A God in an Alcove Lyrics

Lyric discussion by celery 

Cover art for A God in an Alcove lyrics by Bauhaus

An excellent song from the equally excellent 1980 album In the Flat Field. It seems the words are on a par with poetry, since they stand alone beautifully. For some reason it always makes me think of the last official Roman god (not counting the deified Emperors and Empresses) Antinous...I dunno, probably just me though.