Gravity's Angel - Laurie Anderson

You can dance.

You can make me laugh.

You’ve got x-ray eyes

You know how to sing.

You’re a diplomat.

You’ve got it all

Everybody loves you

You can charm the birds out of the sky.

But I, I’ve got one thing

You always know just what to say.

And when to go

But I’ve got one thing.

You can see in the dark

But I’ve got one thing: I loved you better

Last night I woke up.

Saw this angel.

He flew in my window

And he said: Girl, pretty proud of yourself, huh?

And I looked around and said: Who me?

And he said: The higher you fly, the faster you fall.

He said:

Send it up.

Watch it rise.

See it fall.

Gravity’s rainbow

Send it up.

Watch it rise.

See it fall.

Gravity’s angel

Why these mountains?

Why this sky?

This long road.

This ugly train

Well he was an ugly guy.

With an ugly face

An also-ran in the human race

And even God got sad just looking at him.

And at his funeral

All his friends stood around looking sad.

But they were really

Thinking of all the ham and cheese sandwiches in the next room

And everybody used to hang around him.

And I know why

They said: There but for the grace of the angels go I

Why these mountains?

Why this sky?

Send it up.

Watch it rise.

See it fall.

Gravity’s rainbow

Send it up.

Watch it rise.

And fall.

Gravity’s angel

Well, we were just laying there

And this ghost of your other lover walked in

And stood there.

Made of thin air.

Full of desire

Look.

Look.

Look.

You forgot to take your shirt

And there’s your book.

And there’s your pen, sitting on the table

Why these mountains?

Why this sky?

This long road?

This empty room?

Why these mountains?

Why this sky?

This long road.

This empty room