London 1888-Momus

[ti:London 1888] [ar:Momus] [al:20 Vodka Jellies] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]London 1888 - Momus [00:06.12]Cellophane grandfather clock [00:08.70]I hope your hands will never stop [00:11.09]Rescue me from my ugly block [00:13.51]In Tokyo 21st century [00:16.02] [00:18.26]To London 1888 [00:20.88]I am descended from a great [00:23.16]Clan of the Meiji shogunate [00:25.63]And I am travelling extensively [00:28.33] [00:30.46]It's London 1888 [00:32.91]I sit here drinking nettle wine [00:35.39]My family is in decline [00:37.81]And I confess the fault is mine [00:40.27]The doorman's sure to sit and wait [00:42.57]To see who I'll bring home tonight [00:45.09]I'll pay him cash to keep him quiet [00:47.57]I am a libertine [00:48.75] [00:49.94]Cellophane grandfather clock [00:52.42]You've got my conscience on the trot [00:54.29] [00:54.83]You've got me walking round the block [00:57.25]You've got me searching for experience [01:00.12] [01:02.12]Cellophane grandfather clock [01:03.87] [01:04.53]I am a Buddhist I am not [01:06.93]Victorian I love your shops [01:08.96] [01:09.48]But your morality is meaningless [01:12.22] [01:14.27]It's London 1888 [01:16.61]And I have learned the game of chess [01:19.08]I have a club it's on the Strand [01:21.56]I'm a dishonourable man [01:23.18] [01:23.96]And Tokyo is far away [01:26.50]The English wear a poker face [01:28.86]The latest craze is called Croquet [01:31.27]I am a stranger here [01:33.17] [01:36.27]I am the Marquis Matsugae [01:38.69] [01:39.74]And I came questioning through time [01:42.34]But is the grave my sole reply [01:46.49] [01:48.24]And Sherlock Holmes is my good friend [01:50.76]I have a trust fund I can spend [01:53.06]And I am ready to defend [01:55.62]My immorality to anyone [01:57.99] [02:00.48]And Whistler painted me in grey [02:02.40] [02:02.92]I had his mother round to stay [02:05.26]And she sat knitting in her chair [02:07.65]And staring through me disapprovingly [02:10.11] [02:12.58]And Aubrey Beardsley sketches me [02:14.97]And Oscar Wilde comes round for tea [02:17.36]But I still feel so Japanese [02:19.34] [02:19.87]When I'm alone on Piccadilly [02:22.28]And in Green Park there is a band [02:24.66]Medieval lillie in my hand [02:27.12]I watch the sailors on the bus [02:29.55]A little lustfully [02:31.25] [02:34.58]I am the Marquis Matsugae [02:37.21] [02:38.18]I came adventuring in time [02:40.72]But is the grave my sole reply [02:44.48] [02:46.55]Cellophane grandfather clock [02:49.02]I hear you ticking while I talk [02:51.46]In my apartment on Pall Mall [02:53.95]To stable boys of easy provenance [02:56.39] [02:58.71]Cellophane grandfather clock [03:01.17]The incense on my mantelpiece [03:03.65]Covers the reek of smelly socks [03:06.06]As I prepare them to be compromised [03:08.72] [03:10.94]It's London 1888 [03:13.35]It's 6 o'clock and I am late [03:15.71]For some disreputable date [03:18.15]With sordid appetites I hate [03:20.67]I hope these crimes will never stop [03:22.96]And like the hands upon the clock [03:25.39]My hands will touch and he'll respond [03:27.97]And go beyond [03:28.84] [03:33.02]I am the Marquis Matsugae [03:35.38] [03:36.47]And I came questioning through time [03:39.07]But is the grave my sole reply [03:43.26] [04:09.40]It's London 1888 [04:11.66]I am the Marquis Matsugae [04:13.96]And I came questioning through time [04:16.27]And is the grave my sole reply