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.
And when the ice turns gray
And I've become
You call me up, in your words
You say, "Oh, I have begun"
And when the sheets are frayed, and
When you walk alone
Your rolling eyes in your head
You say, "Oh, oh, oh, oh"
And you can't wait till may, 'cause winter's just begun
Your eyes roll back in your head, you say
"What have I become?
Oh, what have I become?"
And when the ice turns gray
And the clarity is gone
Your eyes roll back in your head
You say, "What have I become?"
You're so sweet, you cheat, so sweet
And when the ice turns gray
And the clarity is gone
Your eyes roll back in your head
You say, "What have I become?"
Oh, what have I become?"
You're so sweet, you cheat, so sweet
And I've become
You call me up, in your words
You say, "Oh, I have begun"
And when the sheets are frayed, and
When you walk alone
Your rolling eyes in your head
You say, "Oh, oh, oh, oh"
And you can't wait till may, 'cause winter's just begun
Your eyes roll back in your head, you say
"What have I become?
Oh, what have I become?"
And when the ice turns gray
And the clarity is gone
Your eyes roll back in your head
You say, "What have I become?"
You're so sweet, you cheat, so sweet
And when the ice turns gray
And the clarity is gone
Your eyes roll back in your head
You say, "What have I become?"
Oh, what have I become?"
You're so sweet, you cheat, so sweet
Lyrics submitted by Talitres
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