Decline And Fall

by Bill Nelson

From the album: Quit Dreaming and Get on the Beam

Track 6 of 12 on Quit Dreaming and Get on the Beam (1981).

Duration: 4:43

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Lyrics for Decline And Fall

Time is measured by our heartbeat, Never trust a heart of gold, Thought I'd mention it in passing, Thought I'd tell you how it goes ... Spent my youth in conversation, These days I hardly speak at all, Could this be the perfect measure Of my own decline and fall ... Decline and fall ... The clothes I wear are all in fashion Although my body is in rags ... The games I play are superficial, They help amuse me when time drags ... Strangers toy with my affections, Old friends are strangers in disguise, I keep my thoughts in isolation, Somewhere inside, oh, something dies ... Decline and fall ...

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  2. Living In My Limousine
  3. Vertical Games
  4. Disposable
  5. False Alarms
  6. Decline And Fall
  7. Life Runs Out Like Sand
  8. A Kind Of Loving
  9. Do You Dream In Colour
  10. U.H.F.
  11. Youth Of Nation On Fire
  12. Quit Dreaming And Get On The Beam