歌詞
[Verse 1]
We only see them briefly
Perhaps just one edition
Their end-of-year photo stares out
We only see them briefly
And it's muggin' politicians
Cock-eyed, their faces stare out
[Verse 2]
But for some, their image still burns bright
Like the glow of a tiger or a light
Switched off, but once stared at
With such intense concentration
[Verse 3]
We only see them briefly
Then it's idle conversation
Their perfect frozen bodies still the same
We only see them briefly
Then it's fear and degradation
Their dusty, bloody bodies lie there
[Verse 4]
But for some, their image still burns bright
Like the glow of a tiger or a light
Switched off, but once stared at
With such intense concentration
[Verse 5]
And one shoulder and one art
Can twist the sinews of thy heart
And when thy heart began to beat
What dread hands and what dread feet
What the hammer, what the chain
And what follows was that rain
What the anvil, what regret
Dare its deadly terror crash
[Verse 6]
We only see them briefly
Then it's shame and flagellation
Their end-of-year photos stare out
[Verse 7]
When the stars threw down their spears
And watered heaven with their tears
Did he smile, his work to see?
Did he, who made the lamb of me?
[Verse 8]
We only see them briefly
Then reach to change the station
Their frozen, perfect faces stare out
Written by: Michael Timmins
