26th Street

[Verse 1] Hurt, young, rosy Wandered off at night Ice pick and Butterknives Smiled and curtsied Tripped over laces Won a dollar at the races Through her head (soul?) Surgery solution Grew old in an institution [Chorus] Came home today Kids begged on the motorway And that's all for sports today This fucking country If death is the engine don't say it on TV I'll shoot you five times on 26th Street, yeah [Verse 2] Mister (or Missed her?) Cherrish Shoes went missing And in the meadow snakes were hissing Tape and (cold day?) Soul is given to the machine for it to live in Dip the apple in the brew (lead?) Slip the death slip through [Chorus] Came home today Kids begged on the motorway And that's all for sports today This fucking country If death is the engine don't say it on TV I'll shoot you five times on 26th Street, yeah [Outro] When the lightning strikes When the lion roars When the tulips bloom Is it all payed for? Is someone keeping score? Is there a balance sheet? Was it all payed for on 26th Street, yeah? When the choir sings When the eagle soars When the day breaks When must the blood pour? Is there a balance sheet? Or was it all payed for on 26th Street?