Nature Boy-Nick Cave

[ti:Nature Boy] [ar:Nick Cave] [al:Abattoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orp] [by:] [offset:0] [00:14.56]I was just a boy when I sat down [00:16.61]To watch the news on TV [00:18.91] [00:21.66]I saw some ordinary slaughter [00:22.92]I saw some routine atrocity [00:26.66] [00:28.46]My father said don't look away [00:29.90]You got to be strong you got to be bold now [00:33.27] [00:35.33]He said that in the end it is beauty [00:37.32]That is going to save the world now [00:40.26] [00:43.19]And she moves among the sparrows [00:47.14] [00:49.96]And she floats upon the breeze [00:53.95] [00:56.88]She moves among the flowers [01:00.94] [01:03.81]She moves something deep inside of me [01:08.38] [01:09.88]I was walking around the flower show like a leper [01:12.69]Coming down with some kind of nervous hysteria [01:16.73]When I saw you standing there green eyes black hair [01:19.23]Up against the pink and purple wisteria [01:22.41] [01:23.48]You said hey nature boy are you looking at me [01:25.60]With some unrighteous intention [01:28.66] [01:30.47]My knees went weak [01:31.41]I couldn't speak I was having thoughts [01:33.14]That were not in my best interests to mention [01:36.21] [01:38.21]And she moves among the flowers [01:42.27] [01:45.07]And she floats upon the smoke [01:48.75] [01:52.06]She moves among the shadows [01:55.87] [01:58.93]She moves me with just one little look [02:03.48] [02:05.04]You took me back to your place [02:06.60]And dressed me up in a deep sea diver's suit [02:10.22] [02:11.72]You played the patriot you raised the flag [02:14.77]And I stood at full salute [02:17.27] [02:18.71]Later on we smoked a pipe that struck me dumb [02:21.76]And made it impossible to speak [02:25.44]As you closed in in slow motion [02:27.44]Quoting Sappho in the original Greek [02:31.04] [02:33.35]She moves among the shadows [02:37.53] [02:40.15]She floats upon the breeze [02:44.08] [02:47.09]She moves among the candles [02:50.98] [02:53.72]And we moved through the days [02:56.84]And through the years [02:59.03] [03:00.15]Years passed by we were walking by the sea [03:02.64]Half delirious [03:04.52] [03:06.96]You smiled at me and said Babe [03:08.95]I think this thing is getting kind of serious [03:13.20] [03:13.88]You pointed at something and said [03:15.57]Have you ever seen such a beautiful thing [03:19.75] [03:20.87]It was then that I broke down [03:22.93]It was then that you lifted me up again [03:26.18] [03:28.55]She moves among the sparrows [03:32.73] [03:35.66]And she walks across the sea [03:39.41] [03:42.59]She moves among the flowers [03:46.39] [03:49.39]And she moves something deep inside of me [03:54.07] [03:56.38]She moves among the sparrows [04:00.25] [04:03.25]And she floats upon the breeze [04:07.30] [04:10.30]She moves among the flowers [04:14.10] [04:17.22]And she moves right up close to me