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JC = Jarvis CockerCG = Charlotte GainsbourgOtherwise both10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20In the time it takes a handkerchief to fall to the groundOne of our lives will be overJC: Brocade waistcoat catches glints of morning lightSilk damask swathed in bottle green memoriesWe've travelled from station to stationWe now approach our final destinationThe only way to awake you was to slap your faceSo stand up straight and let me take on final taste of youCG: Before we walk the agreed number of pacesCG: And turn to face our fateCG: The coup de grace delivered so delicatelyCG: You always had such exquisite tasteCG: Morning sky stretched tight as a drumCG: Tension released in an instantJC: Brocade waistcoat flecked with blood in the golden lightYou were dead before you even hit the groundSongtexteWe've travelled from station to stationNow we've reached our final destinationWatch all trace of colour draining from your faceStoop to take my final taste, one final taste of you..JC: And ice crystals always have 6 pointsJC: Though every one's uniqueCG: They melt on the tongue and no-one's ever counted them allCG: But you've triedCG: YouJC: You, so cool and calculated, JC: A real cold fishSo measure thisSo measure this1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.... Aus Songtexte Mania