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Summer's Cauldron by XTC

Lyrics

XTC

Summer's Cauldron

From Skylarking 1986

Written by Andy Partridge

Produced by Todd Rundgren

Lyrics

Summer's Cauldron

[Verse 1]

Drowning here in Summer's Cauldron

Under mats of flower lava

Please don't pull me out

This is how I would want to go

Breathing in the boiling butter

Fruit of sweating golden inca

Please don't heed my shout

I'm relaxing the undertow

[Chorus]

When Miss Moon lays down

And Sir Sun stands up

Me, I'm found floating round and round

Like a bug in brandy

In this big bronze cup

Drowning here in Summer's Cauldron

Eh!

[Verse 2]

Trees are dancing drunk with nectar

Grass is waving underwater

Please don't pull me out

This is how I would want to go

Insect bomber Buddhist droning

Copper chord of August's organ

Please don't heed my shout

I'm relaxing the undertow

About this track

"Summer's Cauldron" is a song by XTC from the album Skylarking , released in 1986. The song was written by Andy Partridge. It was produced by Todd Rundgren.

XTC profile →Skylarking album →Track profile →

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  • Todd Rundgren— 1,337 credits as songwriter & producer →
  • Andy Partridge— 233 credits as songwriter & producer →

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[Chorus]

When Miss Moon lays down (in her hilltop bed)

And Sir Sun stands up (raise his regal head)

Me I'm found floating round and round

Like a bug in brandy

In this big bronze cup

Drowning here in Summer's Cauldron

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