THE LIGHT CREEPS IN
THROUGH THE BROKEN GLASS
IN THE SLEEPING WARD.
FINNEGAN'S VOICE
IS AN ENDLESS WHINE
THROUGH A HARDBOARD BARRICADE.
I THROW A CIGARETTE TO MAKE HIM QUIETEN DOWN.
AND I SEARCH FOR THAT PHOTO OF YOU.
AND YOUR FACE IS A SYMBOL.
A PLACE TO REMEMBER.
YOUR FACE IS A SYMBOL FOR ME NOW.
RADIO BLARES.
THERE IS NOT MUCH TIME.
AND THE CHILDREN PLAY YOU UP.
BUSES AND TRAINS
ON COMMUTER ...
The alcohol had made him sweat.
He had trouble in lighting his cigarette.
He'd spilt his drink so his cuff was wet when she moved on to the floor.
CAROUSEL.... vermilion nails and a painted face.
So young and full of experience.
He felt alone till he heard her sing, then it made him want to
cry - CAROUSEL....
Never in his life had he felt so warm as when she came up to his
table and touched hi...
NEARLY FELL DOWN A BASEMENT FLOOR AS
I WEAVED MY WAY THROUGH THE WELL DRESSED CROWDS
IN SEARCH OF YOU.
I TOOK HOPE FROM THE SAXOPHONE THOUGH
HER MOUTH GREW COLD SHE STILL BLEW OUT
A SYMPHONY. . .
THE SCENE IS FAMILIAR. I LOOK AGAIN.
WHEN I CAME HERE WITH YOU BEFORE IT WAS DIFFERENT.
I SAW BEAUTY IN THIS WASTED LAND
I SMELT ROSES IN THE UNDERGROUND
I SAW A FUTURE WHEN YOU WERE AROUND.
BUT NOW I...
I KNOW YOU WON'T BE WAITING
CALL IT INTUITION.
YOU DON'T DECIEVE ME WITH A SHOW OF FALSE AFFECTION.
I'M NOT SURPRISED... I SAW IT COMING BUT
I STILL THINK YOU'RE WRONG.
NOW I WANT THIS STRAIGHT
DON'T AVOID MY EYES
TELL ME FACE TO FACE
THAT I HAVE NO CHOICE
IT SEEMS THE LEAST
THAT YOU CAN DO.
I WAS IN LOVE WITH Y?U
I WAS IN LOVE WITH YOU
I SEE YOU HAVE DECIDED
I JUST WANT CONFIRMATION.
NO TEARS...
"ONLY ONE TENTH OF THE MASS OF THE ICEBERG IS
VISIBLE ABOVE THE SURFACE OF THE WATER...
THE VAST MAJORITY BEING HIDDEN UNDERNEATH."
THIS PHENOMENON IS NOT RESTRICTED TO ICEBERGS.
"THE ICEBERG MODEL" IS A LOOK INSIDE THE HEAD OF A
MAN WHO, ON THE SURFACE IS CONFINED IN A RESTRICTIVE
ENVIRONMENT, AND YET POSSESSES IMMENSE POTENTIAL
WITHIN HIS MIND. IT SHOWS HOW EVENTUALLY THE EXTERNAL
PRESSURES ...
I WAS MARKING TIME.
THE DOUBTERS LOOKED UNCERTAIN AS IMMEDIATE SOLUTIONS SEEMED
IMPROBABLE.
THE FACES TURNED AWAY AND ULTIMATUMS TOOK THE PLACE OF EARLIER
DISCUSSIONS THAT YOU HAD WITH ME.
I DON'T NEED YOUR INTERFERENCE.
I CAN'T THINK IN SINGUIAR
FORMULA.
LEAVE ME ALONE.
LEAVE ME ALONE.
STANDARD REPLIES
WERE THE SOLE RESPONSE FROM A STRUCTURE THAT'S INFLEXIBLE.
I AM NOT SURPRISED
BUT YOU CAN'T...
Your shadow passes by, INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT.
A straight back and suggestive eye....
And for my part....
l don't see any harm in staring....
Clothes tell lies....
l noticed....Mascara lines....l noticed....
Don't be cool.
They're not filming you.
This woman's spending the vast proportion of her time in chains....
A warm horizon is no compensation for a wasted day....
and for my part....
l don't...
You got to see reason you've gotta believe me....
There's a smiling face on my wall....a manufactured vision
with no grey matter at all, this is no state to be in.
Some call her perfect but I call it plastic, the suntan,
the lip gloss, no need for elastic.
You're only fulfilled if you own a LAGONDA and
beautiful people are bound to last longer.
You've gotta see reason you've gotta believe me.
...
VIEWED FROM A DISTANCE
THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG.
IT'S CONFIDENCE. . IT'S JUST NOT WORKING.
WHY IS IT SO OUIET NOW?
