Gideon's Bible Lyrics - John Cale

Holding on, with both eyes, to things that don't exist 

Peering through the cutting wrist, at grand old mother greedy 

Rolling out the cotton ship, upon the carpet pillow 

Throttling children callously, a messy day with Clancy 

Gideon lied and Gideon died 

The force of China felt 

Gideon smiled as Gideon died 

The thought of China held. 

Rolling out the golden robes and other foreign language 

Stretching out the verbs and nouns together in the greeting 

Some that felt the blade often, some deep confused emotion 

Struck eye first against the wall of China under fire. 

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Gideon lied and Gideon died 

The force of China felt 

Gideon smiled as Gideon died 

The thought of China held. 

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