The Day I Lost Everything Lyrics - Singles - Fatima Mansions

i'm here on a mission 

to tell you exactly what can go wrong if you're not careful 

you see, it's like this: 

you're running down the staircase at random 

you take one step 

you take two steps 

you take seven steps 

ten steps 

two steps 

fifteen steps 

nineteen steps 

you're lying in a heap at the bottom of the staircase 

blood, bones, powder, that sort of thing 

and you're wondering, how did i get here? 

and then you look up and you see 

it's a man in a cowl, it's a man in a cowl 

he opens his face to you 

it's jimmy [tarbuck] 

he is saying, "kiss the ring! kiss the ring!" 

and he says, "yes, there is a santa claus 

and anybody who blasphemes against santa or any of his helpers 

shall die" 

what do you do? 

what do you do? 

You whimper thanks to the heavenly sky 

its grey is getting lighter 

no peace of mind or sleep for you 

you haven't earned it yet 

and you won't by dusk, i bet 

until you learn what futures you've destroyed 

we musn't see you sulk or get annoyed 

on the day i lost everything 

they couldn't help enough 

they shot my veins full of gelatine 

i said, "thank you very much 

you're too kind!" 

while they lived in luxury 

i made do with money, sweet money 

and now i'm going to measure the rain 

and you can sit and watch me -- look! look! 

don't even think about not answering your phone 

it might be me and i know you're always home 

on the day i lost everything 

they couldn't help enough 

they stopped my clock and they folded my wings 

i said, "thank you very much 

for everything! 

it means 

i'm gonna 

destroy you 

with my slings and my bullets" 

on the day i lost everything 

the sky was purest white 

and the clocks had stopped so i started to sing 

"the magpie sleeps tonight" 

on the day i lost everything