Salty

The Mutton Birds

The Mutton Birds Salty

Type: Album

Year: 1994

‘The Heater’ Lyrics

Frank bought a heater,
An electric heater,
The elements were made of wire and clay,
He reached out to touch, and he heard a voice say,

And he heard it say:

“Come on and plug me in,
I want to feel that heat begin,
Don’t move till the morning comes,
And you can fly up to the sun,
So come on and plug me in,
Plug me in,
Plug me in.”

Frank liked his heater,
His electric heater,
Upstairs alone with the elements,
He dreamt of gold and frankinscense.

And he heard it say:

“Come on and plug me in,
I want to feel that heat begin,
Come close and listen while I sing,
I won’t melt your precious Wings,
So come on and plug me in,
Plug me in,
Plug me in.

Come on and plug me in,
I want to feel that heat begin,
Although by body is rusting through,
I have carried this song for you,

It’s from the sphinx and the serpent too,
So plug me in.”

‘Ngaire’ Lyrics

Ngaire

‘You Will Return’ Lyrics

You Will Return

‘Wellington’ Lyrics

I wish I was in Wellington, the weathers not so good.
The wind it cuts right through you and it rains more than it should.
But I’d be there tomorrow, if I only could,
Oh I wish I was in Wellington.

I wish I was in Wellington, the bureaucracy,
The suits and the breifcases along Lampton Quay.
The Harbour City Capital, the lights beside the sea,
Oh I wish I was in Wellington.

It just isn’t practical, with you down in the capital,
And me at the other end of the island.
The problem is the gap between us on the map,
And there’s no easy way to reconcile it.

I wish I was in Wellington, the cafes and the bars.
The music and the theatre, and the old Cable Car,
And you can walk everywhere, ’cause nowhere’s very far,
Oh I wish I was in Wellington.

Oh I wish…

I wish I was in Wellington, the wind it cuts right through,
I wish I was in Wellington, there’s so much more to do,
I wish I was in Wellington, and you wish I was too,
Oh I wish I was in Wellington, ’cause then I’d be with you.
Oh I wish I was in Wellington, ’cause then I’d be with you.

‘In My Room’ Lyrics

In my room, I can keep everything within reach.
All the switches and fittings are new.
I have tapped on the floor and I’ve paced on the floor,
And I know every inch of the celing too.

But I keep seeing you.
Yes I keep seeing you.

In my room I have built a religion of a kind.
I’ve found virtue in things that stand the same.
In my room I measure time by the things that I use up.
And just like my shopping list i will never change.

But I keep seeing you.
Yes I keep seeing you.

And I don’t recognise where I am.
All the shapes and the shadows start to spin,
Because you’re the one that finally let me in
To my room.

In my room a river runs along the wall above my bed,
In my room a mountain stands behind the door.
There is nothing I’m denied, I don’t need to go outside,
Because in my room I cannot ask for more.

And I don’t recognise where I am.
All the shapes and the shadows start to spin,
Because you’re the one that finally showed me

That I’ve never been here before,
No I don’t think that I’ve been here before.
No I don’t think that I’ve been here before.
No I don’t think that I’ve been here before.

And I don’t recognise where I am.
All the shapes and the shadows start to spin,
Because you’re the one that finally let me in
To my room.

‘When The Wind Comes Round’ Lyrics

When The Wind Comes Round

‘Queen’s English’ Lyrics

Queen's English

‘Salty My Dear’ Lyrics

Salty My Dear

‘There’s A Limit’ Lyrics

There's A Limit

‘Esther’ Lyrics

Esther

‘No Telling When’ Lyrics

No Telling When

‘Anchor Me’ Lyrics

Full fathom five,
Some day I’ll lie,
Singing songs that come
from dead men’s tongues,
Anchor me, anchor me.

As the compass turns,
And the glass it falls,
When the storm clouds roll,
And the gulls they call,
Anchor me, Anchor me.
Anchor me.

Anchor me,
In the middle of your deep blue sea,
Anchor me, anchor me,
In the middle of your deep blue sea,
Anchor me.

Let the salt spray lash,
The shivering skin,
And the green waves crash,
And the whirl-pools spin,
Anchor me, anchor me,
Anchor me.

Anchor me,
In the middle of your deep blue sea,
Anchor me, anchor me,
In the middle of your deep blue sea,
Anchor me.

Where the banshees cry,
And the bells they sound,
When you lift me high,
When you pull me down,
When you pull me down,
When you pull me down.

Anchor me,
In the middle of your deep blue sea,
Anchor me, anchor me,
In the middle of your deep blue sea,
Anchor me.

‘Too Close To The Sun’ Lyrics

Too Close To The Sun

‘Don’t Fight It, Marsha, It’s Bigger Than Both Of Us’ Lyrics

Don't Fight It, Marsha, It's Bigger Than Both Of Us