The Divine Comedy - Births, Deaths & Marriages Lyrics
Listen very carefullyI'll say this only onceI haven't had a moment's peaceIn thirty-seven monthsCommitments squeezed like tinned sardinesInto each precious hourBut I'll survive 'cause where there's lifeThere's generally a bar, line 'em upBirths and deaths and marriagesCabbages and kingsSlugs and snails and e-mailsOther precious thingsCherubim and seraphicGo green with envy forAll the births and deaths and marriagesMortality affordsToday a man got on my tramAnd wiped his sweaty neckAnd suddenly I saw how heMust look whilst having sexI felt like Henry, the sixth feltWhen he sang hystericallyWatching the slaughter his supportersThought he ought to seeBirths and deaths and marriagesDivorces, christeningsIsn't life a roll of strife'Round a splendid thingCherubim and seraphicContinually do cryLife's wasted on these mortal onesSo can we have a try? YeahHere's a story 'bout a boyIgnored by all the classThey broke his leg so he could get themAll to sign his castBut instead of writing, "Get well soon"They wrote, "You suck"A dreadful story, I'm terribly sorryAt least I made it upBirths and deaths and marriagesCabbages and kingsTops and tails and screams and wailsCheated in betweenWhat the hell? I'm fit and wellI'm able and I'm willingI'm not from Venus or from MarsI'm from EnniskillenSo why watch the nation's'Hundred Greatest Things In History'When the top spot goes by lotTo Bohemian Rhapsody?You will never see a poor bookieThe dealer always winsAnd there ain't no clocks 'round the Vegas slotsKeep taxing your votes inGoodnightAnd may your God go with you
