The Legendary Pink Dots - The Divide lyrics
[The Legendary Pink Dots - The Divide lyrics]
I was brushing my teeth when
The power went down
You kow, you can't be prepared for that
That electric toothbrush just
Ceased functioning and i didn't have a clue
I tried a manual spin in my mouth, but hell
It was early
And my fingers just weren't fast enough
I grabbed the soap - both hands
Bit it as if it was a burger
But it was disgusting and
Pointless as the essence
Of last night's excesses were still there
Decided on a strong coffee to
Disguise that lingering taste
But of course the coffee machine was dead
But sure, I felt kind of pathetic
But I decided to call the
Housekeeper on my mobile as
I had no idea of how to change a fuse
The phone said: "Battery empty
Please recharge" great!
It was time to get the hell out of
This apartment I punched in the exit code
Five, six, seven times nothing happened
I pounded - Just pounded on
That reinforced, heavily padded
Soundproofed Front door of mine
And wondered if it was just me
Of course it was just me!
I found out at around 9pm that
I wasn't alone when the first
Light went off in the great
Glass tower across the divide
9pm - Monday night
Normally the time to switch off that computer
Order in Malay Kofta, samosas
A carton of wine put the feet up read a book
I know you're laughing
But I still firmly believe
That technology isn't everything
Instead, I found myself stumbling
Around on borrowed illumination
I found half a packet of crackers left by
My last girlfriend a few weeks ago
And ate them - slowly
Then I just curled up on the couch
And of course I slept badly
Now I mark the days
Much like a castaway on a
Raft on the open sea
Little blue lines on the wall
With that antique ball-point pen
But it's drying out now
But I've given up the shouting
I've given up the pummeling
Because it's pointless
I've tried to establish a routine
I even tidied up the place with my bare hands
But it's not gonna be long now
The last thing I did before the power
Failed was to command the bank
To make all of my regular payments
Automatically on an appointed date you see
I didn't want them to come looking for me
I'm reasonably wealthy i will not
Be saved by the bill
I really hope you appreciate the humour I'm
Showing at this rather inappropriate moment
Lately, I've been wondering if any of my
Networking friends and acquaintances miss me
Frankly, I doubt it sure, I'm decent company
I spin the odd, inspired one-liner
I'm amusing, but face it - Hardly essential
And I know what you're thinking
It looks bad, doesn't it?
But you don't have to worry
Understand that I have accepted my fate
None of us - not even you
- will go on forever and well
Look - I have a shelf packed with books
The power went down
You kow, you can't be prepared for that
That electric toothbrush just
Ceased functioning and i didn't have a clue
I tried a manual spin in my mouth, but hell
It was early
And my fingers just weren't fast enough
I grabbed the soap - both hands
Bit it as if it was a burger
But it was disgusting and
Pointless as the essence
Of last night's excesses were still there
Decided on a strong coffee to
Disguise that lingering taste
But of course the coffee machine was dead
But sure, I felt kind of pathetic
But I decided to call the
Housekeeper on my mobile as
I had no idea of how to change a fuse
The phone said: "Battery empty
Please recharge" great!
It was time to get the hell out of
This apartment I punched in the exit code
Five, six, seven times nothing happened
I pounded - Just pounded on
That reinforced, heavily padded
Soundproofed Front door of mine
And wondered if it was just me
Of course it was just me!
I found out at around 9pm that
I wasn't alone when the first
Light went off in the great
Glass tower across the divide
9pm - Monday night
Normally the time to switch off that computer
Order in Malay Kofta, samosas
A carton of wine put the feet up read a book
I know you're laughing
But I still firmly believe
That technology isn't everything
Instead, I found myself stumbling
Around on borrowed illumination
I found half a packet of crackers left by
My last girlfriend a few weeks ago
And ate them - slowly
Then I just curled up on the couch
And of course I slept badly
Now I mark the days
Much like a castaway on a
Raft on the open sea
Little blue lines on the wall
With that antique ball-point pen
But it's drying out now
But I've given up the shouting
I've given up the pummeling
Because it's pointless
I've tried to establish a routine
I even tidied up the place with my bare hands
But it's not gonna be long now
The last thing I did before the power
Failed was to command the bank
To make all of my regular payments
Automatically on an appointed date you see
I didn't want them to come looking for me
I'm reasonably wealthy i will not
Be saved by the bill
I really hope you appreciate the humour I'm
Showing at this rather inappropriate moment
Lately, I've been wondering if any of my
Networking friends and acquaintances miss me
Frankly, I doubt it sure, I'm decent company
I spin the odd, inspired one-liner
I'm amusing, but face it - Hardly essential
And I know what you're thinking
It looks bad, doesn't it?
But you don't have to worry
Understand that I have accepted my fate
None of us - not even you
- will go on forever and well
Look - I have a shelf packed with books