Lyrics Robyn Hitchcock

Robyn Hitchcock

Keeping Still

Men expect to be inspired

Women need to be desired

If you move around too fast

Then your love will never last

Keeping still is the only way to make love

When the world has turned to dust

Deep below its shattered crust

'Mid the ruins of their town

People moving up and down

Crouched in terror and disease

Making love upon their knees

Keeping still is the only way to make love

Keeping still is the only way to make love

Remember if you move too much

It all goes off at the slightest touch

Let the smoke enjoy the air

It was born to disappear

We may never be as one

But we sure can have some fun

Keeping still is the only way to make love

Keeping still is the only way

In the stillness of the bell

Feel the silence start to swell

Chickens in a chicken coop

Wish they had some human soup

Let the smoke enjoy your lungs

While the sacred neck is wrung

Keeping still is the only way to make love

Keeping still is the only way to make love