They Put the Stars Far Away

They put the stars far away
Far away

They put the stars far away
The railway
Dreaming of flammable clouds
Bends unconsciously now

My thrones
We can't get away with that kind of behaviour
But they put the stars far away
Far away
They put the stars far away
After the day with the non-kisses

I have a face
It's in a window now I see
A chalky imposition in the dark
I keep it as well as I recognise you
But it still gets away
When they bring the thing back
And I see it
I see it in the light of day

They put the stars far away
Didn't they?
Far away
They put the stars a long way away
After the day when the trees went mute for good

[vocalisations]

Thеy're good friends, the pylons
Blind as a dollar
Thеy follow one another to stillness
And crackle with toil and success
We command the best
The best
Yes
We're allowed to command the best of the metal

They put the stars far away
You know they did
Far away

They put the stars far away
The first time we screamed
The first time we opened our teeth

I mean, far enough really
What would you do with stars
Try and smoke them?
I know I would
I mean, you know what we did to the atom
You know
You know what we do to each other

They put the stars far away
Fair play