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David Sylvian
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David Sylvian Blemish

Blemish (2003)

  1. Blemish
  2. The Good Son
  3. The Only Daughter
  4. The Heart Knows Better
  5. She Is Not
  6. Late Night Shopping
  7. How Little We Need to Be Happy
  8. A Fire in the Forest

Blemish

  1. Blemish

    I fall outside of her
    She doesn't notice
    I fall outside of her
    She doesn't notice at all

    And mine is an empty bed
    I think she's forgotten
    And mine is an empty bed
    She's forgotten I know

    Put the brakes on
    Put the brakes on
    'Cos I'm fading fast
    Can't find the link
    Between me and her

    He who was first's coming in last

    I fall outside of her

    And the trouble is there's no telling
    Just who's right or who's wrong

    Don't tell me that love is all there is
    I know don't I ?

    Don't crowd me pappy
    Got too much to think about
    The game's not lost
    If I say it's not
    And it's not
    Give me one more chance to do things right
    Don't crowd me pappy
    Got too much to think about

    There's no talking to her
    Talking to her
    I'll keep my thoughts to myself
    Unless I'm asked

    Like blemishes upon the skin
    Truth sets in

    Life's for the taking so they say
    Take it away

    I fall outside of her
    She doesn't notice
    She doesn't notice at all
    And mine is an empty bed
    I think she's forgotten

    All is bloated and far from truth
    Let's secure that reputation
    Place the dummy upon the roof
    Stitch him a tongue
    Give him proof

    Don't tell him love is all there is
    I know, I know
    Just pull the wool down over his eyes
    One more time

    Her heart's a foreign place
    I visited for a while
    And although I try to please her
    She came at night and stole my visa

    Come away now, run away now little man
    You'll not make sense of it
    Try as you might to understand

    Like blemishes upon the skin
    Truth sets in

  2. The Good Son

    You know he'll take you
    But not too far
    Always first in line
    But second to none
    The good son

    The good son

    He loves a good tune so whistle one he knows
    He looks to you to see things right

    So take this ring and pass it on
    There's always stories riddled with lies
    You know the questions are best put aside
    Listen to him
    Listen closely now here he comes

    It's a shameful way to behave
    It'll hurt if he gets his own way

    You know he'll take you
    But not too far
    Always first in line
    Second to none
    Listen closely now
    Listen closely now
    Here he comes
    The good son

    He tells himself
    It's too far to come
    To redefine his aspirations to be
    The good son
    The good son
    The good son

    "Don't try to make sense of it" she said
    "It's all that you can do to balance up the books
    For him and you"

    And though he's nothing in particular
    But he's game for a fight
    He muscles his way in and stays for life

    And all the world has come undone
    And every family should have one
    A good son

  3. The Only Daughter

    She was, she was
    A friend of mine
    Do us a favour, your one and only warning
    Please be gone by morning

    She was, she was
    A friend of mine

    Inconsistencies
    Words on paper
    The track still warm
    I came to hate her

    Smitten no longer
    Me, the only daughter
    Render the vow
    It's my home now

    This, your one and only warning
    Please be gone by morning

    And if the ending is clean
    The quirk, the fuss, the vaseline
    She won't even see it coming
    Roll them over, roll them over, roll them over
    Me, the only daughter

    She was, she was a friend of mine

    Smitten no longer
    Me, the only daughter
    Render the vow
    It's my home now

    The penny's dropped
    The room's in order
    I masked the spot
    Me, the only daughter

    Do us a favour, your one and only warning
    Please be gone by morning

  4. The Heart Knows Better

    I don't know how long
    She's been here with me
    But it's been a long time coming

    Make it last forever
    Make it last forever
    Yes, it's been a long time coming

    There's a name for this one
    There's a name for that
    Call me by my true name
    I'll call you back
    But I've no intention of seeking you out

    And the mind's divisive
    But the heart knows better-ha
    Better-ha

    And every night is wedding night in my bed
    My eyes are closed but I can see
    The sky stretched overhead
    The mattress on the floor
    A sea of faces at my door
    And every night is wedding night and I'm set

    And the mind's divisive
    But the heart knows better-ha
    Better-ha

    When she whispered in my ear
    What did she say?
    She put her hand hard on my chest
    What did she say?
    Oh, but nothing really matters in the end
    And if everything still matters what then?

    And the air is humid and my face is wet
    And the driver's much too drunk too see
    But she's sitting in my place
    Devastating beauty in my place
    And I'm absent from the place I ought to be

    And the mind's divisive
    But the heart knows better-ha
    Ha-ha-ha

  5. She Is Not

    There she is among her children
    Full of paintings
    Going round and round the houses
    Full of paintings, full of pictures
    There she is not

  6. Late Night Shopping

    Ask me I might go
    Why not take me with you?
    Ask me I might go
    Late night shopping

    We can take the car
    No one will be watching
    We can lose ourselves
    Late night shopping

    Tell me what we need
    Write a list or something
    We don't need to need a thing
    Late night shopping

  7. How Little We Need to Be Happy

    She fell
    No jewels for the hurt
    When she fell
    Where is the mother?

    Draw back the sheets
    Shake off the sleep and complete me
    As I complete you
    There's a universe of disappointment to be lost

    How little we need to be happy
    How little we need to be really happy

    And you my girl
    Did I forget to sing?
    You, brimming with life and with joy
    And curiousity

    And the lights won't go out
    The stars refuse to dim
    And everything goes on but not as before

    "They removed his voice
    And the silence overwhelmed him"
    How little it takes

    Some of us are undecided
    We might come to you
    To find a new way out of this one
    She should pull us through

    What have they done to you?
    Come here let me hold you
    Cry all your tears
    The sorrows that threaten to overwhelm you

    Let's rise up again

  8. A Fire in the Forest

    There is always sunshine
    Above the grey sky
    I will try to find it
    Yes, I will try

    My mind has been wandering
    I hardly noticed
    It's running on its own steam
    I let it go
    Oh here comes my childhood
    A penny for your secrets
    It's standing in the window
    Not out here where it belongs

    There's a fire in the forest
    It's taking down some trees
    When things are overwhelming
    I let them be
    I would like to see you
    It's lovely to see you
    Come and take me somewhere
    Come take me out

    There is always sunshine
    Far above the grey sky
    I know that I will find it
    Yes, I will try