Madeline

by The Triffids

From the album: Treeless Plain

Track 11 of 12 on Treeless Plain (1983).

Treeless Plain cover art

Lyrics for Madeline

In an old house in Paris, covered in vines lived a girl by the name of Madeline She was not afraid of spiders or mice Madeline loved winter, snow and ice She watched from her window, onto the street below The soldiers and the ladies stopped to say hello They asked for her pleasure, be it whiskey or plain But there's no need for drink to take away that kind of pain And in the middle of the night, Madeline would reach for her bedside light Saying something is not right. And wearing a face as pale as ash she'd sit and watch the raindrops fall and splash Then she would turn to rest once more And like all good children watch no more

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More from Treeless Plain

  1. Red Pony
  2. Branded
  3. My Baby Thinks She's A Train
  4. Rosevel
  5. I Am A Lonesome Hobo
  6. Place In The Sun
  7. Plaything
  8. Old Ghostrider
  9. Hanging Shed
  10. Hell Of A Summer
  11. Madeline
  12. Nothing Can Take Your Place