Sylvia Plath
New Statue (”Morning Song”)
[Intro]
'Oh, I don't quite understand'
'The dormouse is asleep again. Have you guessed the riddle yet?'
'No, I give it up. What's the answer?'
'I haven't the slightest idea'
'Nor I'
[Verse 1]
Love set you going
Love set you going
And your bald cry
Love set you going
Love set you going
Like a fat gold watch
[Chorus]
Our voices echo
Our voices echo
Our voices echo
New statue
[Verse 2]
In a draughty museum
Your nakedness shadows our safety
We stand around
Blankly as walls
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
One cry
And I stumble from bed
One cry
And now I wake to listen
[Chorus]
Our voices echo
Our voices echo
Our voices echo
New statue
[Verse 1]
Love set you going
Love set you going
And your bald cry
Love set you going
Love set you going
Like a fat gold watch
[Chorus]
Our voices echo
Our voices echo
Our voices echo
New statue