Dark Angel Lyrics - Laurie Anderson

A dark angel parachutes down into an abandoned town 

He says: Oh, I've been looking for a certain white clown 

Doesn't look like you're it 

But you're the only one around 

So I guess you'll have to do, He says 

So anyway... how are you doin'? 

I say, Actually, I can't stand all the new machines 

It's supposed to be all brand new but it just looks the same 

He says: Oh, it looks like you're bored. So try this he says to me: 

Why don't you get yourself an old beret 

And why don't you find an old caf? 

And sit at a time and write something new 

That's never been heard before 

Or write your own manifesto. That would do 

Just make sure you use a pencil 

So you can always get it... you know... right 

Look at all the things I've bought 

I can't believe what they cost 

Just a lot of plastic and numbers on my credit card 

I'm feeling kind of lost 

The world that used to seem so small 

I could wrap my arms around it 

Now it seems so big. And he said: Oh 

>From your pictures I guessed that you were tall 

But actually... I gotta go now 

It's a small world full of light 

It's a small world full of light 

But I wouldn't want to have to paint it