When the drugs hit you Tingly begins Conviction plus tone equals hope Under the threat of separation The nadir's fluorescent The shriek of a gull suspended in air The sound of the sea Anywhere, anywhere When the drugs quit you As loyal as a fruit fly you'll mutter to yourself "You talentless fuck Good fucking luck, good fucking luck" A delicatessen Shriek of a horn suspended in air The sound of the town Anywhere, anywhere It quits you in situ And here it begins Quits you at a payphone In the snow One night in Copenhagen One night in Copenhagen And you know the nadir's fluorescent The shriek of a gull suspended in air The sound of the town Anywhere, anywhere, anywhere