Clemenceau Lyrics by Pinback

Clemenceau

hand me down halo
halo hello
hand me down halo

I saw you [I saw you]
asleep In the car [asleep in the car]
on the first wave out of a fallen town.

they follow to another cell [hand me down halo]
[halo hello]
they follow to another cell [hand me down halo]
to another cell [halo hello]

I watched you [I watched you]
from the bars of my room [from the bars of my room]
always got a suntan at the first light of every Sunday.
and your broken teeth, like a mangled screen
and your burnout smile on your ashtray face.

made me sick.
you always made me sick.
made me sick.
you always made me sick.

[take my cell now]
have a cigarette. have an omelet.
[take my cell now]
a little nasty. a little balloon.
[take my cell now]
have a cold sore. have a nightmare.
[take my cell now]
a little memory. a little history.

have a problem. have a collapse.
a little sympathy. a little sympathy. [made me sick. you always made me sick]

[take my cell now]
have a pager. have a baby.
[take my cell now]
a little medicine. a little discipline.

[take my cell now]
have a lie down. have a sugar hand. [20, 40, 68...]
[take my cell now]
a little hassle. a little enemy. [20, 40, 68...]
[take my cell now]
have a number. have a wallet chain. [20, 40, 68...]
[take my cell now]
a little nickname. a little self pity. [20, 40, 68...]