Nick
Cave & The Bad Seeds Lyrics
"O
Children"
Pass me that lovely little gun
My
dear, my darling one
The
cleaners are coming, one by one
You
don't even want to let them start
They
are knocking now upon your door
They
measure the room, they know the score
They're
mopping up the butcher's floor
Of
your broken little hearts
O
children
Forgive
us now for what we've done
It
started out as a bit of fun
Here,
take these before we run away
The
keys to the gulag
O
children
Lift
up your voice, lift up your voice
Children
Rejoice,
rejoice
Here
comes Frank and poor old Jim
They're
gathering round with all my friends
We're
older now, the light is dim
And
you are only just beginning
O
children
We
have the answer to all your fears
It's
short, it's simple, it's crystal clear
It's
round about and it's somewhere here
Lost
amongst our winnings
O
children
Lift
up your voice, lift up your voice
Children
Rejoice,
rejoice
The
cleaners have done their job on you
They're
hip to it, man, they're in the groove
They've
hosed you down, you're good as new
They're
lining up to inspect you
O
children
Poor
old Jim's white as a ghost
He's
found the answer that we lost
We're
all weeping now, weeping because
There
ain't nothing we can do to protect you
O
children
Lift
up your voice, lift up your voice
Children
Rejoice,
rejoice
Hey
little train! We are all jumping on
The
train that goes to the Kingdom
We're
happy, Ma, we're having fun
And
the train ain't even left the station
Hey,
little train! Wait for me!
I
once was blind but now I see
Have
you left a seat for me?
Is
that such a stretch of the imagination?
Hey
little train! Wait for me!
I
was held in chains but now I'm free
I'm
hanging in there, don't you see
In
this process of elimination
Hey
little train! We are all jumping on
The
train that goes to the Kingdom
We're
happy, Ma, we're having fun
It's
beyond my wildest expectation
Hey
little train! We are all jumping on
The
train that goes to the Kingdom
We're
happy, Ma, we're having fun
And
the train ain't even left the station
