Space Man
The salesman will not answer all the questions David’s asking
He has a glazed look as the words just pass right through him
David catches the tear in the eye of a woman who passes close by
Just what’s more important, the camera, the sale or the tear
The salesman seems to have less focus than the camera
He’s shut up shop but it’s not even a quarter past four yet
David’s watching the woman for signs of distress but he can’t see her
They both can’t see the point, the here, the now or even the future
The salesman is drifting and David closes the conversation
He’s says he’ll think about it and the guy just fades away
David’s off and cruising the aisles while secretly looking for the woman
There’s too many people, with lives and lies and expectations
A sales girl pops up with a smile and asks if he needs anything from her
In another time and a place he’s sure he have a smart answer
David’s spotted the woman and throws a thankyou over his shoulder
The sales girl moves on just as she’s programmed to do
It’s such a crowded world and faces flashing by us
It seems so confusing to know what you’ve got to do
I could turn left or right but does it really matter
Decisions decisions
What does the future hold for you
I’m in this space man and I am not alone
Pass me the oxygen and a mobile phone
I’m feeling hungry and I’m thristy and I’m lonely
Please cure all three right now so I don’t have to go home
Give me my space man
Give me my space man
Give me my space man
The salesman’s back with the fire, I think his Manager’s just got to him
He’s up for another go but he still can’t find the answers
I guess it was too much to ask if God was in the anti shake feature
And that any pictures would come out faithful in his image
Now there’s a tear in the eye of the salesman and that same woman David saw
I guess they have feelings after all but still he cannot help them
David has his own world of trouble and the demons will not negotiate
There’s a reason for all of this but I’m dammed if I’ll ever know
Side Effects
I took her drug, I took it once
And oh my god what have I done
Side effects, side effects, she’s filled my world with side effects
Side effects, side effects, it’s something I did not expect
Side effects, side effects, she’s filled my world with side effects
Side effects
I closed a door, I held it shut
But still it bleeds and runs amok
Side effects, side effects, she’s filled my world with side effects
Side effects, side effects, it’s something I did not expect
Side effects, side effects, she’s filled my world with side effects
Side effects
Doctor said there is no cure, the only hope it won’t endure
Tell that to the silent pain, of lonely days and screaming rain
Take something else to cloud and confuse
There is no exit from her room
Close my eyes and count to nine
Can’t touch 10 I’m out of time
I ran a mile, I weighed the facts
But that old world keeps leaking back
Side effects, side effects, she’s filled my world with side effects
Side effects, side effects, it’s something I did not expect
Side effects, side effects, she’s filled my world with side effects
Side effects
I built a bridge, I built a wall
But her acid love breaks through it all
Side effects, side effects, she’s filled my world with side effects
Side effects, side effects, it’s something I did not expect
Side effects, side effects, she’s filled my world with side effects
Side effects
I’m not the only user now
The plague is spreading all around
Her side effects are gaining strength
Her loves brought down much stronger men
It works you from the inside out
She plants a seed of perfect doubt
Longing and a sense of hope
That builds until you cannot cope
You cannot feed the lust no more
For once she’s gone, there is no more
Drifting on her destiny
She comes and goes with perfect ease
Spreading side effects to you and me…..
To you and me
I took her drug, I took it once
And oh my god what have I done
Side effects, side effects, she’s filled my world with side effects
Side effects, side effects, it’s something I did not expect
Side effects, side effects, she’s filled my world with side effects
Side effects