This song was inspired by Andy Partridge’s divorce from his wife, Marianne:
I didn’t write it to hurt. I wrote it to alleviate this incredible backup of pus that was building up in my head. I was a cuckold husband twice over, and me being Mr. Loyal, that was really painful. The song came really qui...
H-A-T-E, is that how you spell love in your dictionary?
K-I-C-K, pronounced as kind
F-U-C-K, is that how you spell friend in your dictionary?
Black on black, a guidebook for the blind
Well, now that I can see, my eyes won't weep
Now that I can hear, your song sounds cheap
Now that I can talk, all your corn I'll reap
I'm not so sure that Joey wed a virgin Mary
There are no words for me inside your dictionary
S-L-A-P, is that how you spell kiss in your dictionary?
C-O-L-D, pronounced as care
S-H-I-T, is that how you spelt me in your dictionary?
Four-eyed fool, you led 'round everywhere
Well, now that I can see, it's the queens new clothes
Now that I can hear all your poison prose
Now that I can talk with my tongue unfroze
I'm not so sure of Santa or the buck-tooth fairy
There are no words for me inside your dictionary
Now your laughter has a hollow ring
But the hollow ring has no finger in
So let's close the book and let the day begin
And our marriage be undone
Your Dictionary was written by Andy Partridge.
Your Dictionary was produced by Haydn Bendall & Nick Davis.
XTC released Your Dictionary on Wed Feb 17 1999.