As I was trying to show you About the Golden Rule And what the verses taught you Turned invisible under the moon Gambling on the weather To keep the fever down It's down Down Down When you wander up behind me Stepping on my throat You're in among the shadows I warned you about Comfortably measured By the standards that you set Apart from the Golden Rule Da Da La... [wordless chorus by his daughter Eden] The century is opening You're the next in line You stand there and accept it So fine, so fine I miss you when I'm with you And claw the air for breath It's time This time It's time Dubba Da La... [wordless chorus by his daughter Eden] (filtered vocal by Cale, w/ trademark screaming) You said we're not sentimental But you thought listening was for fools You saw your chance and you took it Just blame the Golden Rule Coal smoke on the city It's from another age The scribbling in your notebook Is soaking with rain Stumbling on the cobblestones Mixing with the crowd Another verse in the Golden Rule Da Da La... [wordless outro by his daugther Eden]
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