Unlovely

I took the blue out of the news today

(Wore it like an overcoat)

Wrapped it around me

And it shields me from the thoughts that people think they need to say

Standing in line for the riot

(Just another sunny day)

Found a couple birds who sing

Of tethered friends and broken wings

We waited

(waited and waited and waited and waited)

So we got ourselves a figurehead

Unlovely

It’s a lie we have to listen to you

You’re out of time

Step out of line

Reading your mean eyes through a million little screens

Now we’re living in the house you built

The faucet leaks, the roof is caving in

All our troubles learned to stretch their limbs

They’re climbing up your gate

They’re running through your walls

Oh don’t they whisper you to sleep?

I wore it like an overcoat

Though it was just another sunny day

We waited

Now bye bye babies bye bye