The Divine Comedy's 'Songs Of Love' is best-known in instrumental form, as the theme tune from Father Ted. However, the original song is in fact another of Neil Hannon's witty, observational ditties on the minute details of life. Essentially, the track tells the story of a young romantic, a budding poet sitting in his bedroom penning verse, detached from the rest of his male peers who slope around mindlessly trying to cop off with girls, slaves to their hormones.Highlight lyrics you want to quote as your Facebook status then click the ‘Post’ button.
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Pale, pubescent beasts
Roam through the streets
And coffee shops
Their prey gather in herds
Of stiff knee-length skirts
And white ankle socks
But while they search for a mate
My type hibernate
In bedrooms above
Composing their songs of love
Young, uniform minds
In uniform lines
And uniform ties
Run round with trousers on fire
And signs of desire
They cannot disguise
While I try to find words
As light as the birds
That circle above
To put in my songs of love
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice
Fortune depends on the tone of your voice
So sing while you have time
Let the sun shine down from above
And fill you with songs of love
Take me
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice
Fortune depends on the tone of your voice
So let's sing while we still can
While the sun hangs high up above
Wonderful songs of love
Beautiful songs of love
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The Divine Comedy Songs of Love lyrics added on 11th Jul 2012
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