When You’re a Cat
Stephin Merritt
[Cat]
When you're a cat
You know the ways into and out of
An empty flat
All falling down
The fixtures dangling at sad angles
The walls gone brown
And there's a plucky lass
Sleeping behind the glass
You know her
When you're a cat
You see it all, without detection
You're good at that
The phantom stands
Before the glass, without reflection
Pushing her hands
Through it as through water
Lifting out her daughter
As it were
This strange creature knows only rats
And bats, and that's fine
She knows bugger-all about cats
So the advantage is thine
Being a cat is divine
When you're a cat
You hide your clads in paws to be
Ready for combat
Her claws are long
But by the laws of evolution, they're
Made all wrong
I will not hesitate
To sit around and wait
Licking fur
