Xtc Chalkhills And Children

I'm floating over strange landIt's a soulless,

sequined, showbiz moonI'm floating over strange landAnd

then stranger still, there's no balloonBut I'm getting

higherWafted up by fame's fickle fire 'til theChalk

hills and childrenAnchor my feetChalk hills and childrenBringing

me back to earthEternally and ever Ermine Street.

(Even I never know where I go when my eyes are closed)I'm

skating over thin iceUpon blunted blades of metal softI'm

skating over thin iceWhile some none such net holds

me aloftBut I'm getting higherLifted up on lucks' circus

wire 'til theChalk hills and childrenAnchor my feetChalk

hills and childrenBringing me back to earthEternally

and ever Ermine StreetEven I never know where I go

when my eyes are closedEven I never spied that the

scenes were posedEven I never knew this is what I'd

beEven eyes never mean that you're sure to seeStill

I'm getting higherRolling up on three empty tyres,

'til theChalk hills and childrenAnchor my feetChalk

hills and childrenBringing me back to earthEternally

and ever Ermine StreetI'm soaring over hushed crowdsThe

reluctant cannonball it seemsI'm soaring over hushed

crowdsI'm propelled up here by long dead dreamsStill

I'm getting higherIcarus regrets and retires puzzledChalk

hills and childrenAnchor my feetChalk hills and childrenOddly

complete(Even I never know where I go when my eyes

are all closed)Here I go again