Cardiacs
The New General
My friend's gone grey and all of us are all wet and cold
An old soldier tells me who's here
It's so strange to see such pleasure from announcing the arrival
That keeps me hanging my washing on the Siegfried Line and smile

It makes a change to step into the world between
Good and evil, which only leaves you for waiting
'Cause all bells toll, for the old you
An appeal for the new accompanied by airs' and ships' sirens

It makes a change to step into the world between
Good and evil, which only lеaves you for waiting for dark
So I'll stay here until it's safеr
And nothing happens until the morning after

So comes my poison [?]
[?] all they try to do
A feeling that dies
So I'll stay here until he tells me my life
Is [?] something or [?]

My hope day is forever coming closer
My hope and fears are uncommon, and it's he
Who asks for me now
So I'll stay here until it's saving my
Life, sing la, la la la, la la la