Slow Slow Music Lyrics by Go-betweens

I got myself a mortgage,
It didnt save the marriage.
We werent insureed,
Insured against breakage.
If you believe in orphans
Theres still a chance for love.
(the hand that warms you also harms you)
Pick me up in pieces,
Im scattered and broken,
Slow, slow music.

Pick me up in pieces,
Im scattered and broken,
Slow, slow music.

By the time I was 16,
I knew the names of the planets,
Stayed away from the doorstep,
Was frightened of milk-bottles.
If you believe in orphans
Theres still a chance for love.
(the hand that warms you also harms you)
I know Im not an orphan
But I believe in love.
(the hand that holds you also scolds you)

Chorus

So! dont wake the children,
Leave them in bed.
In the land o the dreamless,
Theyre better off dead.
If you believe in orphans
Theres still a chance for love.
(the hand that warms you also harms you)
I know Im not an orphan
But I believe in love.
(the hand that holds you also scolds you)

Chorus