Van Gogh Effect

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Picture the midwife pulling him out and he's breathing

And then handed him over to a mother that can't believe it

The umbilical cord gets snipped and everyone's smiling

A beautiful moment, right?

Picture a one-bedroom flat on the ground floor with a drive

Picture him pulling up outside, right under the streetlight

Imagine the baby sleeping right at the beginning of a lifetime

What a beautiful night

Okay so his nappy needs changing and he needs feeding

And he's just tired if he starts crying for no reason

But then you catch еye contact with this beautiful creaturе

My God, what a beautiful child

Picture her telling the dad it's a boy and he can come visit

But the dad's already got a boy and his schedule's busy

Then weigh up the prospects of being a single parent

That's enough to blow anyone's mind

Picture a bar or a pub that's serving food

And let's just imagine love at first sight is true

Flickering candle, bottle of wine and full moon

That sounds just about right

So picture the perfect date, driving back to her place

Open the door and the look of fear on the babysitter's face

She had a funny feeling and didn't wanna leave him in the first place

Something's not right

Imagine the screams of a baby with a snapped leg

Did he get dropped or did he roll out of the bed?

Was the impact all to his leg or did he bump his head?

Can anybody shed some light?

So picture a school uniform, fresh out the pack

And picture a confident young boy, mum and a dad

And picture them driving to school, he can't wait to start

What a wonderful life

But picture an old Victorian house broke up into two flats

He was on the top floor with a bowl of Nesquik watching the Rugrats

Downstairs was a very bad man who sold a bit more than loud packs

And that's being polite

So picture the door for the flat upstairs getting took off its hinges

And picture the guy from downstairs running in to cause injuries

And imagine the boy in the bedroom listening, what is he thinking?

Can you get traumatised at five?

Picture her stood in the telephone box on the phone now

She's got a big family and she's gonna bring big bro down

Next thing you know, a car pulls up and man jumps out

There's gonna be a fight

The boy's just sat on the windowsill seeing everything

He watched them run in the flat downstairs looking menacing

Loud bangs, screams, everybody's panicking

It'd become the scene of a crime

The way that the blue lights lit up the streets was a picture

And the way that the paramedics were full of blood was messed up

Now picture the guy from downstairs lay on a stretcher

What a terrible sight

Look, picture a van full of boxes, full of the family belongings

On to a different chapter, maybe some family bonding

Now they've got rid of the toxins

And an actual house with two floors, the future's looking so bright

They were driving for miles in the blistering cold

The boy's about nine at this point, will the story ever get told?

I guess nobody knows, as it continues to unfold

They pulled up on Bury New Road, back in 1999