Acrylic Afternoons


N.B. Please do not read the lyrics whilst listening to the recordings


I fell asleep on your sofa
And had a dream about a small child in dungarees
Who caught his hands in the doors of the Paris metro.
Then my face cracked open and you were there
You were there dressed in green
Saying something obscene.
But that's why I came here in the first place,
Oh well that and the tea.

Can I stay here?
Lying under the table together with you now?
Can I hold you?
Forever in acrylic afternoons
I want to hold you tight
Whilst children play outside
And wait for their mothers
To finish with lovers
And call them inside for their tea.

Cushions and TV and the table set for tea
One for you, one for me.
Come and lie down on the settee
In that green jumper
You can have anything you want
And the clock is saying
It's half past four
But you know I want to stay a little more.
Can I stay here?
Lying under the table together with you now?
Can I hold you?
Forever in acrylic afternoons
I want to hold you tight
Whilst children play outside
And wait for their mothers
To finish with lovers
And call them inside for their tea.

On a pink quilted eiderdown,
I want to pull your knickers down.
Net curtains blowing slightly in the breeze.
Lemonade light filtering through the trees.
It's so soft and so warm.
Just another cup of tea please
(Just one lump thanks).
Can I stay here?
Lying under the table together with you now?
Can I hold you?
Forever in acrylic afternoons
I want to hold you tight
Whilst children play outside
And wait for their mothers
To finish with lovers
And call them inside for their tea.

Oh, Kevin, Shane, Julie, Diane, Wayne, Frank, Heather,
Rachel, Chelsea, Leanne, come home.
It's time for your tea.


Lyrics by Jarvis Cocker, music by Pulp.
From the album His 'N' Hers

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