Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Stoned Obituary, artist - The Legendary Pink Dots.
Date of issue: 15.07.2021
Song language: English
Stoned Obituary |
Lightning cracked a crooked cross across the sky above the cross where he’d |
Been hanging for a day (he was stoned again!) The breeze grew ice threw |
Knives blew halos hallowed cinders flew together made a cushion for his |
Feet. |
There were spikes in his sandals, spikes in his ankles… A spike |
Split the wood, syringed his vertabrae. |
Spikes in his shins in his chin in |
His fingers… Amused apparitions hummed the Marsollaise. |
We had to look |
Away, he seemed so fragile. |
We tried to offer him a cigarette but it was |
Futile… no way through. |
The guards screamed «Front!», drew guns, splashed |
Acid. |
so we retreated to the shadows squated low and said a prayer Cameras |
Clicked out of sight there are fights, there were fanfares. |
Fireworks |
Flashed across the cenotaph. |
Kiddies played in the pits, spitting crisps |
Licking icecreams. |
A spiv threw an auction for his autograph. |
I never |
Thought it would finish quite this way. |
No resistance not a word to say but |
Maybe we’ll meet in heaven. |
We can talk about those good old days. |
I believe |
(at least I WANT to believe) |
The angels landed cleared their throats and chorused «Crown Him!» |
They |
Poured a potion on his hair it nearly drowned him. |
Then they called a |
Minute’s silence. |
They called the clowns in and a cripple touched his foot |
And did a cartwheel down the hill… turning once for his wisdom, twice for |
The pearl moon. |
A third as the thief cried «It's judgement day.» |
He rolled |
His eyes, ripped his shirt rolled insane in the dirt. |
Applause ripped the |
Heavens and blew the clouds away. |
The laughter died as schoolgirls passed |
Around the tissues. |
Pretty patterns while a message said «We'll miss you |
Bless you. |
Bless your eyes.» |
And the bell rang twice and we fell as his |
Lips moved. |
We stared in stoney silence as the news guy scribbled furiously |
Down his final words: «I made mistakes. |
I’ve been a fool. |
I tried hard byt |
Never thought that what started so well could end in misery. |
But my motives |
Were good. |
I thought you all understood… Just don’t be hard when this day |
Is cloaked in history. |
You mistrusted me? |
…,» And he died with his eyes |
On… ash for ashes dust for dust a lust for dust a must for dust die with |
Your eyes on… |
Nomini magnus spiritus sancti filia |