Senses Working Overtime Lyrics

Song	Senses Working Overtime
Artist	XTC
Album	Waxworks: Some Singles 1977-1982
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[00:09.36]	Hey, hey,
[00:10.89]	The clouds are whey.
[00:11.58]	There's straw for the donkeys,
[00:13.92]	And the innocents can all sleep safely,
[00:14.79]	All sleep safely.
[00:15.30]	My, my,
[00:15.42]	Sun is pie.
[00:26.97]	There's fodder for the cannons,
[00:28.17]	And the guilty ones can all sleep safely,
[00:30.03]	All sleep safely.
[00:38.79]	And all the world is football-shaped
[00:41.91]	It's just for me to kick in space
[00:45.75]	And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste
[00:51.24]	And I've got one, two, three, four, five
[00:51.90]	Senses working overtime
[00:52.98]	Trying to take this all in.
[00:53.46]	I've got one, two, three, four, five
[00:54.06]	Senses working overtime
[01:09.81]	Trying to taste the difference
[01:10.38]	'Tween a lemon and a lime
[01:11.16]	Pain and the pleasure
[01:13.98]	And the church bells softly chime.
[01:25.95]	Hey hey,
[01:27.39]	Night fights day.
[01:29.04]	There's food for the thinkers,
[01:31.32]	And the innocents can all live slowly,
[01:36.69]	All live slowly.
[01:42.06]	My, my,
[01:42.18]	The sky will cry
[01:43.86]	Jewels for the thirsty,
[01:45.90]	And the guilty one's can all die slowly ,
[01:47.25]	All die slowly.
[01:56.79]	And all the world is biscuit-shaped,
[01:59.73]	It's just for me to feed my face,
[02:03.60]	And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste,
[02:18.27]	And I've got one, two, three, four, five,
[02:18.93]	Senses working overtime
[02:20.25]	Trying to take this all in.
[02:20.73]	I've got one, two, three, four, five,
[02:21.30]	Senses working overtime
[02:27.03]	Trying to taste the difference,
[02:27.96]	'Tween a lemon and a lime,
[02:30.99]	Pain and the pleasure,
[02:32.37]	And the church bells softly chime,
[02:43.86]	And birds might fall from black skies,
[02:51.72]	And bullies might give you black eyes,
[02:54.36]	And busses might skid on black ice,
[02:58.71]	But to me it's very, very beautiful ˇ
[03:04.71]	(England's glory!)
[03:05.10]	Beautiful ˇ
[03:05.37]	(A striking beauty!)
[03:25.83]	And all the world is football-shaped,
[03:28.26]	It's just for me to kick in space,
[03:32.34]	And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste,
[03:39.48]	And I've got one, two, three, four, five,
[03:40.26]	Senses working overtime
[03:55.17]	Trying to take this all in
[03:55.80]	I've got one, two, three, four, five
[03:56.46]	Senses working overtime
[03:57.48]	Trying to tell the difference
[03:58.02]	'Tween the goods and grime
[03:59.58]	Turds and treasure
[04:00.48]	And there's one, two, three, four, five
[04:01.44]	Senses working overtime
[04:03.93]	Trying to take this all in
[04:04.41]	I've got one, two, three, four, five
[04:04.98]	Senses working overtime
[04:19.14]	Trying to taste the difference
[04:20.58]	'Tween a lemon and a lime
[04:22.26]	Pain and the pleasure,
[04:24.45]	And the church bells softly chime.

