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PJ Harvey

A restlessness took hold my brain<br /> And questions I could not hold back<br /> An orange monkey on a chain<br /> On a bleak uneven trackTold me that to understand<br /> You must travel back time<br /> I took a plane to a foreign land<br /> And said, I'll write down what I findBeneath a mountain's jagged shelves<br /> Cloaked with snow and shadows sheer<br /> Plates tipped up upon themselves<br /> The pain of fifty million yearsAnd mules and goats were running wild<br /> A happy chaos carried on<br /> And old men and the young boys smiled<br /> And worked until the day was goneThe packs of sandy-coloured dogs<br /> Walked streets that looked like building sites<br /> But piles of rocks and dust and smog<br /> Could not block out a different lightWhen I returned I ran to meet<br /> The monkey, but his face had changed<br /> He stood before me on two feet<br /> The track was now a motorway<br /> <br /> Songwriters<br /> POLLY JEAN HARVEYPublished by<br /> Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. Song Discussions is protected by U.S. Patent 9401941. Other patents pending.Lyrics provided by TANCODEhttps://damnlyrics.com/" readonly=""/>