Cellophane Clocks Lyrics

I have covered all the clocks

In cellophane

And I, I watch the world pass by

Through stained glass panes

Hold

The picture of a

Girl

You never knew

Time

Shortchanges

You

Sat

Down by the riverside

I hid my eyes

Reflected in the water

Were the cattle led to the slaughter

So it goes

Hold

The picture of a

Girl

You never knew

Time

Shortchanges

You

And in a number of days

And in a matter of ways

The taste of smoke

Takes on the shape of flame

I fold my hands like i fold my days

Into paper cranes paper ships

That sink all the same

The carpet is being pulled on you and i

The carpet is being pulled on you and i

The carpet is being pulled

On you and i

Hold

The picture of a

Girl

You never knew

Time

Shortchanges

You