Текст песни These Things I Know - Julian Cope

Taleman, tell me the tale of your life
For I'm sure it is a good one
Taleman, tell me the tale of your life
For I'm sure it is a good one
Taleman, tell me the tale of your life
For I'm sure it is a good one
Taleman, tell me the tale of your life
For I'm sure it is a good one

These things I know
A father only loves his own
These things I know
But a mother is a sweet thing
These things I know
A grandmother shows accommodation
These things I know
But a god can only speak to his own

Taleman, tell me the tale of your life
For I'm sure it is a good one
Taleman, tell me the tale of your life
For I'm sure it is a good one
Taleman, tell me the tale of your life
For I'm sure it is a good one
Taleman, tell me the tale of your life
For I'm sure it is a good one

These things I know
Sometimes we must leave the city
These things I know
Your verse may lie if your chorus is pretty
These things I know
Everyone believes the wiki
These things I know
The city smells but so does the countryside

Words can be tricky
Some say "peace" but they mean "submission"
Truth can be sticky
It's your truth, you're stuck with it
Wrongs cannot be righted
Without changing another's traditions
They'll change their ways
But only if you resist their insistence

Taleman, tell me the tale of your life
For I'm sure it is a good one
Taleman, tell me the tale of your life
For I'm sure it is a good one
Taleman, tell me the tale of your life
For I'm sure it is a good one
Taleman, tell me the tale of your life
For I'm sure it is a good one

These things I know
A jealous god means a jealous priesthood
These things I know
When the visionary's lie asserts itself
These things I know
A jealous priest is a deadly enemy
And these things I know
A deadly enemy serves you better dead

Taleman, tell me what's wrong with my life
Am I only here to question?
No, sir, you are undoubtedly here
To cajole and make suggestion
With the weird light shining in your eyes
Even hell would never see through your disguise