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?