Transference Lyrics - Steve Kilbey

Telegram lines in meadows of junk 

Jewels stay late to shake and I'll be sunk 

Small eyed sellers with conquering ties 

And I know those sins carry dangerous crimes 

Yes we're sitting down the back with a head full of haze 

Coming to terms with our yesterdays 

Last night I found love in my fingertips 

Imagined I was swimming between your peninsular lips 

Standing on the snaking road 

Mistaken, forsaken, and totally blowed 

Yes we're sitting down the back with a bone in my hand 

Pull down the blind on the sunburnt land 

Once we stopped in the dead of night 

I must have walked in on a hell of a fight 

I never even saw who was throwing the punch 

I never even asked who was paying for lunch 

It reminds me of the time I've told you about 

Every voice in the world seemed to shout 

I sank to my knees hands over my ears 

I could have heard what nobody hears 

But I blew out the match with a weary breath 

Checked my stash, there was nothing left 

Stuck my face into the night 

Tasted the rain that came with the light 

Sitting in the back with a sneaking suspicion 

Happy with my lazy ambition