XTC - Across This Antheap lyrics

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Soldiers, workers, slaves and farmers,<br>Nurses, queens and drones.<br>Wish they'd leave my head tonight,<br>Let me rest my bones.<br><br>(ziggedy zig zag just look at 'em. ziggedy zag, hey hey)<br><br>A billion feet sound just like a billion drums.<br>A bed is creaking as the messiah comes.<br>The cars are crashing and the bacon is hacked.<br>The coffin's lowered and the lunches get packed.<br>Still segregating 'cause we insects are too proud.<br>Doesn't matter what colour of cat you are there's no dogs allowed.<br><br>And the screaming sky won't let me sleep.<br>The stars are laughing at us,<br>As we crawl on and on across this antheap.<br><br>War planes go over but no wages go 'round.<br>A sign goes up to say hey we're twin towned.<br>The dough is rising but no bread will be baked.<br>The fur is genuine but the orgasm's faked.<br>We're spending millions to learn to speak porpoise,<br>When human loneliness is still a deafening noise.<br><br>And the screaming sky won't let me sleep.<br>The stars are laughing at us,<br>As we crawl on and on across this antheap.<br><br>Soldiers, workers, slaves and farmers,<br>Nurses, queens and drones.<br>Wish they'd leave my head tonight,<br>And let me rest my bones.<br><br>And all the world's babies are crying still.<br>While all the police cars harmonize with power drills.<br>As jets and kettles form a chord with screeching gulls.<br>Accompanied by truncheons keeping time on human skulls.<br><br>And the screaming sky won't let me sleep.<br>The stars are laughing at us,<br>As we crawl on and on past lovers who'll leap.<br>On and on past widows who'll weep.<br>On and on no more than skin deep.<br>On and on across this antheap.