A Means To An End

S. Kilbey

Appears On:

From a demo reel dated Dec. 14, 1983, also containing "The Collector" and "I See Your Beginning."

Lyrics (unofficial)

[rev. Dec. 15, 2021]

I'll make it brief, it worked like a charm
French cigarettes and a girl on my arm
On Tuesdays I knew, on Wednesdays I guessed
They never asked why, they said I knew best
Congratulations, gorgeous blue tints
Our room is swimming and I feel like a prince

The garden is open (make up)
And the rain blends (break up)
Her house is empty (shake up)
A means to an end

Rough stones are wet, just you and me
Her body's a mass of geography
The Eiffel Tower is fizzing champagne
Absent-minded I drink it again
It puts the velvet in vanity
I hope this dark night will carry me

The garden is open (make up)
And the rain blends (break up)
Her house is empty (shake up)
A means to an end

A wagon of dreams comes over the bridge
Destination: the sleep of the rich
In the narrow lane she stands 5 foot 4
Destination: the sleep of the poor
How long this lasts, I've no idea
It could be a minute, it could be a year

The garden is open (make up)
And the rain blends (break up)
Her house is empty (shake up)
A means to an end

Make up, break up, shake up
A means to an end
[Repeated to end of song]