The Boomtown Rats — Europe Looked Ugly

Europe looked ugly The very last time that I saw her Cold and so empty She sucks on her gums and looks tired She picks up her skirt Still coy and no longer worth knowing She grins toothlessly I could see the light die in her eyes I’m taking my time I won’t hurry I'll sit and I'll watch The last train won't leave for a while And the buildings themselves seem to sag From the effort of standing Well the trees and the people are bent From the effort of dying So I watched up from the window As she opened her legs wide before me And the track through the bile leave trails Like a steel slug on slime Well, me I keep thinking ‘bout the iron That surrounds and protects her ‘Cos a chastity belt for a whore seems Almost sublime What do we do now? With you and your stories We feel sorry for you I don’t like my body The things that it needs just disgust me I don’t like my mind The things that I think aren’t quite sane But I can still function normal So long as my mouth moves I think it’s the culture I’m lucky they can’t see my brain What do we do now? Europe looked ugly the very last time that I saw her