The Policeman Is Dead
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⏱️ 5:28 duration
🆔 ID: 10151193
📜 Lyrics
The light is leaving us all
West Street
The shutters shut dark
The flowers flow and sing in the drift
The light is leaving us all
And in the night the cuckoos call
To the light that is leaving us all
Far away the red barn burns
Oh Rose you are dead
And around you
The storm kicks her heels
And sucks the light
Which is leaving us now
And I hear the steps in the night
And I catch the beats of my heart
And the lantern is blinding
And bright burn the wedges in our eyes
And the light is leaving us all
On Long Lane where we fall
Into the causeway
I heard the stars split open
By the post– by the moon
By the chapel– call the surgeon
The surgeon is dead
Call the policeman
The policeman is dead
And the moon is drunk
And the night nurse is sick
And the murderer's dead
The assembly is killing time
And the clock has slowed to sugar
By the way– have you heard?
The light is leaving us all
So may I recall you
The light is leaving you now
Sly days sleep and fly
Little villages drop down
And sleep dull dreams full of milk
'Till you open up the curtains
And observe and obey
She opens up her eyes
And she knows your name
The light is leaving us all
We are marked and we are named
Beyond the barn
Where the young girl stumbles and falls
Between her toes the flowers grow
And on her eyes, the flowers die
And from her womb
The light is leaving her child
And gunshot and knife
Choke her neck
And bury her in dead tree
Or fall her to the floor
The light is leaving her all
Always and utterly
In the mud her prints are ghost
And the candle burns in the floor
Oh badness– sing on
The light is leaving us all
Over in the sun, the eye sparks trip
And by the seashore, the children skip
Watch the ice cream, watch the maiden
Watch the Killer strong
And please read the first book and consider the fall
The light is leaving us all
West Street
The shutters shut dark
The flowers flow and sing in the drift
The light is leaving us all
And in the night the cuckoos call
To the light that is leaving us all
Far away the red barn burns
Oh Rose you are dead
And around you
The storm kicks her heels
And sucks the light
Which is leaving us now
And I hear the steps in the night
And I catch the beats of my heart
And the lantern is blinding
And bright burn the wedges in our eyes
And the light is leaving us all
On Long Lane where we fall
Into the causeway
I heard the stars split open
By the post– by the moon
By the chapel– call the surgeon
The surgeon is dead
Call the policeman
The policeman is dead
And the moon is drunk
And the night nurse is sick
And the murderer's dead
The assembly is killing time
And the clock has slowed to sugar
By the way– have you heard?
The light is leaving us all
So may I recall you
The light is leaving you now
Sly days sleep and fly
Little villages drop down
And sleep dull dreams full of milk
'Till you open up the curtains
And observe and obey
She opens up her eyes
And she knows your name
The light is leaving us all
We are marked and we are named
Beyond the barn
Where the young girl stumbles and falls
Between her toes the flowers grow
And on her eyes, the flowers die
And from her womb
The light is leaving her child
And gunshot and knife
Choke her neck
And bury her in dead tree
Or fall her to the floor
The light is leaving her all
Always and utterly
In the mud her prints are ghost
And the candle burns in the floor
Oh badness– sing on
The light is leaving us all
Over in the sun, the eye sparks trip
And by the seashore, the children skip
Watch the ice cream, watch the maiden
Watch the Killer strong
And please read the first book and consider the fall
The light is leaving us all
⏱️ Synced Lyrics
[00:07.48] The light is leaving us all
[00:14.49] West Street
[00:17.55] The shutters shut dark
[00:22.24] The flowers flow and sing in the drift
[00:29.64] The light is leaving us all
[00:36.64] And in the night the cuckoos call
[00:40.44] To the light that is leaving us all
[00:45.08] Far away the red barn burns
[00:50.44] Oh Rose you are dead
[00:53.11] And around you
[00:55.37] The storm kicks her heels
[00:58.12] And sucks the light
[01:01.42] Which is leaving us now
[01:06.04] And I hear the steps in the night
[01:13.46] And I catch the beats of my heart
[01:20.62]
[01:28.07] And the lantern is blinding
[01:31.39] And bright burn the wedges in our eyes
[01:36.78] And the light is leaving us all
[01:42.02] On Long Lane where we fall
[01:45.62] Into the causeway
[01:48.58] I heard the stars split open
[01:53.38] By the post– by the moon
[01:57.10] By the chapel– call the surgeon
[02:01.90] The surgeon is dead
[02:04.26] Call the policeman
[02:06.43] The policeman is dead
[02:09.06] And the moon is drunk
[02:11.72] And the night nurse is sick
[02:16.35] And the murderer's dead
[02:19.35] The assembly is killing time
[02:23.48] And the clock has slowed to sugar
[02:26.68] By the way– have you heard?
