时长: 04:56
They pulled the stars down one by one[00:00:03]
Hauled up the moon to shine upon[00:00:09]
A velvet curtain rising[00:00:16]
Now her puppet has cut his strings[00:00:22]
The footlights glare[00:00:30]
The trumpets blare[00:00:31]
Why is your face drawn on so glum old chum[00:00:36]
Paintbrush dragging on a drum[00:00:43]
The rimshot on the punchline that you fumbled[00:00:49]
The crowd went home and left you[00:00:56]
For dead[00:01:02]
My old woodenhead[00:01:04]
Took the thimble and the thread[00:01:09]
Choked back tears like a cymbal[00:01:15]
The breath is slow and shallow too[00:01:23]
The sky is bright Venetian blue[00:01:29]
The cardboard sun is all ablaze[00:01:35]
The air is painted Clifford Brown[00:01:42]
Caressing "Yesterdays"[00:01:48]
The steady gaze of your glass eye[00:01:55]
Head in a basket smiling still[00:02:01]
Free of will free of wisdom[00:02:08]
Can't feel my fingers anymore[00:02:14]
Can't raise my hand and ask for more[00:02:21]
Dance my doll across the floor[00:02:28]
Or fire a flag from a pistol[00:02:34]
("Bang")[00:02:38]
They pulled the stars down one by one[00:02:41]
Hauled up the moon to wish upon[00:02:47]
The puppet finally cut his strings[00:02:54]
And free at last from earthly things[00:03:00]
He's dancing on the ceiling[00:03:06]
With a showgirl in a feather dress[00:03:13]
Time is meaningless[00:03:19]
We carried you on buckled limbs[00:03:26]
Through mournful airs and martyrs hymns[00:03:32]
Then one blue and one more yellow pill[00:03:38]
One keeps you quiet[00:03:44]
One keeps you still[00:03:46]
You sang "The Way You Looked Tonight"[00:03:51]
Your voice is ringing true and clear[00:03:57]
Then you wore them down like candlelight[00:04:03]
And in the darkness[00:04:10]
You'd best beware[00:04:13]
And in the darkness[00:04:16]
You'd best beware[00:04:19]
You'd best beware[00:04:21]
You'd best beware[00:04:22]
I used to love him[00:04:24]
When I used to care[00:04:28]
Canopy[00:04:33]
Satin trim[00:04:34]
Slowly closing[00:04:36]
The puppet has cut his strings[00:04:41]