i'm here on a mission

to tell you exactly what can go wrong if you're not careful

you see, it's like this:

you're running down the staircase at random

you take one step

you take two steps

you take seven steps

ten steps

two steps

fifteen steps

nineteen steps

you're lying in a heap at the bottom of the staircase

blood, bones, powder, that sort of thing

and you're wondering, how did i get here?

and then you look up and you see

it's a man in a cowl, it's a man in a cowl

he opens his face to you

it's jimmy [tarbuck]

he is saying, "kiss the ring! kiss the ring!"

and he says, "yes, there is a santa claus

and anybody who blasphemes against santa or any of his helpers

shall die"

what do you do?

what do you do?



end the thanks to the heavenly sky

its grey is getting lighter

no peace of mind or sleep for you

you haven't earned it yet

and you won't by dusk, i bet

until you learn what futures you've destroyed

we musn't see you sulk or get annoyed



on the day i lost everything

they couldn't help enough

they shot my veins full of gelatine

i said, "thank you very much

you're too kind!"



while they lived in luxury

i made do with money, sweet money

and now i'm going to measure the rain

and you can sit and watch me -- look! look!

don't even think about not answering your phone

it might be me and i know you're always home



on the day i lost everything

they couldn't help enough

they stopped my clock and they folded my wings

i said, "thank you very much

for everything!

it means

i'm gonna

destroy you

with my slings and my bullets"



on the day i lost everything

the sky was purest white

and the clocks had stopped so i started to sing

"the magpie sleeps tonight"



on the day i lost everything