NOTHING SO ABSURD [Intro — bass and kick only] Nothing so absurd But some will write it Nothing so absurd But some will write it [Verse 1] He writes of melancholy By being busy to avoid melancholy He sits down He gets up He moves the chair He fills his cup He writes of melancholy By being busy to avoid melancholy [Refrain — drums enter] Upon myself Upon myself He conducts his great discourse Upon myself Upon myself Of course, of course, of course [Verse 2 — faster vocal, same bass line] He has considered the matter He has considered it again He has consulted several people He has written to a friend The friend has not replied I have considered why Perhaps the letter’s in a drawer Perhaps the friend has died He writes of melancholy By being busy to avoid melancholy [Refrain] Nothing so absurd But some will write it Nothing so absurd But some will write it Some will write it Some will write it Some will write it And I must hold it down [Breakdown — drums stop, bass continues] He writes of melancholy By being busy to avoid melancholy He writes of melancholy By being busy By being busy By being busy To avoid [Final section — increasingly dissonant] Upon myself He writes the subject Upon myself He writes the subject Nothing so absurd But some will write it Nothing so absurd But some will write it I have considered the matter I have considered it again I have considered the matter But I am only— [Sudden silence] Furniture.
