Axe victim

You came to watch the band To see us play our parts We hoped you'd lend an ear You hope we dress like tarts But back stage we stand naked All the make-up cleaned away My poet sheds his pretty skin And...

Nelson I've been a bad boy, you know the way Became an airboy and changed my name My airship dreams had found a clearer sky I've been thinking about the state I'm in I started sinking a bottle of gin...

Nelson I'm building bridges On which no house may stand I'm painting pictures On walls across the land Burn down the prisons In which your children grow See no illusions The truth behind the show See...

Nelson Room in the east invested with meanings, Open to none but the strange and the wild Sunset encounters with destiny's chances, Envelopes marked for the personal life Night falling, hiding the...

Nelson Bridges and rivers and buildings pulled down Time spent in places my footsteps had found Mirrors in ballrooms lie smashed on the ground, Walking with November mists Pathways and windows and...

Woke this morning, the war was over The radio was singing love songs Saw the smiles upon the soldiers Coming home across the fields The calendar said first of August Romance and promises of summer...

Nelson Johnny was an actor, oh you must have known, He wore his new Max Factor, nearly stole the show, You go and tell him he's not the only one Night creatures, strangest features White faces and...

Nelson He's been saving, selling everything he didn't need Such a shy boy, with a secret up his sleeve, He's a strange one, never bothers with the girls, Heard him swear once, at least I thought I...

You came to watch the band To see us play our parts We hoped you'd lend an ear, You hoped we'd dress like tarts But back stage we stand naked All the make-up cleaned away, My poet sheds his pretty...