[00:09.36]	Hey, hey,
[00:10.89]	The clouds are whey.
[00:11.58]	There' s straw for the donkeys,
[00:13.92]	And the innocents can all sleep safely,
[00:14.79]	All sleep safely.
[00:15.30]	My, my,
[00:15.42]	Sun is pie.
[00:26.97]	There' s fodder for the cannons,
[00:28.17]	And the guilty ones can all sleep safely,
[00:30.03]	All sleep safely.
[00:38.79]	And all the world is footballshaped
[00:41.91]	It' s just for me to kick in space
[00:45.75]	And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste
[00:51.24]	And I' ve got one, two, three, four, five
[00:51.90]	Senses working overtime
[00:52.98]	Trying to take this all in.
[00:53.46]	I' ve got one, two, three, four, five
[00:54.06]	Senses working overtime
[01:09.81]	Trying to taste the difference
[01:10.38]	' Tween a lemon and a lime
[01:11.16]	Pain and the pleasure
[01:13.98]	And the church bells softly chime.
[01:25.95]	Hey hey,
[01:27.39]	Night fights day.
[01:29.04]	There' s food for the thinkers,
[01:31.32]	And the innocents can all live slowly,
[01:36.69]	All live slowly.
[01:42.06]	My, my,
[01:42.18]	The sky will cry
[01:43.86]	Jewels for the thirsty,
[01:45.90]	And the guilty one' s can all die slowly ,
[01:47.25]	All die slowly.
[01:56.79]	And all the world is biscuitshaped,
[01:59.73]	It' s just for me to feed my face,
[02:03.60]	And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste,
[02:18.27]	And I' ve got one, two, three, four, five,
[02:18.93]	Senses working overtime
[02:20.25]	Trying to take this all in.
[02:20.73]	I' ve got one, two, three, four, five,
[02:21.30]	Senses working overtime
[02:27.03]	Trying to taste the difference,
[02:27.96]	' Tween a lemon and a lime,
[02:30.99]	Pain and the pleasure,
[02:32.37]	And the church bells softly chime,
[02:43.86]	And birds might fall from black skies,
[02:51.72]	And bullies might give you black eyes,
[02:54.36]	And busses might skid on black ice,
[02:58.71]	But to me it' s very, very beautiful
[03:04.71]	England' s glory!
[03:05.10]	Beautiful
[03:05.37]	A striking beauty!
[03:25.83]	And all the world is footballshaped,
[03:28.26]	It' s just for me to kick in space,
[03:32.34]	And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste,
[03:39.48]	And I' ve got one, two, three, four, five,
[03:40.26]	Senses working overtime
[03:55.17]	Trying to take this all in
[03:55.80]	I' ve got one, two, three, four, five
[03:56.46]	Senses working overtime
[03:57.48]	Trying to tell the difference
[03:58.02]	' Tween the goods and grime
[03:59.58]	Turds and treasure
[04:00.48]	And there' s one, two, three, four, five
[04:01.44]	Senses working overtime
[04:03.93]	Trying to take this all in
[04:04.41]	I' ve got one, two, three, four, five
[04:04.98]	Senses working overtime
[04:19.14]	Trying to taste the difference
[04:20.58]	' Tween a lemon and a lime
[04:22.26]	Pain and the pleasure,
[04:24.45]	And the church bells softly chime.

[00:09.36]	Hey, hey,
[00:10.89]	The clouds are whey.
[00:11.58]	There' s straw for the donkeys,
[00:13.92]	And the innocents can all sleep safely,
[00:14.79]	All sleep safely.
[00:15.30]	My, my,
[00:15.42]	Sun is pie.
[00:26.97]	There' s fodder for the cannons,
[00:28.17]	And the guilty ones can all sleep safely,
[00:30.03]	All sleep safely.
[00:38.79]	And all the world is footballshaped
[00:41.91]	It' s just for me to kick in space
[00:45.75]	And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste
[00:51.24]	And I' ve got one, two, three, four, five
[00:51.90]	Senses working overtime
[00:52.98]	Trying to take this all in.
[00:53.46]	I' ve got one, two, three, four, five
[00:54.06]	Senses working overtime
[01:09.81]	Trying to taste the difference
[01:10.38]	' Tween a lemon and a lime
[01:11.16]	Pain and the pleasure
[01:13.98]	And the church bells softly chime.
[01:25.95]	Hey hey,
[01:27.39]	Night fights day.
[01:29.04]	There' s food for the thinkers,
[01:31.32]	And the innocents can all live slowly,
[01:36.69]	All live slowly.
[01:42.06]	My, my,
[01:42.18]	The sky will cry
[01:43.86]	Jewels for the thirsty,
[01:45.90]	And the guilty one' s can all die slowly ,
[01:47.25]	All die slowly.
[01:56.79]	And all the world is biscuitshaped,
[01:59.73]	It' s just for me to feed my face,
[02:03.60]	And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste,
[02:18.27]	And I' ve got one, two, three, four, five,
[02:18.93]	Senses working overtime
[02:20.25]	Trying to take this all in.
[02:20.73]	I' ve got one, two, three, four, five,
[02:21.30]	Senses working overtime
[02:27.03]	Trying to taste the difference,
[02:27.96]	' Tween a lemon and a lime,
[02:30.99]	Pain and the pleasure,
[02:32.37]	And the church bells softly chime,
[02:43.86]	And birds might fall from black skies,
[02:51.72]	And bullies might give you black eyes,
[02:54.36]	And busses might skid on black ice,
[02:58.71]	But to me it' s very, very beautiful
[03:04.71]	England' s glory!
[03:05.10]	Beautiful
[03:05.37]	A striking beauty!
[03:25.83]	And all the world is footballshaped,
[03:28.26]	It' s just for me to kick in space,
[03:32.34]	And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste,
[03:39.48]	And I' ve got one, two, three, four, five,
[03:40.26]	Senses working overtime
[03:55.17]	Trying to take this all in
[03:55.80]	I' ve got one, two, three, four, five
[03:56.46]	Senses working overtime
[03:57.48]	Trying to tell the difference
[03:58.02]	' Tween the goods and grime
[03:59.58]	Turds and treasure
[04:00.48]	And there' s one, two, three, four, five
[04:01.44]	Senses working overtime
[04:03.93]	Trying to take this all in
[04:04.41]	I' ve got one, two, three, four, five
[04:04.98]	Senses working overtime
[04:19.14]	Trying to taste the difference
[04:20.58]	' Tween a lemon and a lime
[04:22.26]	Pain and the pleasure,
[04:24.45]	And the church bells softly chime.

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