Does the pain remain when the head is turned
And the body walks away? You used to know
Does nausea ensue when you chance upon
A memory of someone you used to know?
Does warmth increase when the pulse is strong
But the response is weak? You used to know
I just lay down guidelines in front of me
It's similar to the things you do to me
Does the pain remain when the head is turned
And the body walks away? You used to know
Does nausea ensue when you chance upon
A memory of someone you used to know?
Does warmth increase when the pulse is strong
But the response is weak? You used to know
I'll give you an example typically
It's less complicated than it simply should be
And the body walks away? You used to know
Does nausea ensue when you chance upon
A memory of someone you used to know?
Does warmth increase when the pulse is strong
But the response is weak? You used to know
It's similar to the things you do to me
And the body walks away? You used to know
Does nausea ensue when you chance upon
A memory of someone you used to know?
Does warmth increase when the pulse is strong
But the response is weak? You used to know
It's less complicated than it simply should be
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Like Dionne Warwick's "Walk On By" but for the art-punk crowd. I love it.
In the context of most of 'Chairs Missing' being about mental illness/instability, I always interpreted this song as about someone with dementia...
Especially the line "The pulse is strong but the response is weak"...they are alive, but their memory is gone and they don't acknowledge you.
"You used to know" them but now they are just a shell of their former selves.