Chalkhills And Children Lyrics

I'm floating over strange land
It's a soulless, sequined, showbiz moon
I'm floating over strange land
And then stranger still, there's no balloon

But I'm getting higher
Wafted up by fame's fickle fire 'til the

Chalk hills and children
Anchor my feet
Chalk hills and children
Bringing me back to earth
Eternally and ever Ermine Street.
(Even I never know where I go when my eyes are closed)

I'm skating over thin ice
Upon blunted blades of metal soft
I'm skating over thin ice
While some none such net holds me aloft

But I'm getting higher
Lifted up on lucks' circus wire 'til the

Chalk hills and children
Anchor my feet
Chalk hills and children
Bringing me back to earth
Eternally and ever Ermine Street

Even I never know where I go when my eyes are closed
Even I never spied that the scenes were posed
Even I never knew this is what I'd be
Even eyes never mean that you're sure to see

Still I'm getting higher
Rolling up on three empty tyres, 'til the

Chalk hills and children
Anchor my feet
Chalk hills and children
Bringing me back to earth
Eternally and ever Ermine Street

I'm soaring over hushed crowds
The reluctant cannonball it seems
I'm soaring over hushed crowds
I'm propelled up here by long dead dreams

Still I'm getting higher
Icarus regrets and retires puzzled

Chalk hills and children
Anchor my feet
Chalk hills and children
Oddly complete
(Even I never know where I go when my eyes are all closed)

Here I go again

XTC - Coat of Many Cupboards

Apr 2002

1. Spinning Top (Live @ Eric's, Liverpool - 1977)
2. Traffic Light Rock (Live @ Eric's, Liverpool - 1977)
3. Radios In Motion (From White Music)
4. Let's Have Fun (White Music out take)
5. Fireball XL5/Fireball Dub (White Music out take)
6. Heatwave Mk.2 Deluxe (White Music out take)
7. Things Fall To Bits (Go 2 out take)
8. Us Being Us (Go 2 out take)
9. Sleepyheads (Drums and Wires out take)
10. Meccanik Dancing (Live @ The Marconi Club, Sydney,1979)
11. Atom Age/Hang Onto The Night/Neon Shuffle (medley) (Live @ The Marconi Club, Sydney,1979)
12. Reel By Real (Unused single recording)
13. When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty (Unused single recording)
14. Helicopter (DJM version) Unused US single recording)
15. Generals and Majors (Rehearsal tape)
16. No Language In Our Lungs (From Black Sea)
17. Paper and Iron (Live @ The Lyceum, London, 1980)
18. Crowded Room (Live @ The Lyceum. London, 1980)
19. Senses Working Overtime (Early work tape)=20
20. Snowman (Live @ The Hammersmith Odeon, 1981)
21. Ball and Chain (Unused single recording)
22. Punch and Judy (Unused single recording)
23. Fly On The Wall (From English Settlement)
24. Yacht Dance (Live on The Old Grey Whistle Test,1982)
25. Jason and The Argonauts (From English Settlement)
26. Ladybird (From Mummer)
27. The Everyday Story Of Smalltown (From The Big Express)
28. Let's Make A Den (Home demo)
29. Brainiac's Daughter (from Psonic Psunspot version)
30. Vanishing Girl (from Psonic Psunspot version)
31. Terrorism (Home demo)=20
32. Find The Fox (Home demo)
33. Season Cycle (From Skylarking)
34. The Troubles (Home demo)
35. Mayor Of Simpleton (Early work tape)
36. Chalkhills And Children (From Oranges & Lemons)
37. Didn't Hurt A Bit (Nonsuch out take)