Senses Working Overtime
by XTC

Album: English Settlement (1982)
Charted: 10
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  • Hey, hey, the clouds are away
    There's straw for the donkeys
    And the innocents can all sleep safely
    All sleep safely

    My, my, sun is pie
    There's fodder for the cannons
    And the guilty ones can all sleep safely
    All sleep safely

    And all the world is football-shaped
    It's just for me to kick in space
    And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste
    And I've got one, two, three, four, five

    Senses working overtime
    Trying to take this all in
    I've got one, two, three, four, five

    Senses working overtime
    Trying to taste the difference 'tween a lemon and a lime
    Pain and pleasure and the church bells softly chime

    Hey hey, night fights day
    There's food for the thinkers
    And the innocents can all live slowly
    All live slowly

    My, my, the sky will cry
    Jewels for the thirsty
    And the guilty one's can all die slowly
    All die slowly

    And all the world is biscuit-shaped
    It's just for me to feed my face
    And I can see, hear, smell, touch, taste
    And I've got one, two, three, four, five

    Senses working overtime
    Trying to take this all in
    I've got one, two, three, four, five

    Senses working overtime
    Trying to taste the difference 'tween a lemon and a lime
    Pain and pleasure and the church bells softly chime

    And birds might fall from black skies (woo-woo)
    And bullies might give you black eyes (woo-woo)
    But to me they're very, very beautiful
    (England's glory)
    Beautiful
    (A striking beauty)

    And all the world is football-shaped
    It's just for me to kick in space
    And I could see, hear, smell, touch, taste
    And I've got one, two, three, four, five

    Senses working overtime
    Trying to take this all in
    I've got one, two, three, four, five

    Senses working overtime
    Trying to tell the difference 'tween the goods and grime
    Turds and treasure and there's one, two, three, four, five

    Senses working overtime
    Trying to take this all in
    I've got one, two, three, four, five

    Senses working overtime
    Trying to taste the difference 'tween a lemon and a lime
    Pain and pleasure and the church bells softly chime Writer/s: Andy Partridge
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
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