I came down to earth on a satellite somewhere
Near the cape of good hope
And covered in rags they were taking your picture
You had cut all your hair
And I was there in the back of the church with Diana
If god gives you landmines
You hand him back flowers
It's Sanctuary Blues
Sanctuary Blues
These Sanctuary Blues
Everyone stood like Halloween costumes
Pretending that death was a friend of a friend
So I rode for Jerusalem
With an artichoke heart
On the back of a fire engine
Handing out lemons
If anyone asks
It's the church of indifference
And people
People are just like stars
Moving in no direction
And I try not to read them all
And people
People are just like leaves
Left floating in the bottom of my tea
And I try not to read them all
These Sanctuary Blues
I was there on the edge drinking coconut water
And in glorious gesture you leant me your bible of Frankie O Hara
Where you'd marked out the pages with candy bar wrappers
And everything matters
It's a matter of atoms