Lyrics: Respectable Street Album: Xtc Live Artist: Xtc   It’s in the order of their hedgerows It’s in the way their curtains open and close It’s in the look they give you down their nose All part of decency’s jigsaw…

Lyrics: Reign Of Blows Album: The Big Express Artist: Xtc   Reign of blows Reign of blows Reign of blows cascading down upon your shoulders Far too many men dressed up as soldiers The lamb is brought to the ground…

Lyrics: Difficult Age Album: Unknown Artist: Xtc   Difficult age You’re just fourteen And you’re not friends with your body Painfully thin Look at your skin Play with yourself for a hobby How can they love a man who does…

Lyrics: The Disappointed Album: Upsy Daisy Assortment Artist: Xtc   The disappointed All shuffle round in circles Their placards look the same With a picture and a name Of the ones who broke their hearts The disappointed All congregate at…

Lyrics: Summer’s Cauldron Album: Skylarking Artist: Xtc   Drowning here in summer’s cauldron Under mats of flower lava Please don’t pull me out this is how i would want to go Breathing in the boiling butter Fruit of sweating golden…

Lyrics: Sacrificial Bonfire Album: Skylarking Artist: Xtc   Fire they cried So evil must die And yields are good So men pull back hoods and smile The scapegoat blood spilled Spittled and grilled it crackled and spat And children grew…

Lyrics: Crocodile Album: Nonsuch Artist: Xtc   Crocodile No you won’t make me jealous That she left me for him Scene one standing Crushed on landing You may have walked out But i’ll swallow up my fate Scene two sitting…

Lyrics: The Ship Trapped In The Ice Album: Unknown Artist: Xtc   Hurry and see, hurry and see The ship trapped in the ice Hurry and see, hurry and see The frost on the rigging superficially nice The captain sold…

Lyrics: Countdown To Christmas Party Time Album: Unknown Artist: Xtc   Countdown, Countdown to christmas, Countdown to christmas party time. We’re so happy, We want you to be happy too. We’re so happy, And we want to share the secrets…

Lyrics: Playground Album: Wasp Star (apple Venus Volume 2) Artist: Xtc   I climb up, spending daylight Slide down drunken on the other side Some sweet girl, playing my wife, Runs off with a boy whose bike she’ll ride Playground…