Victor - Victor lyrics
rate me(W.H. Auden)<br />
Victor was a little baby, into this world he came:<br />
His father took him on his knee and said:' Don't dishonour the family<br />
Name.' Victor looked up at his father- loked up with big round eyes:<br />
His father said:' Victor, my only son, don't you ever tell lies.'<br />
It was a frosty December, it wsn't the season for fruits;<br />
His father fell dead of heart disease while lacing up his boots.<br />
It was a frosty December when into his grave he sank;<br />
His uncle found Victor a post as a cashier in the Midlands Counties<br />
Bank.<br />
It was a frosty December Victor was only eighteen.<br />
But his figures were neat and his margins straight and his cuffs were<br />
Always clean.<br />
He took a room at the Peveril, a respectableboarding-house: And Time<br />
Watched Victor day after day as a cat willwatch a mouse.<br />
Victor went up to his bedroom, set the alarm bell;<br />
Climbed into his bed, took his bible and read of happend to Jezebel.<br />
It was the First of April, Anna to the Peveril came;<br />
Her eyes, her lips, her breasts, her hips and her smile set men<br />
Aflame. It was the Second of April, she was wearing a coat of fur;<br />
Victor met her upon the stairs and fell in love with her.<br />
The first time he made his proposal, she laughed, said:' I'll never<br />
Wed':<br />
The second time there was a pause, then she shook her head. Anna<br />
Looked at the mirror, pouted and gave a frown; Said;'Victor's as dull<br />
As a wet afternoon but I've got to settle down.'<br />
The third time hemade his proposal, as they walked by the Reservoir,<br />
She gave him a kiss like a blowon the head, said,'You are my heart's<br />
Desire.'<br />
They married early in August, she said;'Kiss me, you funny<br />
Boy':<br />
Victor took her in his arms and said:'O my Helen of Troy.'<br />
The clerks were talking of Anna, the door was just ajar:<br />
One said:'Poor old Victor, but where ignorance is bliss, etcetera.'<br />
Victor looked up at the sunset as he stood there all alone; Cried:'Are<br />
You in Heaven, Father ?', but the sky said'Address not known.'<br />
Victor looked up at the mountains, the mountains all covered with<br />
Snow;<br />
Cried:'Are you pleased with me, Father ?' and the answer came<br />
Back,No.<br />
Victor came to the forest, cried:'Father, will she ever be<br />
True ?'<br />
And the oaks and the beeches shook their heads and they<br />
Answered:' Not to you.'<br />
Victor came to the meadow where the wind went<br />
Sweeping by: Cried:' O Father, I love her so,' but the wind said:' She<br />
Must die.'<br />
Victor came to the river running so deep and so still;<br />
Crying:' O Father, what shall I do ?' and the river answered:' Kill.'<br />
Anna was sitting at table, drawing cards from a pack;<br />
Anna was sitting at table waiting for her husband to come back.<br />
Victor stood in the doorway, he didn't utter a word;<br />
She said:'What's the matter, darling ?' he behaved as if he hadn't<br />
Heard.<br />
There was a voice in his left ear, there was a voice in the<br />
Right,<br />
There was a voice at the base of his skull saying:'She must die<br />
Tonight.'<br />
Victor picked up a carving knife, his features were set and<br />
Drawn, Said;'Anna, it would have been better for you if you had not<br />
Been born.'<br />
Anna jumped up from the table, Anna started to scream,<br />
But Victor cam slowly after her like a horror in a dream.<br />
She dodged behind the sofa, she tore down a curtain rod,<br />
But Victor came slowly after her, said' Prepare to meet Thy God.'<br />
He stood there above the body, he stood there holding the knife;<br />
And the blood ran down the stairs and sang; ' I am the Resurrection<br />
And the Life.'<br />
They tapped Victor on the shoulder, they took him away<br />
In a van;<br />
He sat as quiet as a lump of moss saying; ' I am the Son of<br />
Man.'<br />
Victor sat in a corner<br />
Making a woman of clay.<br />
Saying:' I am Alpha and Omega, I shall come<br />
To judge the earth one day.'