AND FACED WITH A MADE UP
PARADE OF DOLLS
IT'S OBVIOUS IT'S NOT WORTH FIGHTING
THE CANDLE KEEPS ON BURNING DOWN.
I'M A MAN IN SOMEONE ELSE'S SKIN.
CAUTIOUS MANOEWRES.
TOO MUCH RESTRAINT.
THE CENSOR WON'T BE HARD TO HANDLE
BUT I AM INESCAPABLE.
STAND BY THE MIRROR
SURVEY THE VIEW
IDE...
YOU FUNCTION LIKE A TAPE MACHINE THAT DRIVES ME UP THE WALL.
SPIT YOUR MESSAGE OUT I'M TIRED OF LlSTENING.
WHEN YOU TRY TO ANSWER ME YOU SOON RUN OUT OF WORDS
SO OUR COMMUNICATION IS SUPERFICIAL.
MAYDAY OH MAYDAY CONFUSION ON THE LINE.
MAYDAY OH MAYDAY I'M STILL NOT GETTING THROUGH.
MAYDAY OH MAYDAY KEEP TRYING.
YOUR INTENTIONS MAY BE GOOD BUT PLEASE DON'T INTERFERE.
YOU DEMONSTRATE A LACK OF ...
AIRTIGHT CONTAINERS DON'T HEAR WHEN I CALL
YOU'RE ALL SO KEEN TO SEE ME CONFINED.
IF YOU BRING ME A MIRROR I COULDN'T LOOK IN IT NOW
I'D SEE THE ANGRY PERSON INSIDE.
TIME WILL TEAR ME AWAY FROM YOU.
TIME WILL TEAR ME AWAY FROM YOU.
WOLVES IN WHITE CLOTHING COME OUT WHEN YOU CALL
AND STAND THERE WAITING FOR ME TO FALL DOWN.
AT THE FIRST HINT OF WEAKNESS THEY'LL LAUGH IN MY FACE
YOU'VE NO IDEA W...
THE LAST FEW DAYS HAVE TAKEN A HEAVY TOLL.
I SPIT TWICE AND STARE AT THE PORCELAIN BOWL.
I WAS WOKEN UP THIS MORNING BY THE RADIO ALARM
AND FOUND THAT I HAD LOST THE CIRCULATION IN MY ARM.
THE NEIGHBOURS' GIRLS PLAY CHOPSTICKS THROUGH THE WALL.
NO CHANCE WHAT CHANCE HAVE I?
TO CHANGE THINGS WHY SHOULD I TRY?
IT'S DANGEROUS IT'S TURNING S0UR.
WHAT EVERYONE WANTS IS MONEY AND POWER.
WHAT EVERYON...
There's a new generation that's sick of blowing in the wind.
The love cures all mentality is finally coming to an end.
And now it's time to wake up, oh, oh and see.
And now it's time to wake up, oh, oh and see.
ONE VOICE....ONE VOICE....ONE VOICE....ONE VOICE.
I'm not a statistician but you don't need much expertise to see
the situation like some incurrable disease.
And now it's time to wake u...
Everything smells today....
wish it would go away....
Out of your mind with anguish....
SPEAKING A DIFFERENT LANGUAGE.
Red in the face....
Red in the soul, trying too hard to be impressive....
0ut of work people are always scared, but why must it be you?
No heart, no soul, no place to go.
Where is the sense of justice.
Not a way out, there must be.
Find that your worth's in question....
Hard t...
GRANT ME ONE REQUEST
LET ME SEE HER.
I IMAGINE THAT IT'S HARD FOR HER
WHEN SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHY.
I HAVE NEVER TOLD HER
ALL THE SECRETS I HIDE.
I HAVE WAITED T00 LONG.
IF I COME HOME
IF I COME HOME AGAIN.
WE MUST GO ON
THERE'S NO MORE TIME TO SAY
WE CAN'T PUT THE RECORD STRAIGHT NOW.
RELEASE MY HANDS
I WON'T BREAK FREE.
I ONLY NEED A MOMENT TO EXPLAIN.
S0 PLEASE LET GO OF ME.
I NEED HALF AN HOU...
Sitting freezing in the cafe by the exit to the ladies room....
Cappucino to the history of the age of soul.
Marvin and Diana singing duets tape recorded from the radio,
recognise the situation so well.
There you go, hiding your eyes....
There you go....
VICTIMS OF FASHION.
Waitress from the arf school drawing on a red-stained filter....
Bet you won't flick your hair back for me.
Looking bored...
I've been WATCHING YOU.
You've been watching me.
Sixteen turkeys squashed together underground.
Sixteen eyes preparing not to meet.
Don't you read his paper or he'll shake the thing about.
And never touch a woman with your feet.
Don't think I didn't see. I've been WATCHING YOU. Everybody's equal on the moving
stairs.
The businessmen rub shoulders with the street, shifting for position to obser...