ENGLISH BEEFCAKE
First released 2001
English Beefcake was premiered at the Norwich show on the 2000 Theatre tour and has undergone a radical overhaul to reach the version that appears on the album.
WHERE TO GET
Pleased To Meet You CAS (5861464) and CD (5861462)
Album Version : The Gathering Sound boxset USB stick
James - The Collection CD (9824088)
LYRICS
I wish that I could create myself
A cool machine
Designed to help
Not always hurting
Just plug me in
And do the rounds
Impress your friends
Save yourself pounds
I'll not be wanting
I wish that things could be that way
But every dog must have its day
The orchestra's tuning
I understand your suffering
I've felt the same sting in my heart
That's why I'm singing
Drifting away as lovers do
Heads you win and tails I lose
Nothing to say
And much less to do
Unhappy me
Unhappy you
I know you want it all to end
Transform a love into a friend
Magicians can do
Gut feelings come
Gut feelings go
Like rivers we have no control
They just keep flowing
Yes I wish I could create myself
A cool machine
Or someone else
A lot less knowing
Drifting away as lovers do
Heads you win and tails I lose
Nothing to say
And much less to do
Unhappy me
Unhappy you
Love can heal
And love can sting
Heads you lose and tails I win
Unhappy me
Unhappy you
Nothing to say
And much less to do
There's nothing to say
I get in the way
Unable to break obsession
(repeat to fade - some refrains use "Still unable to break obsession")