Left On Man Robert Wyatt

Albert Einstein There simply Is no middle ground Pentagon uber alles There never Was a middle ground That's the point I was making There's no such Place as middle ground (That's the point we were making) Left

Heaps Of Sheeps Robert Wyatt

One by one, They leapt across the fence Constructed for them, Right to left, Across the fence I bad constructed. Having jumped, They refused further direction.

Biko Robert Wyatt

Inamajo Inamajo man is dead man is dead Inamajo Inamajo man is dead man is dead Well it's September seventy seven Port Elizabeth weather fine And it was business as usual In police room 619 Oh Biko Biko

Chairman Mao Robert Wyatt

"An early photograph Of the young braid with the confident grin Who is celebrating his first defeat By clouching a haircut from his skull The pig tail In death of modern man Like a young braid with a price

Memories Of You Robert Wyatt

"How I wish I could forget those happy yesteryears They have left a rosary of tears Your face beams In my dreams 'Spite of all I do Everything seems to bring memories of you "

Little Red Robin Hood Hit The Road Robert Wyatt

back when I finish the lunchtea) I lie in the road try to trip up the passing cars Yes me and the hedgehog We bursting the tyres all day As we roll down the highway towards the setting sun I reflect on

Free Will And Testament Robert Wyatt

Be on the loose, neither compacted nor suspended. Neither born nor left to die. Had I been free, I could have chosen not to be me. Demented forces push me madly round a treadmill.

Alliance Robert Wyatt

There is a kind of compromise you are master of Your endless gentle nudging left us polarised You're proud of being middle class (meaning upper class) You say you're self sufficient (but you don't dig

Lisp Service Robert Wyatt

Trouble isn't my middle name, Left in peace would make my day. You started the fire not me, Camouflaged in mystery.

Blues In Bob Minor Robert Wyatt

representative for the voter Shadow backhencher couldn't get a word in Turned up anyway... issues burning All consuming... drinks in the cabinet Spent a lot of time just examining the building drinks on

Alien Robert Wyatt

I sleep on the wing Above the rainclouds Blown by the wind (no roots on earth) No ground below (no ground below) Just ruins (timeless) Dandelion clocks (drifting) Am I from Venus?

Dondestan Robert Wyatt

Felahin, refugee (Kurdistan similarly) Need something to Build on Rather like The rest of us. Palestine's a country Or at least Used to be.

Worship Robert Wyatt

Two nuns On the sea shore Stand Apart from one another Black wood posts Mesmerised By the sea god One nun With human failings And weary legs Sinks to the sand And sits like a child A golden

Catholic Architecture Robert Wyatt

On the side A hand painted saint (Lovingly painted) Peeps over a high wall Which surrounds the white house.

A Last Straw Robert Wyatt

Seaweed tangled in our home from home Reminds me of your rocky bottom Please don't wait for the paperweight Err on the good side Touch us when we collapse Into the water we'll go head over heel We'll not

The Age Of Self Robert Wyatt

They say the working class is dead, we're all consumers now They say that we have moved ahead – we're all just people now There's people doing 'frightfully well' there's others on the shelf But never mind

Maryan Robert Wyatt

ocean away Like salmon Turning back for Nayram To the delta With the rivulets tumbling down Glide over sand Around the rocks Back through the wavering weeds And the turds In the way Riversmell On

CP Jeebies Robert Wyatt

After the party is Over, my friend, There will be nothing you can Put your finger on. Just a parasol.

Gharbzadegi Robert Wyatt

It's so easy to decide on a name It's a name caller's game It's so easy to look down from above Helicopter vision Get the picture when you're outside the frame Retrospective my eye Call it art and

A Sunday In Madrid Robert Wyatt

But no information, in the city of the closed doors, On Christian Spain. Elsewhere, bare buttocks wait their turn. In vain. No guides available. All busy in the Prado, Followed by shuffling feet.

The Duchess Robert Wyatt

Oh My wife is old and young So sweet with her poison tongue On her evenings off she blackmails toffs, But her secret's safe with me.

At Last I Am Free Robert Wyatt

At last I am free I can hardly see in front of me I can hardly see in front of me And now love please listen To what I say I can't go on living life this way I've tried and I've tried To make you see You

Amber And The Amberines Robert Wyatt

Nobody wins who fights alone And here's to our friends like Chris working in the classrooms London to Mozambique Nursing wounds of empire Not just because revolution paved the way Not just to be there on

Soup Song Robert Wyatt

There's a mushroom on my eyelid There's a carrot down my back I can see in the distance A vast quantity of beans To you I'm just a flavour To make your soup taste nice Oh my god here come the onions And

Shipbuilding Robert Wyatt

A new winter coat and shoes for the wife And a bicycle on the boy's birthday.

Calyx Robert Wyatt

A new winter coat and shoes for the wife And a bycicle on the boy's birthday It's just a rumour that was spread around town By the women and children Soon we'll be shipbuilding Well I ask you The boy said

Stalin Wasn't Stallin' Robert Wyatt

they'd never rest contented Till they had driven him from the land So he called the yanks and English And proceeded to extinguish The fuhrer and its vermin This is how it all began Then this bear called on

Team Spirit Robert Wyatt

You can hardly miss me, I'm the one face down in the mud on the ground. I'll be stuck here forever, unless you come over and Kick me Hardy. I'm the best football you have got. I'll beat the lot.

