Oohhhh
There was lying at the table
Crying on the stairs
A raven on the gables singing
'Jesus doesn't care'
A woman at the window
With her hands on her hips
Staring out across the ocean
Like the prow of a ship
No blinking or emotion
Like the prow of a ship
Just endevour and devotion
Like the prow of a ship, Ohhh rest in your bed
Oooohhh, McGreggor's dead
The kids were in the kitchen
Carving up the will
where/when the long line of limousines
Snake down the hill
They think they're winning
And shaking hands with the prodigal
And pompous who knew the man
Father figures and motherfuckers
Who knew the man
God's torment at the party
As if God knew the man
Ooohhh, rest in your bed
Ooohhh, McGreggor`s dead
Recall his lies
Pick up the pen
Record his reign
For the bitch that bore him
Is in heat again
Ooohhh
There was lying at the table
Crying on the stairs
A raven on the gables singing
'Jesus doesn't care'
A woman at the window
With her hands on her hips
Staring out across the ocean
Like the prow of a ship
No blinking or emotion
Like the prow of a ship
Just endevour and devotion
Like the prow of a ship, Ohhh rest in your bed
Oooohhh, McGreggor's dead
The kids were in the kitchen
Carving up the will
where/when the long line of limousines
Snake down the hill
They think they're winning
And shaking hands with the prodigal
And pompous who knew the man
Father figures and motherfuckers
Who knew the man
God's torment at the party
As if God knew the man
Ooohhh, rest in your bed
Ooohhh, McGreggor`s dead
Recall his lies
Pick up the pen
Record his reign
For the bitch that bore him
Is in heat again
Ooohhh
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The video for this is really funny. Sort of like a cross between Time Bandits and the Labyrinth. With Guy Garvey in it dodging around tables and stuff
My god this is an undiscovered gem. Some of guy's best scene-creating, in my opinion. Absolutely wonderful.
"God's torment at the party As if God knew the man"
should read
"God's doorman at the party As if God knew the man"
God's doorman being a priest, and McGreggor apparently not being overly familiar with his God.
Mom thinks, Guy behind that desk with a bottle of wine looks like field-curate Katz from the story of the Soldier Svejk rofl
Guy said, the song is about an old landlord who died and no one of his family really knew him... and technically it came, when Craig Potter played "Picky Bugger" in half speed by accident...