Stephen Duffy and the Lilac Time
Suburban Symphony
You lived in the LaburnumsDown avenues of ancient beechAcross a mile of parquet floorFor bitter kisses at your doorLike an advertisement for a motor carIn your suburban childhoodDid you fly on wild horsesFrom your bedroomOut the backdoor by the veranda?In your suburban symphonyDid you play the side drumIn the garden or the timpaniBoomy midnight by the pylons?With nothing on beneath your skirtThe wonders of this breathing earthDays spent staring into spaceBefore the seasons start to raceLike a skier and a speedboatIn your suburban childhoodDid you fly on wild horsesFrom your bedroomOut the backdoor by the veranda?In your suburban symphonySongtexteDid you play the side drumIn the garden or the timpaniBoomy midnight by the pylons?I saw you flyThe bees were buzzing in your earsTo the rhythms of the shearsTime wasted trying to make senseOf the threads of consequenceLike a Cartier on a skeletonIn your suburban childhoodDid you fly on wild horsesFrom your bedroomOut the backdoor by the veranda?In your suburban reverieDid you climb out the windowJust to meet me in the darknessOn the common ground of our childhood?
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