They Suffocate At Night


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


His body loved her,
His mind was set on other things.
Keep your face out of sight,
And your thoughts to yourself.
And this went on for several nights
Festering in silence,
Growing in the dark.

And this they saw as love.
So sad to see,
They suffocate at night
Oh this they saw as love.
So sad to see,
To see it slowly die.

She met his wishes
He found that he had changed his mind
Now the fit is too tight
And the bedroom too warm
The days are filled with things to do
Night-time lies so hollow and memories betray

Oh memories of love
So sad to see
They suffocate at night
Those memories of love
So sad to see
To see it slowly die

Two years have passed
Two years of emptiness inside
And the grey skies above
Just show how far I went wrong
I wonder if she's living there.
The way that I recall
The way I'll always think of you

And when I think of you
I think of love
So sad to see.
They suffocate at night
You know I think of love
So sad to see
To see it slowly die

I wrote you a letter
I threw it away
I wrote you a letter
I threw it away
I need her
I know I don't need her
I need her.
Oh.


Lyrics by Jarvis Cocker, music by Pulp
From the album Freaks
Also appears on the Countdown Compilation
And the compilation Masters Of The Universe
Released as a single with the b-side Tunnel

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