Albert Camus - Tom Rosenthal

Did you ever read Albert Camus?

The bit about how you got to turn away from the world to understand it

Did you feel this too?

I was in a mindless kind of queue

But then I went and put myself right out

Found things just got a bit wilder

Haven’t you heard right?

It’s a truly absurd life

Tomorrow you could be a big hole

And the next day you could be a king

Can’t return to my old ways

When the nothingness held up the days

And now come to think of it

I only got out of bed for you

I used to think nothing of the end

Repeating each day was my forte

Spinning out time like a spider with a web

Devouring every second, I was fed

But then I went and sailed right out, got lost

Found things just got a bit lighter

Haven’t you heard, love?

It’s a truly absurd love

Tomorrow you could be a big kiss

And the next day you could be a stone

Can’t return to my old lives

Quite oblivious to all of the signs

And now come to think of it

I only got out of bed for you

Invited to the feast

Only had one grape

Always arrived ahead of time

But turned out I was late

I can see now the world does not care

That is okay with me

So I never really needed a boat to sail out to the sea

Haven’t you heard right?

It’s a truly absurd life

Tomorrow you could be a big hole

And the next day you could be a king

Can’t return to my old ways

When the nothingness held up the days

And now come to think of it

I only got out of bed for you

Haven’t you heard, love?

It’s a truly absurd love

Tomorrow you could be a big kiss

And the next day you could be a stone

Can’t return to my old lives

Quite oblivious to all of the signs

And now come to think of it

I only got out of bed for you