O children
par Nick Cave
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Pass me that lovely little gun
My dear, my darling one
The cleaners are coming, one by one
You don´t even want to let them start
They are knocking now upon your door
They measure the room, they know the score
They´re mopping up the butcher´s floor
Of your broken little hearts
O children
Forgive us now for what we´ve done
It started out as a bit of fun
Here, take these before we run away
The keys to the gulag
O children
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
Children
Rejoice, rejoice
Here comes Frank and poor old Jim
They´re gathering round with all my friends
We´re older now, the light is dim
And you are only just beginning
O children
We have the answer to all your fears
It´s short, it´s simple, it´s crystal clear
It´s round about and it´s somewhere here
Lost amongst our winnings
O children
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
Children
Rejoice, rejoice
The cleaners have done their job on you
They´re hip to it, man, they´re in the groove
They´ve hosed you down, you´re good as new
They´re lining up to inspect you
O children
Poor old Jim´s white as a ghost
He´s found the answer that we lost
We´re all weeping now, weeping because
There ain´t nothing we can do to protect you
O children
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
Children
Rejoice, rejoice
Hey little train! We are all jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We´re happy, Ma, we´re having fun
And the train ain´t even left the station
Hey, little train! Wait for me!
I once was blind but now I see
Have you left a seat for me?
Is that such a stretch of the imagination?
Hey little train! Wait for me!
I was held in chains but now I´m free
I´m hanging in there, don´t you see
In this process of elimination
Hey little train! We are all jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We´re happy, Ma, we´re having fun
It´s beyond my wildest expectation
Hey little train! We are all jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We´re happy, Ma, we´re having fun
And the train ain´t even left the station
My dear, my darling one
The cleaners are coming, one by one
You don´t even want to let them start
They are knocking now upon your door
They measure the room, they know the score
They´re mopping up the butcher´s floor
Of your broken little hearts
O children
Forgive us now for what we´ve done
It started out as a bit of fun
Here, take these before we run away
The keys to the gulag
O children
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
Children
Rejoice, rejoice
Here comes Frank and poor old Jim
They´re gathering round with all my friends
We´re older now, the light is dim
And you are only just beginning
O children
We have the answer to all your fears
It´s short, it´s simple, it´s crystal clear
It´s round about and it´s somewhere here
Lost amongst our winnings
O children
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
Children
Rejoice, rejoice
The cleaners have done their job on you
They´re hip to it, man, they´re in the groove
They´ve hosed you down, you´re good as new
They´re lining up to inspect you
O children
Poor old Jim´s white as a ghost
He´s found the answer that we lost
We´re all weeping now, weeping because
There ain´t nothing we can do to protect you
O children
Lift up your voice, lift up your voice
Children
Rejoice, rejoice
Hey little train! We are all jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We´re happy, Ma, we´re having fun
And the train ain´t even left the station
Hey, little train! Wait for me!
I once was blind but now I see
Have you left a seat for me?
Is that such a stretch of the imagination?
Hey little train! Wait for me!
I was held in chains but now I´m free
I´m hanging in there, don´t you see
In this process of elimination
Hey little train! We are all jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We´re happy, Ma, we´re having fun
It´s beyond my wildest expectation
Hey little train! We are all jumping on
The train that goes to the Kingdom
We´re happy, Ma, we´re having fun
And the train ain´t even left the station