《London 1888》歌词

歌曲： London 1888

所属专辑：20 Vodka Jellies

歌手： Momus

时长： 04:30

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London 1888 - Momus[00:00:00]

Cellophane grandfather clock[00:00:06]

I hope your hands will never stop[00:00:08]

Rescue me from my ugly block[00:00:11]

In Tokyo 21st century[00:00:13]

To London 1888[00:00:18]

I am descended from a great[00:00:20]

Clan of the Meiji shogunate[00:00:23]

And I am travelling extensively[00:00:25]

It's London 1888[00:00:30]

I sit here drinking nettle wine[00:00:32]

My family is in decline[00:00:35]

And I confess the fault is mine[00:00:37]

The doorman's sure to sit and wait[00:00:40]

To see who I'll bring home tonight[00:00:42]

I'll pay him cash to keep him quiet[00:00:45]

I am a libertine[00:00:47]

Cellophane grandfather clock[00:00:49]

You've got my conscience on the trot[00:00:52]

You've got me walking round the block[00:00:54]

You've got me searching for experience[00:00:57]

Cellophane grandfather clock[00:01:02]

I am a Buddhist I am not[00:01:04]

Victorian I love your shops[00:01:06]

But your morality is meaningless[00:01:09]

It's London 1888[00:01:14]

And I have learned the game of chess[00:01:16]

I have a club it's on the Strand[00:01:19]

I'm a dishonourable man[00:01:21]

And Tokyo is far away[00:01:23]

The English wear a poker face[00:01:26]

The latest craze is called Croquet[00:01:28]

I am a stranger here[00:01:31]

I am the Marquis Matsugae[00:01:36]

And I came questioning through time[00:01:39]

But is the grave my sole reply[00:01:42]

And Sherlock Holmes is my good friend[00:01:48]

I have a trust fund I can spend[00:01:50]

And I am ready to defend[00:01:53]

My immorality to anyone[00:01:55]

And Whistler painted me in grey[00:02:00]

I had his mother round to stay[00:02:02]

And she sat knitting in her chair[00:02:05]

And staring through me disapprovingly[00:02:07]

And Aubrey Beardsley sketches me[00:02:12]

And Oscar Wilde comes round for tea[00:02:14]

But I still feel so Japanese[00:02:17]

When I'm alone on Piccadilly[00:02:19]

And in Green Park there is a band[00:02:22]

Medieval lillie in my hand[00:02:24]

I watch the sailors on the bus[00:02:27]

A little lustfully[00:02:29]

I am the Marquis Matsugae[00:02:34]

I came adventuring in time[00:02:38]

But is the grave my sole reply[00:02:40]

Cellophane grandfather clock[00:02:46]

I hear you ticking while I talk[00:02:49]

In my apartment on Pall Mall[00:02:51]

To stable boys of easy provenance[00:02:53]

Cellophane grandfather clock[00:02:58]

The incense on my mantelpiece[00:03:01]

Covers the reek of smelly socks[00:03:03]

As I prepare them to be compromised[00:03:06]

It's London 1888[00:03:10]

It's 6 o'clock and I am late[00:03:13]

For some disreputable date[00:03:15]

With sordid appetites I hate[00:03:18]

I hope these crimes will never stop[00:03:20]

And like the hands upon the clock[00:03:22]

My hands will touch and he'll respond[00:03:25]

And go beyond[00:03:27]

I am the Marquis Matsugae[00:03:33]

And I came questioning through time[00:03:36]

But is the grave my sole reply[00:03:39]

It's London 1888[00:04:09]

I am the Marquis Matsugae[00:04:11]

And I came questioning through time[00:04:13]

And is the grave my sole reply[00:04:16]