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Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone) [#] Lyrics
(brooker / reid)
Though I know the night has fallen and the sun's sailed out to sea
I will wait here for the band to play the trumpet voluntary
And with one foot on the seashore and the other in the sand
I will stand here plaiting daisies whilst you play the piano-grand
Caprice, your bugle blew away the cobwebs from my ears
And for once I stood quite naked. unashamed, I wept the tears
Which I tried to hide inside myself from me, I mean from you
But the shame I found too painful and the pain it only grew
Magdalene, my regal zonophone
I will wait here for the band to play the trumpet voluntary
And with one foot on the seashore and the other in the sand
I will stand here plaiting daisies whilst you play the piano-grand
And for once I stood quite naked. unashamed, I wept the tears
Which I tried to hide inside myself from me, I mean from you
But the shame I found too painful and the pain it only grew
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To me...the 2nd verse shows the singer saying that everything has been revealed "...the cobwebs from my ears, and for once I stood quite naked...unashamed, I wept the tears". You can be wearing clothes, but can be naked...since the term "naked" means everything is revealed and hiding all faults causes guilt and the pains get worse...like on some during judgement day when some are wearing rags.