“Then She Appeared” is about seeing a woman for the first time, and being stunned by her beauty and presence that one resorts to hyperbole.
It’s the 12th track on Nonsuch.
Then she appeared
Apple venus on a half open shell
Then she appeared
The first photograph on Fox Talbot's gel
I was a little frightened
Flying with my senses heightened
Cherubim cheered
Then she appeared
Then she appeared
As the giggling crew of Marie Celeste
Then she appeared
Pale Atlantis rising out of the west
I was a little dazzled
Catherine wheeled and senses frazzled
Know it sounds weird
Then she appeared
And the sun which formerly shone
In the clearest summer sky
Suddenly just changed address
Now shines from her blue eyes
Then she appeared
Brittle shooting star that dropped in my lap
Then she appeared
Dressed in tricolour and phrygian cap
I was a little troubled
Hookah with my senses bubbled
All Edward leared
Then she appeared
And the moon which formally shone
On the marbled midnight mile
Suddenly just packed its bags
Now shines from her bright smile
Then she appeared
Out of nowhere
Then She Appeared was written by Andy Partridge.
Then She Appeared was produced by Gus Dudgeon.
XTC released Then She Appeared on Mon Apr 27 1992.