Outdoor Miner
No blind spots in the leopard’s eyes
Can only help to jeopardise
The lives of lambs, the shepherd cries
An outdoor life for a silverfish
Eternal dust less ticklish
Than the clean room, a houseguest’s wish
He lies on his side, is he trying to hide?
In fact it’s the earth which he’s known since birth
He lies on his side, is he trying to hide?
In fact it’s the earth which he’s known since birth
Face worker, a serpentine miner
A roof falls, an underliner
Of leaf structure, the egg timer
He lies on his side, is he trying to hide?
In fact it’s the earth which he’s known since birth
He lies on his side, is he trying to hide?
In fact it’s the earth which he’s known since birth
He lies on his side, is he trying to hide? (He lies on his side)
In fact it’s the earth which he’s known since birth (Is he trying to hide?)
He lies on his side, is he trying to hide? (He lies on his side)
In fact it’s the earth which he’s known since birth (Is he trying to hide?)
He lies on his side, is he trying to hide? (He lies on his side)
In fact it’s the earth
Song Notes
“Outdoor Miner” is a song by Wire that appears on their 1978 album Chairs Missing. Charlotte Hatherley would often cover the song during her solo shows.