Shriekback - Exquisite Corpse lyrics

Up the stairs, go through the cupboards, secrets are to me The droppings of the animal I stalk relentlessly Nothing titillating or deliciously decayed I guess the truth is nothing special but elusive anyway Down on the river bank the watchman shines his torch But he sees no sign of the exquisite corpse He sees no sign of the exquisite corpse All the clues are added up to make a wider scheme The patterns are so intricate like opiated dreams The characters I see are only actors in a play A seedy tv drama to be screened around midday I follow her to price-check And get the girl to talk about Her father and his lawyer and the exquisite corpse Her father and his lawyer and the exquisite corpse The city murmurs in its sleep incriminating sounds Its poisons and its weaponry are scattered all around I know there's more to all of this than I can touch or see It's dead and cold and dangerous, but elegant to me With burning eyes and coffee breath and then a day in court Still I lay fifty pences on the eyes of this exquisite corpse I lay fifty pences on the eyes of this exquisite corpse