Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Xtc
Canonical path: /xtc/shiny-cage
Related lyric paths: 6
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Shiny Cage
Read Shiny Cage lyrics by Xtc on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Shiny Cage
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Hiding faces turning pages
Still they read and read
Double deckers full of smokers
Look who's gone to seed
Well the sun's getting higher
Think I'll take a flyer
The thought of it's causing me pain
Ooh! Shiny Cage
Talk a walk under the subway
See an old school chum
Window shopping for a short while
Then we'll have some fun
Well the shops closing early
Everywhere's deserted
Hello and down comes the rain
Oooh! Shiny Cage
We'll do the town tonight
I know some girls then stop off for a bite
No strings to tie my kite
Well living for the night
No way to spend a life -- Ooh!
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