Autumn Soon

S. Kilbey
(Sony/ATV Music Publishing Pty Ltd.)

Appears On:

• Seance (1983) - EMI Australia 2002 Remaster, CD 2, Track 2
• Seance (1983) - Second Motion Records 2010 Reissue, Track 12
• Hindsight 1980-1987 (1988), Disc 2, Track 3
• Electric Lash single B-side on:
  • 7" EMI Parlophone A1034 (Australia) - September 1983
  • 7" EMI Parlophone A1034 (Australia Promo)
• It's No Reason single B-side on:
  • 12" Carrere CART 336 (UK) - August 1984

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Lyrics (unofficial)

[rev. Aug. 20, 2013]

The puppet master understands the need
The jury needs to feel the greed
And seeds revolve and grow and bleed
Daytime sees a newer breed
The underlife tick tocks
Pushing through my safe ideas
Goodbye Heroica, you overdosed on years
And I ask you for a midnight
And you give me a high noon
When winter puts her hands on you
It must be autumn soon

Whatever happened to the leaves that used to fall
And where's the candle I left spluttering in the hall
And what's the meaning of the siren's call
I blame it on you all
The underlife tick tocks
And chimes away between
Goodbye Heroica, you're not needed for this scene
And the flaming dying sunset
Has collapsed like a balloon
When winter puts her hands on you
It must be autumn soon

I thought I heard her voice upon the tide
It was only the shells and the stones that sighed
Old Neptune tosses in the deep and scalds his mermaid bride
And you know, I really tried
The underlife tick tocks
And changes into ash
Goodbye Heroica, we only accept cash
And I'm here to give you everything
Do I have to stoop or croon
When winter puts her hands on you
It must be autumn soon
It must be autumn soon
It must be autumn soon