the man who invented himself

• eski-soft boy robyn hitchcock'un ilk solo albümü black snake|diamond role|dan...şapkasından ötesi görünmez adamın şarkısı.
  robyn,life of brian'ı^* seyrettikten hemen sonra ...syd barrett gibi efsane adamlar -ama özellikle syd-için yazmış.
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  he came bursting out of nowhere
  like a spear into the sky
  and he cast his light on everything
  it was like he'd never die
  
  and he landed right on target
  but the target rolled away
  and it left him pointing nowhere
  you could hear the children say
  
  "he's the fella
  the man who invented himself
  he's the fella
  the man who invented himself"
  
  when you need her love so badly
  but she's trying to relax
  you can't work it with your fingers
  so you try it with an axe
  
  and he taps you on the shoulder
  "looking out for number one
  is like drilling for a rainbow
  or an iceberg in the sun"
  
  he's the fella
  the man who invented himself
  he's the fella
  the man who invented himself
  
  nobody knows where he's from
  nobody knows where he's gone and gone and gone
  but he's not here
  
  when you're waiting for your baby
  to get back from the moon
  and throw her arms around you
  in a very quiet lagoon
  
  well, that loneliness is nothing
  just imagine how he feels
  he's the only person in the world
  who still believes he's real
  
  he's the fella
  the man who invented himself
  ........