(Lyrics by Declan Murray
| Music by Declan Murray
and Amith Narayan
Though he was a little boy
Poured into a man
As a mould
Like the caterpillar on his lip
The chin of desperate Dan
It didn't hold
Though she walked the
boards like she was
carrying a stone
On her head
The things that you could
read between the
penciled-in lines
Of what she said
How on earth do you know
From above
What hides below
Chorus:
So strip this engine down
Turn this Snowstorm upside down
Let an earthquake shake
The buildings from the ground
And watch the pieces fall
And settle on the floor
To a better shape
Than what we had before
When holding court for
listeners his eyes
Were scanning pictures in his head
Trying hard to find a joke an anecdote
Or something that he'd read
When she was the hostess
They crowded round her laughter
And her talk
Trying not to spill the drinks
She'd bought them to ensure
They didn't walk
How on earth do you know
From above
What hides below
(Chorus)
| Music by Declan Murray
and Amith Narayan
Though he was a little boy
Poured into a man
As a mould
Like the caterpillar on his lip
The chin of desperate Dan
It didn't hold
Though she walked the
boards like she was
carrying a stone
On her head
The things that you could
read between the
penciled-in lines
Of what she said
How on earth do you know
From above
What hides below
Chorus:
So strip this engine down
Turn this Snowstorm upside down
Let an earthquake shake
The buildings from the ground
And watch the pieces fall
And settle on the floor
To a better shape
Than what we had before
When holding court for
listeners his eyes
Were scanning pictures in his head
Trying hard to find a joke an anecdote
Or something that he'd read
When she was the hostess
They crowded round her laughter
And her talk
Trying not to spill the drinks
She'd bought them to ensure
They didn't walk
How on earth do you know
From above
What hides below
(Chorus)