Cardiacs - "A Little Man And A House And A Whole World Window"
(1988)
"Cardiacs are an English Alternative Rock and Psychedelic Pop band formed in 1977. The band's broad combination of styles is sometimes referred to as Pronk (progressive punk), although group leader Tim Smith prefers the description 'Psychedelic' or simply 'Pop'. Their music is underpinned by Smith's unique singing and songwriting styles, and his poetically cryptic, philosophical and abstract lyrics. Fans and critics have described Cardiacs' sound as complex, varied, intense and entirely unique, with the music magazine Organ commenting that one Cardiacs song contains more ideas than most other musicians' entire careers."
Leaving early, just before the hour
A few moments won't make any difference
Not to me, anyway
The early bird catches the worm
I don't really want to go in tomorrow
The man will tell me off for leaving early yesterday
Close your eyes dear, never mind
And there's voices inside me
They're screaming and telling me;
"That's the way we all go"
There's thousands of people just like me all over
But that's the way we all go
What can I do, when everyones been so helpful
How can I have the right to say
I'm different to you?
(Oh......)
But I'm lost not for words or for kindness or sympathy
That's the way we all go
And if you're bigger you fall a bit harder
But that's the way we all go
There's a pain in my side it's a lesson I learned from a while ago
(That's the way we all go)
I'll be screaming inside I'll be biting my nails but it won't show
(That's the way we all go)
There's a knock at my door as I fall to the floor but I still don't know
(That's the way we all go)
That the people outside shed a tear for my pride but they still won't go
(That's the way we all go)
Why should I think I'm alone the whole factory thinks;
"That's the way we all go"
Then there's Washington, Tokyo, New York and Moscow
But that's the way we all go
They're all crying and arguing down the telephone
But that's the way we all go
Then there's me standing here with my whole life to spare
That's the way we all go
That's the way we all go
That's the way we all go
That's the way we all go
That's the way we all go
It's easier when you know how obviously but that's how it goes
(That's the way we all go)
Look at me now I know something that you don't 'cos
That's the way we all go
The turning wheel reeks of the whale and the whaler
But that's the way we all go
The early bird catches the worm does the worm think that
That's the way we all go?
