The Lemon in the Sky (BadShack)

In a land beyond the sea

Lived a man just like me

Sipping tea

Under a tree

Verse 1

Old Joe

He had a head full of heavy hammers

Hammering on the hollows of his skull

Day in

Day out

He watched the waves wash the white sand

Sand in his shoes

Sand in his soup

Sand in his silver hair

He used to be a banker

Now he talks to the gulls about interest rates

They just squawk

They don't care about the gold standard

Chorus

He is losing his mind

Losing his mind

Slowly

So slowly

He is losing his mind

Losing his mind

Verse 2

Crazed

Clockwork

Cracking

One Tuesday he decided the sun was a lemon

A giant sour citrus in the sky

He tried to squeeze it

He stood on a bucket

Reached up high

Pushed his fingers through the clouds

People stared

People pointed

He just winked and told them to bring sugar

Life is tart

Life is yellow

Life is a bitter rind

Chorus

He is losing his mind

Losing his mind

Slowly

So slowly

He is losing his mind

Losing his mind

Bridge

He told me the fish are planning a coup

They have tiny swords made of coral

They have tiny shields made of shells

Wait for the tide

Watch for the foam

Listen for the bubbles

Verse 3

Me

I met him on the pier

I looked in his eyes

I saw the same hammers

I saw the same lemon

I saw the same fish

Maybe the sea makes us honest

Maybe the salt stings the lies away

I bought a bucket

I stood next to him

We reached together

Two men

One sun

No sugar

Chorus

We are losing our minds

Losing our minds

Slowly

So slowly

We are losing our minds

Losing our minds

Outro

Just like me

Beyond the sea

Squeezing the lemon

Watch out for the fish

Watch out

Watch out

Watch out