Gideon's Bible
by John Cale
From the album: Vintage Violence
Track 2 of 13 on Vintage Violence (1970).
Duration: 3:20
Lyrics for Gideon's Bible
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 Pulling on the golden robes, another 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 that wall of China under fire Gideon lied and Gideon died The force of China felt Gideon smiled as Gideon died The thought of China held