90 DEGREES – By Wendy Jack (Copyright 2013)
(1st 4 lines (repeated in outro) = lyrics adapted from ‘Palaces of Gold’ by Leon Rosselson (used with kind permission).
Buttons could be pressed
Rules could be broken
Strings could be pulled
Magic words spoken
The ice cold heart could melt
If the warmth of love could be felt
But we’re pawns in our own doom
On a chessboard of fiscal moves
Meet me at 90 degrees
We’re sailing through 90 degrees
Franklin is getting relief
We’re sailing through 90
And the seas will rise
As the tears fall from our eyes
And will Mr Grey… shave before going to work today – Ah
We’ll consume til we’re consumed
The cookie monster leads us to our doom
But there’s time to change the rules
Teach the right hand to play a left hand tune
We’re sailing through 90 degrees
Franklin is getting relief
We’re sailing through 90 degrees
We’re sailing through 90
And the seas will rise
As the tears fall from our eyes
But buttons could be pressed
Rules could be broken
Strings could be pulled
Magic words spoken
The ice cold heart could melt
If the motive wasn’t wealth