1969

And then I heard a darker sound I turned around But it was gone They glide across the endless day As if to say The time has come The world had died And no-one saw And no-one tried To see what for And dipping thru the heavy sky I caught its eye It had to smile And say I shouldn't really mind They managed fine For quite a while I tried to stand Sank to the floor A Chinese band Marched by in fours They tore the flowers from my hand And then they ran To look for more Hey I hate the picture 1969 Lord I hate the picture 1969 And then I heard the songs they sung A hundred tongues Began to shout And then a panic in the hall I heard them call We can't get out The world had died They meant it too And no-one cried For no-one knew I took a photo of the night In black and white In colours too Hey I hate the picture 1969 Lord I hate the picture 1969