Nature Boy Lyrics - Abattoir Blues/the Lyre Of Orpheus - Nick Cave

I was just a boy when I sat down 

To watch the news on TV 

I saw some ordinary slaughter 

I saw some routine atrocity 

My father said, don't look away 

You got to be strong, you got to be bold, now 

He said, that in the end it is beauty 

That is going to save the world, now 

And she moves among the sparrows 

And she floats upon the breeze 

She moves among the flowers 

She moves something deep inside of me 

I was walking around the flower show like a leper 

Coming down with some kind of nervous hysteria 

When I saw you standing there, green eyes, black hair 

Up against the pink and purple wisteria 

You said, hey, nature boy, are you looking at me 

With some unrighteous intention? 

My knees went weak, 

I couldn't speak, I was having thoughts 

That were not in my best interests to mention 

And she moves among the flowers 

And she floats upon the smoke 

She moves among the shadows 

She moves me with just one little look 

You took me back to your place 

And dressed me up in a deep sea diver's suit 

You played the patriot, you raised the flag 

And I stood at full salute 

Later on we smoked a pipe that struck me dumb 

And made it impossible to speak 

As you closed in, in slow motion, 

Quoting Sappho, in the original Greek 

She moves among the shadows 

She floats upon the breeze 

She moves among the candles 

And we moved through the days 

and through the years 

Years passed by, we were walking by the sea 

Half delirious 

You smiled at me and said, Babe 

I think this thing is getting kind of serious 

You pointed at something and said 

Have you ever seen such a beautiful thing? 

It was then that I broke down 

It was then that you lifted me up again 

She moves among the sparrows 

And she walks across the sea 

She moves among the flowers 

And she moves something deep inside of me 

She moves among the sparrows 

And she floats upon the breeze 

She moves among the flowers 

And she moves right up close to me