
Date of issue: 30.04.1988
Record label: Mute
Song language: English
The Queen Of Ur And The King Of Um |
Painted statues in underground streams |
With invitations to the Pharoah’s dream |
They stare at themselves, there’s a need to be seen |
Walking mirrors in the Pharoah’s harem |
And here they come |
The queen of Ur |
And the king of Um |
Tainted Matthews in car-key relations |
Gilt invitations to the blue queen’s ball |
They stare at themselves, there’s a need to be seen |
Talking pillars in the blue queen’s hall |
Fading tatoos of empty stations |
Great expectations at Vince’s loyal mince |
They stare at each other, there’s a need to be seen |
Crack-head mirrors, licking the soiled mint |
Olympic statues from terminal stations |
Sifting invitations to the market floor |
Steering into the future, it pays to be seen |
Polishing mirrors, keeping the score |
A babbling gaggle, a scrabbling rabble |
Fighting invitations to the emporor’s shilling |
They stare through themselves, there’s nothing to see |
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