“Lewis sounds here like he’s entirely unaware of what he’s reciting. As the song sighs to an end with the dreamy repetition of “Oh what a pearl / What a well made world,” it’s as if he’s forgotten what he was singing about earlier, a dreamy disconnect from the rest of the song as sharp as the discon...
Closing doors opens eyes
To the fatal gift of a well timed lie
Loved in the flesh, but butchered in the mind
Oh, what a pearl, what a well made world
Closing doors opens eyes
To the fatal gift of a well timed lie
Loved in the flesh, but butchered in the mind
Oh, what a pearl, what a well made world
Oh, what a pearl, what a well made world
Holy globe, eternal home
Sacred sphere, so glad I'm here
Oh, what a pearl, what a well made world
Oh, what a pearl, what a well made world
(Oh, what a pearl, what a well made world)
(Oh, what a pearl, what a well made world)
(Oh, what a pearl, what a well made world)
(Oh, what a pearl, what a well made world)
(Oh, what a pearl, what a well made world)
Blessed State was written by Bruce Gilbert.
Blessed State was produced by Mike Thorne.
Wire released Blessed State on Sun Sep 23 1979.