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Antarctica Starts Here Lyrics — John Cale | Dork

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John Cale
Antarctica Starts Here Lyrics

Lyrics

Antarctica Starts Here

From Paris 19191973

Written by John Cale

Produced by Chris Thomas

Lyrics

Antarctica Starts Here

[Verse 1] The paranoid great movie queen Sits idly fully armed The powder and mascara there A warning light for charm We see her every movie night The strong against the weak The lines come out and struggle with The empty voice that speaks That speaks [Verse 2] Her heart is oh so tired now Of kindnesses gone by Like broken glasses in a drain Gone down but not well spent The road from Barbary to here She sold then stole right back The vanity, insanity her hungry heart forgave The fading bride's dull beauty glows Just begging to be seen Beneath the magic lights that reach from Barbary to here [Outro] Her schoolhouse mind has windows now Where handsome creatures come to watch The anesthetic wearing off Antarctica starts here

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About this track

"Antarctica Starts Here" is a song by John Cale from the album Paris 1919, released in 1973. The song was written by John Cale. It was produced by Chris Thomas.

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