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Sleep On The Left Side Lyrics
Sleep on the left side, leave the right side free
Hope gets salted as those around you leave
We’re gonna let it up like India House on fire
We’re gonna let it go
And let it go higher
Let it go
Sleep on the left side, Houcam is our call
We’re gonna take it that virgin fall
There’s gonna be some when we let it up
And let it breathe
And all the holes doused with grief
And planets up
And time to leave
No Asian fire
Will leave us dire
Born again into Asian line
There comes no telling how it will be
What's turned to smoke
Was in our hearts
And planets up
What we have lost
Sleep on the left side, keep the sword hand free
Whatever's gonna be is gonna be
For the 7th time without tumbling desire
Easy disease
We’re gonna let it known
And let it go slow, let it go
Sleep on the left side
Sleep on the left side
Some sounds
Some buttons
Can’t release
Sleep on the left side
Sleep on the left side
That bass is phat!
The line about "born again to Asian line" should be "born again to Asian lyre," like the musical instrument.
Also, you're missing the spoken part in the middle. Other lyrics sites have it like this:
Foot racing from kitchens Down alleys through gulleys Meeting every second hour Never to come to terms with the tears Foot racing to Putabin Key 'Cause there's too much going on To jeer on green goddesses, local dignitaries and labor counselors Always in touch by way of the community organ We're about to be orphaned
Does anyone know what (or where) "Putabin Key" is?
My interpretation of this bit:
"To jeer on Green Goddesses, local dignitaries and Labour Councillors Always in touch by way of the community organ We were about to be orphaned"
is that it's a reference to the 'Winter of Discontent' of 1978/79 in Britain. Practically all the public services went on strike. It ended in a General Election in which Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Party came to power. Those of a left-wing leaning would claim she tore the heart out of many communities in Britain. For me this section is a childhood reminiscence of that period.
The 'Green Goddesses' were old fire engines used by the Army. They covered for the normal fire service when they were on strike as in this period, hence the Green Goddesses on the streets. The Labour Councillors were local Government representatives of the ruling coalition, being jeered because of the state the country was in. 'We were about to be orphaned' refers to the coming of Thatcher.