The Act of Mowing Lyrics

Out of the fire and into the blue

I'll take sparkling with my wine

The Face of Death is my best friend

But I'm sure you'll get on fine

I didn't know my left from right but I felt it very strongly

All of the day and all of the night was not for just me only

Turning to you like a shoe's who's who as my producer brings in the horns

And hands them round at the speed of sound and says, here, kid, put these on

Much to my amazement then they fit me like a glove

And turned me on like a special moon or a different kind of love

Where there's grass underneath

Our barefooted feet

And the light is warm gold

And your parents aren't old

And you're getting into something you truly love

And all it took was a book and a little shove

And you're sending it through the stars to the gods above

And they're looking back at you with love

Bleeding out the Roman way, you should see the view from here

Alright, I'll drive the first nail in but then you gotta buy the beer

It rained today for the first time in weeks, it was like a revelation

That every day that you draw a breath is indeed a special occasion

But I can't help you now

You're too far out

And the current is strong

And it will make a good song

If I just stood on the beach and watched you drown

And the free will good and evil thing gets passed around

And the tears of a mother are sadder than the tears of a clown

When the good people raised their arms to the sky, they just mowed 'em down