Plastic Palace People Lyrics - Scott 2 - Scott Walker

Over the rooftop sails Billy 

A string tied to his underwear 

Through cobbled stone streets a child races 

And shouts "Billy, come down from there" 

"My mother's calling" his voice whimpers 

A string clutched in his tiny hand 

Not till I've seen the sky's not lit up 

In tears, child try and understand 

Don't pull the string, don't bring me down 

Don't make me land 

Plastic palace people 

Sing silent songs, they dream too long 

Their memories just stare 

Plastic palace Alice 

She steals her cards tomorrow deals 

With deafening despair 

Hurry, you've got to get in line 

Your nose might start to shine 

And sweat it out and dance about 

The whole eternal life 

A harvest of stars surrounds Billy 

The night clings to his happy eyes 

A sleeping town square beneath a fountain 

A child murmurs a weary sigh 

My mother weeps, and weaves her hair 

With worries please, Come down from there 

Plastic palace people 

Through fields of clay and granite grey 

They play without a sound 

Plastic palace Alice 

Blows gaping holes to store her fears 

Inside her lovers head 

Listen, they're laughing in the halls 

They rip your face with lies 

To buzzing eyes you cry for help 

Like gods they bark replies 

Over the rooftops burns Billy 

Balloon sadly the string descends 

Searching its way down through blue submarine air 

The polka dot underwear 

To meet the trees, in morning square 

Just hanging there, just hanging there