The Cockfighter Lyrics

Lyric discussion by BonzaiBill 

Cover art for The Cockfighter lyrics by Scott Walker

I wish there were lyrics posted for the stuff he's saying during the intro. Cause he's saying something, he's not just oohing and aahing.

One of my favorite Scott tracks. As haunting as it gets. "Feathers on the sides of my fingers." Ive had nightmares about this one.

@BonzaiBill The intro is indeed about a man having a nightmare. In an interview, Scott explained: "It's about an internal struggle, attack-and-defence struggle within a man. It starts with a nightmare, a man having a nightmare. And there are a lot of erotic images as well…"

On the booklet / cover inlay, where all the lyrics are printed, there is only a blank square for the intro section. But the words are something like:

No, no! Not my heart! Not the wrist! Not my heart!

Gone somewhere in there I see the hairline [of] everyone Waking down

Aroo! There's...