SINGER: Robyn Hitchcock

SONG:Linctus House

[00:12]you know i used to call my baby up
[00:17]and we'd get real close
[00:21]just like the telephone was a sofa
[00:25]and our thoughts would mingle
[00:28]and we'd leave our minds wide open
[00:33]like a big window in the evening air
[00:38]and we'd say
[00:39]"hey baby, come on in and help yourself to my soul"
[00:50]"hey baby, come on in and help yourself to my soul"
[01:01]but these days, even saying, "hello? how are you?"
[01:05]"i'm fine. how are you?" takes a lot of sweat
[01:10]
[01:15]ain't that a shame
[01:20]ain't that a shame
[01:26]but in linctus house
[01:32]in my flesh hotel
[01:38]i don't care anymore
[01:43]
[01:45]you know my baby and me
[01:47]as kimberley would say
[01:49]we'd curl up like two dogs
[01:51]in front of a fire
[01:55]and our eyes would reflect each other
[01:58]in the warm long heat of love
[02:02]yeah, the warm long heat of love
[02:07]and i would hear the rain falling
[02:09]on the leaves outside
[02:13]i could'nt stand too close the window
[02:16]'cause i'd shiver if i left her side
[02:23]but now i'd shake if we should meet
[02:31]and i spend most of my time in the bushes
[02:34]
[02:36]ain't that a shame
[02:39]know what you're doing
[02:41]ain't that a shame
[02:44]know what you've done
[02:48]but in linctus house
[02:53]in my flesh hotel
[02:59]i don't care anymore
[03:05]
[03:15]"i understand how everything sometimes
[03:17]turns out to be nothing," you say
[03:23]but i wonder if you do
[03:31]and if we understood each other
[03:34]there'd be no need to talk
[03:39]but even that, even talking is out of reach
[03:44]should i say it with flowers or
[03:46]should i say it with nails?
[03:52]i'm not the kind to push you around
[03:56]but i don't want to make myself vulnerable
[04:03]and if i was on my knees
[04:05]you'd have a pretty good view of my skull
[04:09]and i happen to know you're carrying a chisel
[04:12]
[04:13]but in linctus house
[04:18]in my flesh hotel
[04:24]i don't care anymore
[04:29]no
[04:31]in linctus house
[04:35]in my flesh hotel
[04:40]i don't care
[04:46]
[04:58][04:47]ain't that a shame
[05:01][04:50]know what you're doing
[05:04][04:52]ain't that a shame
[05:07][04:56]know what you've done