Red Flag Robert Wyatt

Our only weapons are the guns of youth, It's only time before they tighten the noose, And then the hunt will be on for you.

Vandalusia Robert Wyatt

Beyond the dotted line Over the border Out of control Behind the dotted line South of the border Beyond the pale Going too far

Was A Friend Robert Wyatt

Furry kind of greeting, not exactly hostile, Not exactly facing, not exactly turning away, Not exactly frowning, not exactly smiling. Lurking by the door Without a sign of wanting to move. Though h...

Cuckoo Madame Robert Wyatt

Cuckoo Madamewith your teddy bear eyeyellow fingers clinging to the chain link fenceBombers above youBombers behind youDisapproval hounds youugly rumour surrounds youSolitary madamwe never understo...

Beware Robert Wyatt

You might have a lot to sayThere might be a price to payJust bewareThey might smile and nod their headswhile they wish that you were deadJust bewareYour friends might not be what they seemTake it f...

Just As You Are Robert Wyatt

OooooooooooohIt's that look in your eyesTelling me liesSo many promises brokenWhat can I do What should doTry to love you just as you areCos I'm never going to change a thing about youNever ever go...

Sea Song Robert Wyatt

You look different every time you comeFrom the foam-crested brineYour skin shining softly in the moonlightPartly fish, partly porpoise, partly baby sperm whaleAm I yours? Are you mine to play with?...

Little Red Riding Hood Hit The Road Robert Wyatt

Orlan don't tell me, oh noDon't say oh GodDon't tell me oh dear meHeaven's above oh noI can't stand itStopPlease oh deary meWhat in heaven's name?Oh blimey mercy meWoe are we oh dearOh stop itStop ...

Alifib Robert Wyatt

Not nit not nit no notNit nit folly bololeyAlifi my larderAlifi my larderI can't forsake you orForsqueak youAlifi my larderAlifi my larderConfiscate or make youLate you youAlifi my larder Alifi my ...

The United States Of Amnesia Robert Wyatt

There are degrees of amnesia, ways to forgetWays to remember all the good that you've doneAnd if you can't get a witness remind yourselvesNobody's just perfectly good all the timeAnd if you killed ...

The British Road Robert Wyatt

Those foreigners are at it againWhen will they learn to fight like our men?There's nothing new under the mirrorAnd it's time for one more bedtime storyGet beauty sleep for morning gloryHow can I ri...

Mass Medium Robert Wyatt

"And as history slips out of viewBated breath for the nine o'clock newsreassembled right before your very eyes:Innuendo, rumour and liesEndless fun and gamesSteal a headline, name some namesWe're s...

Shrinkrap Robert Wyatt

It takes a weekly packetTo keep the shrink in pocketIt costs a pretty pennyJust to stay afloatIt takes a lot of lollyTrying to be jollyWhen the interest keeps mountingIn the bank and in my personIt...

Yolanda Robert Wyatt

"Esto no puede ser no mA?A¡s que una canciA?A³nQuisiera fuera una declaraciA?A³n de amorRomA?A¡ntica sin reparar en formas talesQue pongan freno a lo que siento ahora a raudalesTe amo A￠?? te a...

Te Recuerdo Amanda Robert Wyatt

Te recuerdo Amanda la lluvia en el peloCorriendo a la fábrica donde trabajaba ManuelLa sonrisa ancha la lluvia en el peloNo importaba nada ibas a encontrarte con élSon cinco minutos la vida es et...

I'm A Believer Robert Wyatt

I thought love was only true in fairy talesMeant for someone else but not for meLove was out to get meThat's the way it seemedDisappointment haunted all my dreams Then I saw her face now I'm a beli...

Memories Robert Wyatt

I know I cannot leave this placefull of memoriesThings like the way they knew usall over townWe used to walk the streets togetherWe could be seenPast shops where people knew usYeah, people knewI've...

Round Midnight Robert Wyatt

"It begins to tell,'Round midnight, midnight.I do pretty well, till after sundown,Suppertime I'm feelin' sad;But it really gets bad,'Round midnight.Memories always start 'round midnightHaven't got ...

Alife Robert Wyatt

Not nit not nit no notNit nit folly bololeyAlifi my larderAlifi my larderI can't forsake you orForsqueak youAlifi my larderAlifi my larderConfiscate or make youLate you youAlifi my larder Alifi my ...

September The Ninth Robert Wyatt

Woman wishing for wings,(Too large a lump to pass for bird),Hopes that by wishing hard enoughShe will cast off the ballast.And the swallowsWill politely accept her waving armsAs wings,And she will ...

Nothing to Lose WYATT

Maybe it’s good to be alone You find out what you really know And maybe it’s good to be afraid You find out what you’re really made of Cuz when it all comes crashing down There’s nothing left to doubt

Take Me Home WYATT

I had a dream That I was the man I thought I’d be That there was a place for you and me That it wasn’t all so hard Staring at me Out in the snow at the end of the street And right when my heart would skip