Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 - The Afterlight lyrics

It's a down beat, the beat comes down And rides the Monarch out of town The Monarch is a bu*terfly who's built the same as you and I He wears blue jeans with a wine belly He's secreting royal jelly Which his consort loves to cook And then they peer in the cooking book I'm gonna see you in the afterlight I'm gonna see you in the afterlight Everyone is made of meat They're full of life and life is sweet Sweet as honey to the bear he'll Tear you into bits of hair And if they cut him open after He has eaten all your laughter I'm gonna see you in the afterlight I'm gonna see you in the afterlight I'm gonna see you in the afterlight Hello tiny madam, can I comfort you tonight When the priest has gone? Oh, right - I'm gonna see you in the afterlife, a-hooo Welcome to our living room Where the iguanas loom They gaze out at the giant leaves Magnolias that brush the eaves It's always coming to an end It's always dark around the bend But I will stay with you beyond Everything that's been and gone… I'm gonna see you in the afterlight I'm gonna see you in the afterlight I'm gonna see you in the afterlight Hello tiny madam, can I comfort you tonight? With the tiny world so bright - I'm gonna see you in the afterlight a-hoo A-hooo