[02:31.36] The light is leaving us all
[02:35.37] So may I recall you
[02:38.77] The light is leaving you now
[02:42.82] Sly days sleep and fly
[02:48.61] Little villages drop down
[02:52.15] And sleep dull dreams full of milk
[02:57.63]
[03:03.34] 'Till you open up the curtains
[03:07.18] And observe and obey
[03:10.65] She opens up her eyes
[03:13.59] And she knows your name
[03:16.52] The light is leaving us all
[03:20.88] We are marked and we are named
[03:24.53] Beyond the barn
[03:26.48] Where the young girl stumbles and falls
[03:31.95] Between her toes the flowers grow
[03:35.53] And on her eyes, the flowers die
[03:38.67] And from her womb
[03:41.67] The light is leaving her child
[03:47.05] And gunshot and knife
[03:50.96] Choke her neck
[03:52.56] And bury her in dead tree
[03:55.05] Or fall her to the floor
[03:59.16] The light is leaving her all
[04:03.12] Always and utterly
[04:06.29] In the mud her prints are ghost
[04:09.03] And the candle burns in the floor
[04:13.15] Oh badness– sing on
[04:16.64] The light is leaving us all
[04:24.29] Over in the sun, the eye sparks trip
[04:27.63] And by the seashore, the children skip
[04:32.93]
[04:38.52] Watch the ice cream, watch the maiden
[04:42.14] Watch the Killer strong
[04:44.70] And please read the first book and consider the fall
[04:48.98] The light is leaving us all
[04:51.47]
[00:14.49] West Street
[00:17.55] The shutters shut dark
[00:22.24] The flowers flow and sing in the drift
[00:29.64] The light is leaving us all
[00:36.64] And in the night the cuckoos call
[00:40.44] To the light that is leaving us all
[00:45.08] Far away the red barn burns
[00:50.44] Oh Rose you are dead
[00:53.11] And around you
[00:55.37] The storm kicks her heels
[00:58.12] And sucks the light
[01:01.42] Which is leaving us now
[01:06.04] And I hear the steps in the night
[01:13.46] And I catch the beats of my heart
[01:20.62]
[01:28.07] And the lantern is blinding
[01:31.39] And bright burn the wedges in our eyes
[01:36.78] And the light is leaving us all
[01:42.02] On Long Lane where we fall
[01:45.62] Into the causeway
[01:48.58] I heard the stars split open
[01:53.38] By the post– by the moon
[01:57.10] By the chapel– call the surgeon
[02:01.90] The surgeon is dead
[02:04.26] Call the policeman
[02:06.43] The policeman is dead
[02:09.06] And the moon is drunk
[02:11.72] And the night nurse is sick
[02:16.35] And the murderer's dead
[02:19.35] The assembly is killing time
[02:23.48] And the clock has slowed to sugar
[02:26.68] By the way– have you heard?
[02:31.36] The light is leaving us all
[02:35.37] So may I recall you
[02:38.77] The light is leaving you now
[02:42.82] Sly days sleep and fly
[02:48.61] Little villages drop down
[02:52.15] And sleep dull dreams full of milk
[02:57.63]
[03:03.34] 'Till you open up the curtains
[03:07.18] And observe and obey
[03:10.65] She opens up her eyes
[03:13.59] And she knows your name
[03:16.52] The light is leaving us all
[03:20.88] We are marked and we are named
[03:24.53] Beyond the barn
[03:26.48] Where the young girl stumbles and falls
[03:31.95] Between her toes the flowers grow
[03:35.53] And on her eyes, the flowers die
[03:38.67] And from her womb
[03:41.67] The light is leaving her child
[03:47.05] And gunshot and knife
[03:50.96] Choke her neck
[03:52.56] And bury her in dead tree
[03:55.05] Or fall her to the floor
[03:59.16] The light is leaving her all
[04:03.12] Always and utterly
[04:06.29] In the mud her prints are ghost
[04:09.03] And the candle burns in the floor
[04:13.15] Oh badness– sing on
[04:16.64] The light is leaving us all
[04:24.29] Over in the sun, the eye sparks trip
[04:27.63] And by the seashore, the children skip
[04:32.93]
[04:38.52] Watch the ice cream, watch the maiden
[04:42.14] Watch the Killer strong
[04:44.70] And please read the first book and consider the fall
[04:48.98] The light is leaving us all
[04:51.47]