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Tyre Fire

from The Land by The Wind-up Birds

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lyrics

No one can help when she feels insignificant
She lost some fingers in an industrial accident
She met a man, he was transparent

After a time his eyes did wander
He siddled away, another absconder
He said he was bored
She admired his candour

So won’t you give me summat so that I can sleep
Cos I don’t know how much longer I can keep this up
All night vigils at the window
I can’t see you through all the smoke though, oh no

They kept in touch, the occasional email
He dropped hints about his luck with females
Made him look like an imbecile

After six months he had a change of heart
Wanted to try and go back to the start
Ashamed to say that she just might

So won’t you give me something so that I can sleep
Cos I don’t know how much longer I can keep this up
All night vigils at the window
I can’t see you through all the smoke though
Yes it was a body blow
But I can’t see you through all the smoke though, no no no

In the end she told him to shove it
Not in person, she couldn’t face that
It felt good but it was fleeting

He would mooch around outside her work
Among her friends it was a standing joke
But to her, it wasn’t that funny

So won’t you give me something so that I can sleep
Cos I don’t know how much longer I can keep this up
All night vigils at the window
I can’t see you through all the smoke though
Yes it was a body blow
But I can’t see you through all the smoke though, oh no

And through the window she can see black smoke and in the shadows this idiot bloke, in a leather coat outside her work. She used to like the twinkle in his eye. Now she can’t think why. He’s like the photo on the cover of one of them macho gangster books. And the fact that people find it funny, and are probably speaking behind her back, make it almost unbearable. Her privacy is the only thing she has ever valued. And it tires her out and she can’t sleep and she varies her route home and she lingers in the light. Sometimes she’ll stay in when she wants to go out. Sometimes she’ll stay in when she wants to go out.

Its the third day of the tyre fire
“Keep your windows closed”
Is it safe out on the street?
No one really knows
The fire engines dance through
A crowded street of clones
Capturing the flames on their camera phones
Calendar and Look North compete for the view
Th kids clown in the background
Like they’re supposed to
Once you’ve seen the smoke
You can’t avert your eyes
Cars pull over
Gawping in lay-bys
Something ancient stirs in your insides
The primitive man in the cave where he hides
Tears evaporate
Heat stings your face
Overwhelming helplessness puts you in your place
Your history means nothing
Consumed by the flames
Lightened of your language
Deprived of all your names
Your history means nothing
Consumed by the flames
Lightened of your language
Deprived of all your names
Your history means nothing

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from The Land, released May 14, 2012

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