They Put the Stars Far Away

They put the stars far away Far away They put the stars far away A railway dreaming of flammable clouds Bends unconsciously now down my throat We can get away with that kind of behaviour But they put the stars far away Far away They put the stars far away After the day with the long kisses I have a face It's in a window now I see A chalky imposition in the dark I keep it as well as I reckon I should But it still gets away when they bring the thing back And I see it I see it in the light of day They put the stars far away Didn't they? Far away They put the stars a long way away After the day when the trees went mute for good They're good friends, the pylons Blind as a dollar They follow one another to stillness And crackle with toil and success We command the best Best, yes We're allowed to command the best of the metal But they put the stars far away You know they did Far away They put the stars far away The first time we screamed The first time we opened our teeth I mean fair enough really What would you do with the stars? Try and smoke them? I know I would I mean you know what we did to the atom You know, you know what we do to each other They put the stars far away Didn't they?