Viva Hate

I don't mind
I don't mind if you forget me
Having learned my lesson
I never left an impression on anyone

So now you send me your hardened 'regards'
When once you'd send me 'love'
Sincerely i must tell you
Your mild 'best wishes'
They make me suspicious


I don't mind
I don't mind if you forget me
Having learned my lesson
I never left an impression on anyone
The pressure to change, to move on
Was strange
And very strong
So this is why i tell you
I really do understand
Bye bye


I don't mind if you forget me
No no no no no no no


You can only be strong for so long
It may not eat you but it will beat you
So this is why i tell you
I really don't understand
This time


Rejection is one thing
But rejection from a fool
Is cruel
Rejection is one thing
But rejection from a fool
Is cruel
And i don't mind if you forget me
I don't mind if you forget me

Bengali, bengali
Bengali, bengali
No no no
He does not want to depress you
Oh no no no no no
He only wants to impress you
Oh..

Bengali in platforms
He only wants to embrace your culture
And to be your friend forever
Forever


Bengali, bengali
Bengali, bengali
Oh, shelve your western plans
And understand
That life is hard enough when you belong here


A silver-studded rim that glistens
And an ankle-star that ... blinds me
A lemon sole so very high
Which only reminds me; to tell you
Break the news gently
Break the news to him gently
"shelve your plans; shelve your plans, shelve them"


Bengali, bengali
It's the touchy march of time that binds you
Don't blame me
Don't hate me
Just because i'm the one to tell you


That life is hard enough when you belong here
That life is hard enough when you belong here
Oh...
Shelve your western plans
Oh...
Shelve your western plans
'cause life is hard enough when you belong
Life is hard enough when you belong here
Oh...
Shelve your western plans
Oh...
Shelve your best friends
'cause life is hard when you belong here
Oh...
Life is hard enough when you belong

Were you and he lovers ?
And would you say so if you were ?
On a forecourt
On a friday
Passing my way
Oh...

Were you and he lovers ?
And if you were, then say that you were!
On a groundsheet
Under canvas
With your tent-flap
Open wide


A note upon his desk
"p.s. bring me home and have me!"
Leather elbows on a tweed coat
-oh!-
Is that the best you can do ?
So came his reply :
"but on the desk is where i want you!"


So i ask (even though i know):
Were you and he lovers ?

Winter coming
Winter push on
(push on)
Oh, winter push on

Winter is so long
Winter moves on


The last night on maudlin street
Goodbye house, goodbye stairs
I was born here
And i was raised here, and
...i took some stick here


Love at first sight
It may sound trite
But it's true, you know
I could list the detail
Of everything you ever wore or said
Or how you stood the day
As we spent the last night
On maudlin street
"goodbye house, forever!"
I never stole a happy hour
Around here


Where the world's ugliest boy
Became what you see
Here i am - the ugliest man
Oh, the last night on maudlin street
Truly i do love you
Oh, truly i do love you


When i sleep
With that picture of you framed beside my bed
Oh, it's childish and it's silly
But i think it's you in my room, by the bed
(...yes, i told you it was silly...)


And i know
I took strange pills
But i never meant to hurt you
Oh, truly i love you
Came home late one night
Everyone had gone to bed
But, you know
No-one stays up for you
I had sixteen stitches
All around my head


Oh, the last bus i missed to maudlin street
So he drove me home in the van
Complaining, "women only like me for my mind..."
Don't leave your torch behind
A powercut ahead; 1972, you know


And so we crept through the park
No, i cannot steal a pair of jeans off a clothesline
For you
But you ... without clothes
Oh, i could not keep a straight face
Me - without clothes ?
Well, a nation turns its back and gags...
I'm packed


I am moving house
A half-life disappears today
With "every hand waves me on"
(secretly wishing me gone)
Well, i will be soon
Ooh, i will be soon
I will be soon
I will be soon
Will be soon, i will be soon
Mmm ... i will be soon, i will be soon


There were bad times on maudlin street
They took you away in a police car
Inspector - don't you know ?
Don't you care ?
Don't you know - about love ?


Your gran died
And your mother died
On maudlin street
In pain, and ashamed
With never time to say
Those special things ... oh
I took the key from maudlin street
Well, it's only bricks and mortar !
Oh, oh, truly i love you
Oh, wherever you are
Wherever you are
Wherever you are
I hope you're singing now
Oh, i do hope
I hope you're singing now
Oh ...

Why do you come here ?
And why do you hang around ?
I'm so sorry
I'm so sorry

Why do you come here
When you know it makes things hard for me ?
When you know, oh
Why do you come ?
Why do you telephone ? (hmm...)
And why send me silly notes ?
I'm so sorry
I'm so sorry


Why do you come here
When you know it makes things hard for me ?
When you know, oh
Why do you come ?
You had to sneak into my room
'just' to read my diary
"it was just to see, just to see"
(all the things you knew i'd written about you...)
Oh, so many illustrations
Oh, but
I'm so very sickened
Oh, i am so sickened now


Oh, it was a good lay, good lay
It was a good lay, good lay
It was a good lay, good lay
Oh
It was a good lay, good lay
It was a good lay, good lay
Oh, it was a good lay, good lay
Oh
Oh, it was a good lay
It was a good lay
Oh, a good lay
Oh, it was a good lay
Good lay, good lay
Oh
It was a good lay
It was a good lay

Angel, angel
Don't take your life tonight
I know they take
And that they take in turn
And they give you nothing real
For yourself in return

But when they've used you
And they've broken you
And they've wasted all your money
And cast your shell aside


And when they've bought you
And they've sold you
And they've billed you for the pleasure
And they've made your parents cry
I will be here
Oh, believe me
I will be here
...believe me


Angel, don't take your life
Some people have got no pride
They do not understand
The urgency of life
But i love you more than life
I love you more than life
I love you more than life
I love you more than life