The Moon Upstairs

Album: Brain Capers (1971)
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  • Well, my brother, he was a drinking man and I asked him for release

    He said, ?This won't do you no good, and sent for the police"

    Well, they busted me for nothing, 'cos they said, I was insane

    So, they let my body go, but they locked away my brain

    Well, I wandered freely as a bird that had broken both it's wings

    And I hated them and they hated me, and I hated everything

    And I realize that to survive, well, my body is not mine

    And I feel neglected feel rejected, living in the wrong time

    And to those of you who always laugh

    Let this be your epitaph

    And my head is down and I'm called a clown by comedians that grace

    The living stage of every page of worthless meaningless space

    But I swear to you before we're though you're gonna feel our every blow

    We ain't bleeding you we're feeding you but you're too fucking slow

    And to those of you who always laugh

    Let this be your epitaph Writer/s: Ian Hunter, MICHAEL RALPHS
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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  • Alan Marston from NorthamptonshireNever mind the bollocks, Mott the Hoople did it first.
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