Wives in Orbit
Lyrics
The sun comes out the moon goes in No longer where we need it One minute, red nails scratching along nylon Next minute, trace her little eyebrow, the sun comes in The moon goes in, no longer where we need them
Wives in orbit Wives in orbit Wives in orbit Wives in orbit
Poetry is depressing me, depressing me, depressing me Appropriating destiny, destiny, destiny Wanting to grow up, wanting to get hooked up Wanting to drink family-sized
Wives in orbit (wives in orbit) Wives in orbit (wives in orbit) Wives in orbit (wives in orbit) Orbit, orbit, orbit, orbit (wives in orbit)
Going 'round and looking down Orbits through the tops of heads Beams and forces have battered them off courses Implements of torture, build the memory Satellites and flying guns, stations and platforms Satellites and flying guns, stations and platforms And launch-launching pads, launch-launch-launching pads
What a mess, oh what a mess What a mess, oh what a mess What a mess, oh what a mess (wives in orbit) What a mess, oh what a mess (wives in orbit) What a mess, oh what a mess (wives in orbit) What a mess, oh what a mess (wives in orbit) What a mess, oh what a mess, oh what a mess Oh what a mess, oh what a mess oh what a mess, oh what a mess...
Chronology
Interpretations
Live recordings
| Show | ||
|---|---|---|
| December 13, 1978 | ||
| August 28, 1983 | ||
 The Red Krayola in Tokyo
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video | |
| January 11, 1995 | partial | |
| August 2, 1995 | ||
| September 11, 2004 | video | 
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| March 20, 2005 | ||
| 2005 | video | YouTube |
| October 15, 2006 | ||
| December 13, 2006 |
Covers
| Artist | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tomozo | YouTube |
Various artists compilation
References
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