The Sound of the Crowd

The lyric and the link

The lyric:

It’s only the wind blowing cans along the street

Someone’s dustbin lid playing havoc with the peace

There’s nobody hiding behind a locked door

And no one’s been lying, ‘cause we don’t lie any more

It’s only the wind, how it takes you by surprise

Suddenly begins, then before you know it dies

My hands are not shaking, I don’t touch a drop

You must be mistaken, I know when to stop

It’s only the wind (they say it’s getting worse)

The trouble that it brings haunts us like a curse

My nerves are all jangled, but I’m pulling through

I hope I can handle what I have to do

–Pet Shop Boys, “Only The Wind”

The link.


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