He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Call my name in the bathroom mirror
when your wine-soaked hands are struggling with the scissors
Call my name to keep your limbs in check
when your last cigarette's been flicked from the deck
Call my name when your lips blur red
Shaking and stuttering and trembling, trembling
Call my name when the ark starts to tip
and all the lesser animals flee from the ship
Call my name when your body's a hearse
and you're folding your hands to create the church
And hold it
And hold it
Call my name and make a wish
and take a rest 'cause it's the best thing
to leave your lips
Is that your best? I'm not impressed
Soured at your small attempt
to coalesce
When the ark started to tip
You contracted cholera
and everyone jumped ship
Is this the end? Well let's pretend
to grope my neck and cut your wrists
we'll start it all again
Call my name and make a wish
and take a rest 'cause it's the best thing
to leave your lips
Is that your best? I'm not impressed
Soured at your small attempt
to coalesce
When the ark (when the ark) started to tip (aw shit)
You contracted cholera
and everyone jumped ship
Is this the end? (it's the end) Well let's pretend (let's pretend)
to grope my neck and cut your wrists
we'll start it all again
Call my name (call my name) and make a wish (make a wish)
and take a rest 'cause it's the best thing
to leave your lips
Is that your best? (that your best) I'm not impressed (not impressed)
Soured at your small attempt
to coalesce
When the ark (when the ark) started to tip (aw shit)
You contracted cholera
and everyone jumped ship
Is this the end? (it's the end) Well let's pretend (let's pretend)
to grope my neck and cut your wrists
we'll start it all again
when your wine-soaked hands are struggling with the scissors
Call my name to keep your limbs in check
when your last cigarette's been flicked from the deck
Call my name when your lips blur red
Shaking and stuttering and trembling, trembling
Call my name when the ark starts to tip
and all the lesser animals flee from the ship
Call my name when your body's a hearse
and you're folding your hands to create the church
And hold it
And hold it
Call my name and make a wish
and take a rest 'cause it's the best thing
to leave your lips
Is that your best? I'm not impressed
Soured at your small attempt
to coalesce
When the ark started to tip
You contracted cholera
and everyone jumped ship
Is this the end? Well let's pretend
to grope my neck and cut your wrists
we'll start it all again
Call my name and make a wish
and take a rest 'cause it's the best thing
to leave your lips
Is that your best? I'm not impressed
Soured at your small attempt
to coalesce
When the ark (when the ark) started to tip (aw shit)
You contracted cholera
and everyone jumped ship
Is this the end? (it's the end) Well let's pretend (let's pretend)
to grope my neck and cut your wrists
we'll start it all again
Call my name (call my name) and make a wish (make a wish)
and take a rest 'cause it's the best thing
to leave your lips
Is that your best? (that your best) I'm not impressed (not impressed)
Soured at your small attempt
to coalesce
When the ark (when the ark) started to tip (aw shit)
You contracted cholera
and everyone jumped ship
Is this the end? (it's the end) Well let's pretend (let's pretend)
to grope my neck and cut your wrists
we'll start it all again
Lyrics submitted by aneroid
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