The shortest composition on Bish Bosch, Pilgrim’s musical and lyrical content are both minimal but also symbiotic. Over a restless and meterless percussive backing that shifts from channel to channel, Scott’s normally abstract lyrics are made manifest – the sound of the rattling drums mirrors the so...
[Refrain]
Heya, heya, heya, heya
Heya, heya, heya, heya
Room full of mice, room full of mice
Room full of mice, room full of mice
Heya, heya, heya, heya
Heya, heya, heya, heya
Room full of mice, room full of mice
Room full of mice, room full of mice
[Verse 1]
Blowing up bullfrogs with a straw
Blowing up bullfrogs with a straw
Blowing up bullfrogs with a straw
Staring into their eyes just before they burst
[Refrain]
Heya, heya, heya, heya
Heya, heya, heya, heya
Room full of mice, room full of mice
Room full of mice, room full of mice
Heya, heya, heya, heya
Heya, heya, heya, heya
Room full of mice, room full of mice
Room full of mice, room full of mice
[Verse 2]
No ear, two tails, one eye, three toes
No ear, two tails, one eye, three toes
No ear, two tails, one eye, three toes
Pilgrim was written by Scott Walker.
Pilgrim was produced by Peter Walsh & Scott Walker.
Scott Walker released Pilgrim on Mon Dec 03 2012.