Red Herrings

Child knows his knees so well, in detail Itchy swelling scrabbled till it bled White traces of fingers On the sun-tanned skin Signatures appended Of sand grains, pebbles and sharp twigs Parallels are pinging You won't forget until, until Won't fall, greatest of them all By long call Won't fall, guided by the law Hello Call him by his last name The window frame will break So loud Call him by his first name The tournament is over, he's out Won't fall, greatest of them all By long call Won't fall, guided by the law Hello Take me there Beware All should now be removed Move over a fraction The shadow, the reflection Diagonal connection, diagonal connection Muted violins, it's better than it seems The tournament began The work is done in vain I better try again Diagonal connection No shadow, no reflection But see he's still afraid of me I know he's still afraid of me I'm glad he's still afraid of me Won't fall, greatest of them all By long call Won't fall, guided by the law Hello Won't fall, greatest of them all By long call Won't fall, guided by the law Hello